We are pleased to present programme No. 3 in our series of showcase shows. Jho Harris presents poetry and music by Mary Branley, we sample a poignant moment from April as Micahel Kilgannon reads the last letter sent by his uncle just before borading The RMS Titanic and we have music from Donnacha Toomey
Showcase No.3
Sep 8
New Book, New Author
Sep 7
May Moran only knew some sketchy details about her late uncle Patrick’s execution in 1921 that was until her aunt left her a leather case of papers which she had guarded for over 75 years. What May found in the case took her on a voyage of discovery which led to a major Irish publisher releasing the book “Executed for Ireland, The Patrick Moran Story“ in the summer of 2010.
We are delighted to welcome May to Podcasts.ie and have posted an exclusive interview with her recorded not 200 yards from where she and her uncle Patrick were born and raised. Over the next week or so we will be adding some exclusive passages from the book, which May describes as a labour of love but is a fascinating insight into one mans participation during Ireland’s struggle for freedom.
Don’t go far…
Aug 26
“Don’t go far…(your dinner’s nearly ready)” tells the amazing story of two friends Keith and Noel who in 1985 hopped on a DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) train for a ride that took them thousands of miles from their home. Keith and Noel were 10 and 13 at the time, now 25 years later Keith Byrne recalls their adventure. This documentary was first broadcast on the 21st of August 2010 on RTE Radio 1. “Don’t go far…” is produced by Paul Russell with Ronan Kelly.
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More from William Wall
Aug 22
We are, as always busy working behind the scenes to bring you more podcasts. This week we began in earnest to plan our newest feature, a brand new venture in podcasting called The Writers Passage. There is a lot of planning involved in this series funded by The Arts Council of Ireland but suffice to say that come November you will have 10 exclusive podcasts that will give you a unique insight into 10 great books from Irish writers. In the meantime we have uploaded a new performance Podcast by William Wall recorded at The Cork International Airport Hotel in March this year where William read “What Slim Boy, Oh Pyrrah” from his short story collection “No Paradiso“”
In the first of our featured RTE Documentary On One programmes we go back to 1985 when the story of moving statues gripped the country. In this documentary first broadcast on RTE Radio 1 in Spring 1988 we hear from people in Ballinspittle, Co. Cork and Carns, Co. Sligo who witnessed the phenomenon.
This episode of Documentary on One was Compiled by Sinead Mooney with Production supervision by Peter Woods.
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Invisible Podcasts
Aug 9
While doing some routine site maintenace we noticed that 2 of our podcasts in The People and Places section of our Armchair Ireland section were not visible, these are Working at The War Memorial in Bray which features 2 local men Paul and Chris who are part of a small group of volunteers who maintain this memorial built by the people of Bray beside The Carlisle Grounds near Daly Railway Station in the town. You can also enjoy an interview about The Irish Writers Centre in Dublin with it’s Chairman Jack Harte, you can also visit Jack Harte as a featured writer in his own right. We do hope this oversight has not been of any convience in previous visits and that you check out these podcasts.
We continue adding to our podcasts this week with the 24th edition of The Artbeat Archive. This show features readings by Jack Harte and AJ Healy as well as poetry as geilge from John Corbett and in English by John Sheehan of The Dubliners and Alice Lyons. The show also features a version and the story behind “Feet of a dancer by Charlie McGettigan.
Well here are just 7 months old and growing, today we passed the half a million hits mark and we are fast approaching our 100th podcast. Podcasts 98 is the July edition of The Calendar Road which looks at roadside plants & wildflowers and our world clock pays homage t the townland of Nook in County Monaghan
The Showcase Episode 2
Jul 27
Thom Moore Features on this weeks showcase
The second programme in our Showcase series features a performance by Singer Songwriter Thom Moore, a fine storytelling of Tir na nOg from Teresa McCormack, Poet Celia De Fréine reading from her latest book Imram/Odyssey and a performance from Singer Songwriter Tony Reidy. The previous episode of Showcase can be found in Weekly Shows – The Showcase.
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Well all dialogue for “Spike And The Magic Pocket of Time” recorded now it’s down to recording the narration and sound effects then mixing and editing before it is aired on RTE Junior in September. A reminder that you can hear “The Remarkable Adventures of Spike The Hedgehog” on RTE Junior on Saturday mornings at 11 Irish time or you can listen to it via the RTE Digital website. As you can see earlier this week we added a new story called “How The Wolf Lost His Tail” written by Steve Dunford under Myths & Legends and more recently there is a new performance podcast by Thom Moore featuring “Carolina Rua” and the previously unrecorded “Bright Spots With Lashing Rain” to enjoy. There is also have some really good news for Podcasts.ie from The Arts Council, details to follow very soon.
