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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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  • Friday · 14 min

    Venice Film Festival 2026

    Tara Brady discusses this year’s red carpet moments and the most anticipated films from the 83rd Venice Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Friday · 15 min

    TV reviews

    Simon Maher and Jenn Gannon review Last Seen (Apple TV) and season 2 of The Paper (Sky). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Friday · 18 min

    Album reviews

    Cian Sullivan and Zara Hedderman review new releases from Sorcha Richardson, Driven Snow, and This is Lorelei. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Thursday · 25 min

    Film reviews

    Donald Clarke and Arlene Hunt review Pressure, Don't Look Back In Anger, Everybody Digs Bill Evans and Practical Magic 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Thursday · 10 min

    Wexford Festival Opera - Hannah O'Brien

    75th anniversary of Wexford Festival Opera - Soprano Hannah O'Brien performs live in studio and discusses Wexford Festival Opera’s production of Iris by Pietro Mascagni. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Thursday · 12 min

    Dublin Fringe Festival - Cyclone

    Owen Boss, Co-Director of ANU Productions and actor Sheik Bah discuss Cyclone, a new play about Billy ‘The Cyclone’ Warren. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Wednesday · 15 min

    Kavanagh’s Beat Generation

    Adrian Dunbar and Nick Roth put Patrick Kavanagh in conversation with the Beat Generation through poetry, music and performance at this year’s Kavanagh Weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Wednesday · 17 min

    Human or Animal?

    Blindboy’s surreal stories collide on stage in ANIMALS, a new production asking one big question: what really separates us from the animals? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Wednesday · 16 min

    Conducting a New Chapter

    From Juilliard to the world’s biggest stages, Anna Handler is making a rapid rise through classical music. Now, as the Ulster Orchestra’s new Chief Conductor, she brings fresh energy and vision to its 60th anniversary year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Tuesday · 16 min

    Writing Between the Notes: Mark O’Halloran on Bill Evans

    Mark O’Halloran has spent more than 20 years writing some of Ireland’s most memorable screen stories. Now, he’s turned his pen towards one of jazz’s most intriguing figures: Bill Evans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Tuesday · 12 min

    Reading Between the Lines with Seamus Deane

    Filmmaker, editor and writer Maurice Fitzpatrick explores Seamus Deane’s ideas, influence and remarkable contribution to Irish cultural life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 7 · 21 min

    Mark Kermode: From Movie Scores to Post-Punk

    He knows his films. He knows his music. And apparently, he knows his way around a guitar. Mark Kermode joins us to talk Surround Sound, cinema’s greatest scores, and bringing his post-punk band The Gang of Three to Ireland this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 7 · 12 min

    Grief, Grit & Line-Dancing

    Barry Fitzgerald’s Mourning is a Muscle brings movement, music, mourning and denim to the stage! He joins us to talk about his new dance-theatre work, coming to Project Arts Centre for Dublin Fringe Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 7 · 13 min

    Kids, Parents & the Soundtrack to Your 40s

    For Driven Snow, life in your 40s is fair game: ageing parents, young kids, sleepless nights and memories you wouldn't trade. Kieran McGuinness and Emily Aylmer join us to talk about Mother of Christ - their intimate, Donegal-recorded second album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 4 · 21 min

    TV reviews

    Jenn Gannon and Chris Wasser review season 2 of The Gentlemen (Netflix), Fightland (Sky/Now) and season 2 of Chad Powers (Disney+) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 4 · 28 min

    Album reviews

    Lilian Smith and Ashley Keating review new releases by Roe, Macdara Yeates and Paul Heaton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • September 3 · 26 min

    Film reviews

    John Maguire and Cara O’Doherty review Late Fame, The Death of Robin Hood, Celtic Utopia and The Incomer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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