The Book Show S4 #9 Charlie Fox, Elaine Feeney, Stewart Parker
This is our last episode of The Book Show before we take a short summer break. We’ll be returning again in September. On this week’s show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to…
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The Book Show S4 #8 Helen Simpson, Rory Gleeson, Virago Press
On this week’s Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to short story writer Helen Simpson about her latest collection of stories Cockfosters. Helen’s first collection of stories was published almost 30…
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The Book Show S4 #7 Paula Meehan, Moby Dick, Paul Auster, Ethel Rohan, Max Richter
This week on The Book Show we bring an hour of author interviews, features and readings. Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the poet Paula Meehan who has recently edited a collection…
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The Book Show S4 #6 Cúirt
This week on The Book Show we have an hour of interviews and features. Cúirt International Festival of Literature kicks off in Galway this week (23rd – 30th of April)…
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The Book Shw S4 #5 Eileen Myles, Dorthe Nors, Kerrie O’Brien
On The Book Show this week Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the American poet Eileen Myles who is enjoying something of a ‘cult status’ after many decades writing in the margins….
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The Book Show S4 #3 A.L. Kennedy, Self-Publishing and Julian Gough
This week on The Book Show, Sinéad Gleeson speaks to British writer AL Kennedy whose novels and short stories have been widely acclaimed. Now, however, she turns her talents and…
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The Book Show S4 #2 Kate O’Brien
This week The Book Show celebrates the life and writing of Limerick born writer Kate O’Brien. She was the author of numerous novels and plays and was a celebrated critic…
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The Book Show S4 #1 Jon Ronson, Carson McCullers & Sara Baume
Jon Ronson is a journalist and writer of International best-selling books such as Them, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and, his latest book, So You’ve Been…
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Inside Culture – S2#27 (Minister Heather Humphreys, Lian Bell, Willie White, Andrew Hetherington, Matt Valentinas)
On this weeks show, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys joins Fionn Davenport to discuss her department’s response to workplace harassment in the arts and culture sector….
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Inside Culture – S2#24 (Art Summit, Fern Brady, Anne Edmonds, Improv Comedy)
Art Summit Ireland takes place on November 3rd at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin and is designed for those who want to learn about the art ecosystem and how to sensibly…
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