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Talking History with Patrick GeogheganBest of August BooksFeaturing: Landscapes of Kingship in Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1150, by Dr Patrick Gleeson, Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast; Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination, by Prof Simon Ball, Professor of International History and Politics at the University of Leeds; and After the Train: Irishwomen United and a Network of Change, by academic Rebecca Pelan and IWU's Evelyn Conlon.
2025-08-2153 min
The Three Ravens PodcastLocal Legends #20: Evelyn HollowFor this week's Haunting Season-themed Local Legends episode, Martin gathers round the Three Ravens campfire with writer, paranormal psychologist, and all-round super-cool spooky person Evelyn Hollow.It's likely you will have already heard of Evelyn, who is probably most famous for her work on Uncanny and various Danny Robins-hosted series such as The Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm. You might have also seen her on the Warner Bros TV shows Spooked Scotland and Spooked Ireland which stream on Discovery Channel+. And there's perhaps a prevailing perception of her as "That Ghost Lady from The Programmes" but, a...
2024-10-261h 22
dlr SoundcloudReading Eavan: A Tribute to the Poet Eavan BolandAs part of Poetry Day Ireland 2024, we came together to celebrate the life and work of poet Eavan Boland, who died in 2020.
A selection of invited writers read their favourite of Eavan's poems, and shared a memory of their connection with her. There was also music, contributing to what was a friendly and inclusive evening to commemorate the beloved poet.
MC: Evelyn Conlon
Readers:
David Butler - Mise Éire
Mary Rose Callaghan - An Irish Childhood in England:1951
Ella Barry - Legends (for Eavan Boland)
Susan Connolly - The Lost Land
Evelyn Conlon - The Grape Pickers
Katie Donovan - T...
2024-05-141h 21
The County MeasureMonaghan Extra: Evelyn Conlon"Thinking of Names" by Evelyn Conlon recounts placenames in Monaghan. Evelyn is a novelist and short story writer originally from Rockcorry. Her most recent book is "Reading Rites: Books, writing and other things that matter" (2023).
2024-03-1804 min
Sunday MiscellanyMaths, Machines and Alphabet MagicClowns, candymen and a pocket calculator: a poem celebrating human ingenuity and playfulness, with Neil Hegarty, Henrietta McKervey, Leo Cullen, Evelyn Conlon, AM Cousins and James Harpur
2024-02-1834 min
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast123 - Death in the Sun: Celine ConroyIn the summer of 2005, Celine Conroy decided to pack up her three kids to spend the summer in Spain alongside her partner Paul Hickey. But rather than a relaxing escape from her life back in Dublin, the holiday ended in horror.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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2023-05-0140 min
The Irish Itinerary Podcast35. Evelyn Conlon in conversation with M. Teresa Caneda-Cabrera (21 July 2022)In her conversation with M. Teresa Caneda-Cabrera, Evelyn Conlon discusses the impact of the lockdowns and her aversion to ‘doomscrolling’; being a writer who is a feminist and being political by engaging in stories that are not considered the norm; using literature to dip into the corridors of truth while history sticks to the facts; reworking Joyce’s story ‘Two Gallants’; and being more Irish when you are away from Ireland. The author also reads two excerpts from her work. www.efacis.eu
2022-07-2139 min
Books for Breakfast47: Leland Bardwell at 100Send us a textToday's show is a bit special. We're very happy to feature My Name Suspended in Air: Leland Bardwell at 100, published by Lepus Print, to coincide with Poetry Day Ireland 2022. Leland was a remarkable poet, and indeed fiction writer, and this book is a selection of her poems chosen by Irish women poets and writers: Eva Bourke, Jackie Bardwell, Mary Branley, Siobhan Campbell, Jane Clarke, Evelyn Conlon, Monica Corish, Enda Coyle-Greene, Martina Devlin, Katie Donovan, Anna Dunn, Fionnuala Gallagher, Peggie Gallagher, Tess Gallagher, Olivia Goodwillie, Eithne Hand, Libby Hart, Rita Ann Ri...
2022-04-2847 min
The Dingle Lit PodcastEp 3: Look! It‘s a Woman Writer: Éilís Ní Dhuihbne and Evelyn Conlon
Look! It’s a Woman Writer with Éilís Ní Dhuihbne and Evelyn Conlon chaired by Mia Colleran as they reflect on women writing in Ireland since the 1950’s
Féach! Scríbhneoir mná atá ann – Éilís Ní Dhuihbne agus Evelyn Conlon, faoi chathaoirleacht Mia Colleran, agus iad ag machnamh ar scríbhneoirí mná in Éirinn ó na 1950idí i leith
It's Episode 3 of The Dingle Lit Podcast and the first broadcast of our Live events.
Irish novelist and short story writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne asked 21 writers who were born in mid-twentieth-century Ireland, North and South...
2022-03-3132 min
Monaco Weekly NewsNEWS.MC-189- Hospital professionals voice opposition AND MOREGood Morning Monaco
Friday, September 10, 2021
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Hospital professionals voice opposition
An estimated 250 protesters gathered at Place des Moulins on Thursday afternoon where several speakers from the healthcare sector spoke against the imposition of the Health Pass on nurses and other health professionals.
Fewer coronvirus patients in hospital
Five Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, September 9. Ten residents were declared fully-recovered.
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2021-09-1002 minMonaco Weekly NewsNEWS.MC-187- 'No double standards' in the classroom AND MOREGood Morning Monaco
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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'No double standards' in the classroom
Isabelle Bonnal, Commissioner General of National Education, Youth and Sports, said on Tuesday morning that whether a child has a health pass or not will not determine the course of action...
Thirteen new coronavirus cases on Tuesday
Thirteen Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, September 7. Two residents were reported to have fully recovered.
2021-09-0802 min
Books for Breakfast30: Evelyn Conlon, The Examined Life, Grace PaleySend us a textToday we talk to Evelyn Conlon whose new collection of stories, Moving About the Place, has recently been published by Blackstaff Press. Brilliantly written, witty, and full of the sharp observation for which Conlon is well known, Moving About the Place brings together some of the best of her recent work, along with brand-new stories, including a novella, to show how borders, movement and history change and transform people’s lives.Evelyn’s Toaster Challenge Choice is the classic Enormous Changes At the Last Minute by Gr...
2021-05-2747 min
The Stinging Fly PodcastEvelyn Conlon Reads 'The Park'Evelyn Conlon reads from her story, 'The Park', about the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979, and discusses its relevance ahead of Pope Francis' upcoming visit.
2018-08-2055 min
Dublin City Libraries & ArchivesOur Literary Heritage: A sense of placeRathmines can boast a rich literary heritage having played host to many leading literary figures including James Joyce, William Carleton, George Russell and Paul Durcan. "A Sense of Place", a literary evening held at Rathmines Library, honoured the rich literary life of the area. Local writers Evelyn Conlon, Adrian Kenny, Siobhán Parkinson and Fintan Vallely read selected pieces of their work and discussed the locality and how it may have influenced their writing. The evening was chaired by Niall MacMonagle and also featured Fintan Vallely playing a jig called "The Barley Grain" on the flute.Recorded in front of a...
2016-11-231h 07
The Fidelio PodcastEpisode 21: Thomas Morris and Dubliners 100 Dubliners 100 is a collection of 15 short stories, just like James Joyce's original short story collection, Dubliners, but each one written by a contemporary Irish wirter. They are not re-written stories or modernizations of the original work, but editor Thomas Morris thought of the idea of making 15 "cover versions" like in pop music. Dubliners 100 was released on the 100th anniversary of the publishing of Joyce's Dubliners. While Joyce wrote about the everyday middle-class people of Dublin, the new stories reflect these people 100 years later and speaks to our time. Marie chats with Thomas Morris...
2015-06-2257 min