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cover to cover 28th November

admin February 23, 2015

ProducerPresenter Joe Collins talks to Michael Sharp (resident reviewer) about Joshua Ferriss’s ‘To Rise at a decent hour’. Poet and novelist Peter Sirr joins Joe in studio to talk about his debut novel ‘Black Wreath’ and his compilation of poems ‘ The…

Cover to Cover 6th February 2015

admin February 9, 2015

Joe Collins (producerpresenter) talks to Michael Sharp about John Drennan’s ‘Paddy Machiavelli’. Joe also interviews Jonathan Dunne about his novel ‘The Takeover’.

Frank O’Dea, Clontarf artist

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Pat Meehan speaks to Frank O’Dea, art gallery owner, about his painting ‘Budget Day’, which he painted for this Halloween season, and why he started being an artist.

axis Ballymun

admin June 9, 2014

Declan Ralph talks to Niamh Ni Connor about axis, Ballymun: Arts Centre & Community Resource Centre.

Reinterpreting 1913 Episode 3

admin February 12, 2014

In this series we look at the influence which the 1913 lockout had on a number of artistic disciplines. In this episode, We talk to artist Cathy Henderson about the 1913 Tapestry project. We speak to Helen Carey (Limerick City Gallery of Art)…

Reinterpreting 1913 Episode 2

admin February 7, 2014

In this series we look at the influence which the 1913 lockout had on a number of artistic disciplines. In this episode, Dr. Margarita Cappock tells us about some of the painters involved in the lockout. We hear from Joe Mooney who…

The Arts Show: My Name is Emily

admin December 4, 2013

We spoke to Kathryn Kennedy of Kennedy Films about their current pledge campaign for My Name is Emily. My Name is Emily is written, and will be directed by Simon Fitzmaurice. 5 years ago Simon Fitzmaurice was in Sundance film festival at the…

Soundings: A Contemporary Score – The Museum of Modern Art,New York,NY

admin October 17, 2013

Soundings: A Contemporary Score, August 10, 2013 – November 03, 2013 In this interview Eoin Drinan talks with Barbara London Associate Curator of The Museum of Modern Art,New York,NY. Barbara discusses Soundings:A Contempoarary Score the first group exhibition at MoMA to single…

The Exchange Arts Centre – Barbara Jenning

admin June 27, 2012

John Healy chats to Barbara Jennings all about “The Exchange” in Dublin s City Centre. Exchange Dublin is a new collective arts centre in Temple Bar, Dublin run entirely by young people and holding discussions, gigs, visual arts and performance. Most projects originate from…

The Burlesque & Cabaret Social Club

admin February 9, 2012

The Arts Show speaks with Karl X Byrne, the manager of the Burlesque & Cabaret Social Club which takes place once a month in The Sugar Club.

Radio Culture Night – Axis Young Musicians (Ballymun)

admin September 27, 2011

From Radio Culture Night, broadcast live on Friday 23rd of September on Near FM, Dublin South FM, Phoenix FM and West Dublin Access Radio. Noel McGuinness talks to Emma Connors, Youth Leader and young musicians Ryan, Keith and Leah from the Axis…

Kevin Barry in The Near FM studios

admin February 9, 2011

Readings from Kevin Barry in the Near fm studios where he reads stories from his award winning Rooney Prize book There Are Little Kingdoms on The Stinging Fly Recorded by Aoife Nic Canna