Sunday Miscellany

Episodes

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  Treasure Island, a poem by the late Paul Durcan 08.11.2026 3m

  "What could be more vista-rich for a six year old boy, than to be seated in cinema darkness at his first film with his young mother, his first sweetheart?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Michael Collins Never Met a Shih Tzu in his Life, by Joyce Hickey 08.11.2026 3m

  On two pets’ walk-on part in the Hollywood film  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Images of Ireland, by Felicity Hayes-McCoy 08.11.2026 5m

  On the visual triumph of An Cailín Ciúin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Once Upon a Time in Pretoria, by Chris McHallem 08.11.2026 4m

  Lazy cows and angry bees on a cowboy movie set See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Singing in the Rain, by Gráinne Humphreys 08.11.2026 4m

  On sharing a favourite film with the younger generation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Never Ask a Genovese for a Loan, by Rory Gleeson 08.11.2026 5m

  On regional stereotypes from Italy to Ireland See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Shooting Michael Collins, by Georg Grote 08.11.2026 5m

  Stumbling upon a film set in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ag Geimhriú/Hibernating, a poem by Catherine Foley 01.11.2026 1m

  "Tá an geimhreadh ag druidim isteach, Na laethanta ag éirí níos fuaire, Duilleoga á scuabadh chun siúil..."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  In Praise of Dark Nights, by Kevin Gildea 01.11.2026 5m

  On embracing the soft dark abyss of memorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Swift’s Dangerous Book, by Gerry Mullins 01.11.2026 6m

  300 years ago the Dean wrote a book with serious potential for trouble; would Gulliver's Travels find a publisher?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Oldcastle Bell, by Amanda Bell 01.11.2026 4m

  On tending to the perfect apple glade in East MayoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  A Spaceship on the Bog, by Anne McCabe 01.11.2026 6m

  Marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of TG4, and the early pioneers pursuing their vision for the Irish languageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Sleep Well, Old Friend, by John MacKenna 01.11.2026 5m

  A decade on, one old friend remembers another - the incomparable Leonard Cohen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Harcourt Street Line, by John Ryan (from 1970) 27.10.2026 6m

  Remembering the old Harcourt Street Railway Line, and mourning its rapid disappearance from the landscapeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The House That Eileen Built, by Patricia O’Reilly (from 2004) 27.10.2026 4m

  How Eileen Gray created her modernist villa in 1920s France, and a visit to the crumbling house many decades laterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Spanish Sunday, by Pearse Hutchinson (from 1968) 27.10.2026 4m

  Describing the Spanish ritual of the ‘paseo’, and comparing Sunday customs in Dublin and BarcelonaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Barrow Track, by Angela Keogh (from 2021) 27.10.2026 3m

  On 'nature's infirmary', as it runs through the heart of the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Attractions of Unspoiled Places, by Eric Cross (from 1968) 27.10.2026 5m

  Recalling the simple pleasures of a favourite West Cork beauty spot, and wondering what might be lost as modern tourism rapidly developsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Mountains, by Tom MacIntyre (from 1976) 27.10.2026 4m

  On a lifelong fascination with mountains, and the sense of awe and spiritual discovery they inspireSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Incidents During The Emergency, by Mervyn Wal (from 1968) 27.10.2026 4m

  Some amusing local anecdotes of Ireland during World War 2, stories that might otherwise have been forgottenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.