Arena

Epizodes

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  Sense, Sensibility & Sisters 23.09.2026 10min

  Caitríona Balfe discusses the new big-screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility, her role as Mrs Dashwood, and working alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esme Creed-Miles and Fiona Shaw.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  A.S. Fanning: Taking Us Back to Nowhere 23.09.2026 20min

  A.S. Fanning discusses his latest album Take Me Back To Nowhere, his first headline tour in Ireland in nine years, and his dark, atmospheric sound.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Long Live the Library! 23.09.2026 20min

  Martina Devlin and Irish Fiction Laureate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne celebrate the joy of public libraries, from borrowing and reading to the enduring magic of books and stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  New exhibition at IMMA - Technologies of Peace 22.09.2026 9min

  Mary Cremin, co-curator of Technologies of Peace, takes us through the new exhibition at IMMA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  No Vacancy - Jan Carson 22.09.2026 16min

  Jan Carson discusses No Vacancy, her new collection of microfiction about staying in hotels around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Lost Children of Tuam - Liam Neeson and Monica Dolan 22.09.2026 16min

  Liam Neeson and Monica Dolan discuss The Lost Children of Tuam, the new drama about historian Catherine Corless and her research into the former Mother and Baby Homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 - Dignity 21.09.2026 24min

  Amanda Coogan and Leanne Quigley discuss a new performance of Teresa Deevy’s play Dignity by Dublin Theatre of the Deaf.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Dublin Theatre Festival 2026 - Lourdes! The Musical 21.09.2026 11min

  Xnthony chats with Rick about the world premiere of Lourdes! The Musical at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Michael Mann’s Manhunter at 40 21.09.2026 13min

  Paul Whittington discusses Michael Mann’s Manhunter at 40.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Arena Culture Night Special 18.09.2026 52min

  A special broadcast live from Studio One to celebrate Culture Night. Featuring performances from Lasairfhíona, harmony vocal group Landless, concertina virtuoso Jack Talty, uilleann piper Mark Redmond, and guitarist Michael McCague, alongside poetry readings from Martin Dyar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Film reviews 17.09.2026 17min

  Hilary White and Sarina Bellissimo review Queen At Sea and Bad Apples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  TV reviews 17.09.2026 16min

  Chris Wasser and Dee Molumby review the latest series of Slow Horses and Sharon Horgan’s new series Youth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Creative Journeys - Dave Haslam 17.09.2026 13min

  Dave Haslam discusses his new book Creative Journeys: Intimate conversations with artists, actors, writers and musicians. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  NUALA - Hugo Hamilton 16.09.2026 16min

  Hugo Hamilton on adapting his novel Every Single Minute into the new stage production NUALA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Katherine Priddy 16.09.2026 14min

  English folk singer-songwriter Katherine Priddy performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Matilda The Musical - Dennis Kelly 16.09.2026 14min

  Writer and producer Dennis Kelly on adapting Roald Dahl’s Matilda into a musical. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Love Between Men - Pádraig Ó Tuama 15.09.2026 18min

  Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama discusses his new collection, Love Between Men.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  the olllam - European Tour 2026 15.09.2026 15min

  Michael Shimmin of transatlantic folk-fusion collective The Olllam discusses the group's upcoming Irish tour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Farewell to Eden – Sebastian Faulks 15.09.2026 14min

  Sebastian Faulks on Farewell to Eden – his new novel set after the second world war about a returning British soldier haunted by his time in Palestine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Mansfield Park Opera 14.09.2026 17min

  Composer Jonathan Dove and theatre director Patrick Mason discuss Opera Collective Ireland's production of Mansfield Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.