• The Bookshelf Live: To Infinity and Beyond!
    Apr 7 2026

    The doomed Cork and Limerick road trip, Artemis II, celeb spotting at 30,000 feet, First Dates Ireland, Ryan’s book club recommendation of the month, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, and no one wants to see your holiday snaps!


    The Bookshelf Live tour:


    Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 April

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    Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 May

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    Town Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 June - SOLD OUT

    3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 June

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    Tickets on sale now.


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


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    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    33 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live: A Trip to Downing Street!
    Mar 20 2026

    A trip to Downing Street, an unexpected live call, a review of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the return of the now malevolent Book Bot, and more!


    The Bookshelf Live tour:


    Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 April

    corkoperahouse.ie

    Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 May

    limetreebelltable.ie

    Town Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 June

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    3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 June

    ticketmaster.ie


    Tickets on sale now.


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    35 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live: On Stage and On the Page
    Feb 25 2026

    Ryan returns to riff on: a printer for stupid people, laser eye surgery, three-hour theatre epics, BAFTA wins, Star Wars losing its way, and why short books might save your reading life.


    The Bookshelf Live tour:


    Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 April

    corkoperahouse.ie

    Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 May

    limetreebelltable.ie

    Town Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 June

    tht.ie

    3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 June

    ticketmaster.ie


    Tickets on sale now.


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    43 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live: We're Going on the Road!
    Feb 11 2026

    The debut live show sold out, so we’re taking The Bookshelf Live on tour.


    Join us:


    Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 April

    corkoperahouse.ie

    Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 May

    limetreebelltable.ie

    Town Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 June

    tht.ie

    3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 June

    ticketmaster.ie


    Tickets on sale now.


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    36 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live - Live Show Guest Revealed!
    Feb 3 2026

    More great book recommendations, more linguistic pet peeves, bad pints in Oxford, celeb spotting in The Devonshire, and find out who will be our special guest at the sold out live show in March.


    This weeks recommended books include:


    • Berlin Shuffle by Ulrich A. Boschwitz
    • The Gamal by by Ciarán Collins
    • Ithaca by Alan McMonagle
    • Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle.


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    38 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live - 'Bookbot', Nautical Reads, & Live Show Announcement!
    Jan 27 2026

    On the menu this week: Ryan's top 3 nautical reads: The Wager by David Grann, Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, and The Stolen Village by Des Ekin. Also, Saipan and Seven Dials reviewed, 'Bookbot' is born, and why 'super' should be banned. Plus, details of the first ever 'Bookshelf Live' in the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Friday March 27th. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. from https://www.paviliontheatre.ie/


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    47 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live - When Books Become Great Films
    Jan 20 2026

    Another Lunchtime live and lots more recommendations, including Ryan's book of the week The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, books that became exceptional films, including Atonement, Trainspotting, and The Remains of the Day, and what screen adaptations surpassed the original text.


    Details for the live show at the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire coming very soon!


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    52 mins
  • The Bookshelf Live - Books to get you reading again
    Jan 13 2026

    In this week's Lunchtime live special, Ryan gives his three books guaranteed to reignite your reading pleasure, reviews Hamnet and Pluribus, flexes on his cake making skills, and answers all your questions.


    Ryan's top 3 books to get you back into reading:


    • All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
    • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
    • Stasiland by Anna Funder


    Follow the show:


    Instagram: @bookshelfpodcast

    TikTok: @bookshelfpodcast


    Follow Ryan:


    Instagram: @instatubridy

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    48 mins