Sunday Miscellany

Odcinki

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   An Extraordinary Engineer, by Declan Phillips 14.09.2026 8min

  On a remarkable friendship with the engineer of the Twin Towers, Leslie RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Irish Brigids, by Máirín O’Malley 14.09.2026 5min

  On the much-maligned Irish domestic servants in the US in the late 19th centurySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Mayor of the World Trade Centre, by Helen O’Rahilly 14.09.2026 8min

  How a childhood friend's destiny became entwined with the Ground Zero siteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  New York, New York, by Peter Cunningham 14.09.2026 5min

  On an uncle's treasured gold watch and "the nicest man he ever met"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Memories of 9/11, by Jim Nolan 14.09.2026 9min

  Supporting an American couple on holiday in Ireland in their hour of tragedySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Kindred Swallows, by Kathy Donaghy 06.09.2026 4min

  Marvelling at the enchantment of travellers from southern Africa to a Donegal gardenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Blue Bag in the Corner, by John MacKenna 06.09.2026 5min

  Losing Leonard, a labrador non-pareilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Donnybrook Fair, by Ann Marie Durkan 06.09.2026 5min

  Brawling, carousing and sapient pigs at the famous Dublin festival through the centuriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Radio Days, by Stephen Brennan 06.09.2026 4min

  One family's very personal ties to the very origins of Irish national broadcastingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Letter from Okinawa, by Michael Bradley 06.09.2026 6min

  Relocating to Japan, where the weather, the language and the way of life mean major re-adjustmentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Bless You, by Molly Furey 06.09.2026 3min

  Automatic responses when nature strikes, even in the most unforgiving of placesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  School Principal, by Bryan Gallagher (from 1997) 30.08.2026 2min

  A retiring school principal clears out his officeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Spelling Bee, by Nuala Hayes (from 1997) 30.08.2026 4min

  A school spelling bee, and the moral dilemma posed by the prize of a green iced lollySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Teacher Cried, by Kathleen Hardie (from 1997) 30.08.2026 3min

  Memories of school in London at the outbreak of war, and the day the author and her classmates were evacuateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Schooldays, by Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody (from 1981) 30.08.2026 5min

  A schoolboy business venture involving homemade lemonade, and the painful consequences of its successSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives the Flower, by Mary O’Donnell (from 2005) 30.08.2026 6min

  Reflections on parenthood and the passage of time, as a daughter is about to begin secondary schoolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Marked Present, by Seamus Heaney (from 2008) 30.08.2026 4min

  His children beginning school marks a new beginning for Seamus HeaneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Master’s Request, by Shane Fagan (from 1998) 30.08.2026 4min

  A chance encounter with an old schoolmaster, and an unexpected musical requestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Memory, by Seán Ó Faoláin (from 1975) 23.08.2026 8min

  Considering the fickleness of memory, and why seemingly insignificant moments can remain with us for a lifetimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Hurler's Seat, by Cathy Power (from 2004) 23.08.2026 4min

  On life in a lodging house called Kilkenny House in Dublin – an All-Ireland meccaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.