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A look at what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment presented by Rick O'Shea.

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  • August 14 · 46 min

    Arena - 14 August 2026

    A look at what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment presented by Rick O'Shea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 13 · 20 min

    Film reviews

    Tara Brady and Declan Burke review Sunny Dancer, Tony, The End of Oak Street and Our Hero, Balthazar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 13 · 19 min

    Mcgrath performs live in studio

    Donegal singer McGrath (Mick Russell) chats to Rick and performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 13 · 13 min

    Fritz Lang

    Steven Benedict discusses Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer Fritz Lang, 50 years after his death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 12 · 17 min

    Dublin Fringe Festival - Pretty Vacant

    Director Jo Mangan and performer Ruth McGill discusses Pretty Vacant, a musical satire about Eurovision and gentrification which will part of this year's Dublin Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 12 · 16 min

    13 Songs from Nobodaddy

    Choreographer and dancer Michael Keegan-Dolan discusses ‘13 Songs from Nobodaddy’, a new work coming to Teac Da?sa’s home in the West Kerry Gaeltacht. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 12 · 19 min

    Arena's eclipse soundtrack

    To mark the partial solar eclipse, which fell during tonight's Arena, we opened the show with a specially curated selection of words and music, to accompany this rare event as it unfolded across Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 11 · 14 min

    Pedro Almodóvar

    Ahead of the release of Bitter Christmas, Paul Whittington takes a look back at the incredible career of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 11 · 20 min

    Sirens

    Director Theodora Byrne and performer Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola discuss Sirens, a unique project bringing together some of the most distinctive female voices in contemporary music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 10 · 18 min

    Eleanor McEvoy

    Eleanor McEvoy chats to Rick and performs new music live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 10 · 18 min

    Kilkenny Arts Festival 2026

    Deirdre Falvey reviews this year's Kilkenny Arts Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 7 · 20 min

    Album reviews

    Graham Smyth and Eoin Sweeney review new releases from Role Model, Margaret Glaspy and Man/Woman/Chainsaw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 7 · 26 min

    TV reviews

    Chris Wasser and Jenn Gannon review Ted Lasso S4 (Apple TV), The Shards (Disney+) and Possession (Sky). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 6 · 19 min

    Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller?

    Producer Jim Carroll discusses a new film about Kerry music mogul Bill Fuller, Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 6 · 14 min

    Dublin Fringe Festival - Chronically Hopeful

    Beth McNinch discusses Chronically Hopeful, a production blending live music, movement, text and visual design, coming to this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 6 · 21 min

    Film reviews

    Paul Whittington and Sarina Bellissimo review Love Me Tender, Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller? and The Summer Book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 5 · 17 min

    Intentionally Offline - Niamh Bagnell

    Niamh Bagnell discusses Intentionally Offline, a literary journal produced and assembled entirely offline, without computers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • August 5 · 22 min

    Whitney Houston

    Kelly Ann Byrne takes a deep dive into the life and work of Whitney Houston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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