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ConorSweetman.Stories[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Suantraí with Mammy" by Nessa O’Mahony[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Suantraí with Mammy" by Nessa O’Mahony Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-2809 min
NER Out LoudEpisode 24: Nessa O'MahonyIrish poet Nessa O'Mahony reads her poem "Cillín," published in NER 44.2, followed by an interview with summer interns Cali Jantzen and Gavin Richards.
Their discussion traverses the “hidden histories” of Ireland, the politics of memory, and the role of poetry in reckoning with the past.
The poem appears in NER's special feature "The Door Left Wide: Poets in Tribute to Eavan Boland."
2023-08-1736 min
Fingal Poetry Festival PodcastSuantraí with Mammy by Nessa O'MahonyWelcome to the Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast. In these podcasts, in 10 minutes or less, you will be guided through a poem and pulled into the heart and mind of the poet. In this episode, Nessa O’Mahony speaks about her poem, “Suantraí with Mammy”.---To find out more about the Fingal Poetry Festival, please visit fingalpoetryfestival.com.These podcasts were made with the support of funding provided by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Capacity Building Support Scheme. Fingal Poetry Festival is kindly supported by the Arts...
2023-06-1409 min
The Studyclix PodcastRepost: Everything You Need to Know About the CAOREPOST FROM JAN 2021:
Filling out the CAO form can often be a daunting and stressful experience, never mind when you throw the Leaving Cert and a pandemic into the mix.
To answer all the questions that are on 6th years' minds, Eimear and Nessa invited Donnchadh O'Mahony from Leaving Cert Guidance back on the podcast to share his knowledge on everything to do with the CAO
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2022-01-1949 min
Leaving Cert GuidanceStudy Secrets with StudyClixEimear and Nessa from StudyClix join Donnchadh to chat about study motivation, goals, time management, study environments, techniques, active studying, exam techniques and testing yourself.To be in with a chance of winning a StudyClix hoodie and a StudyClix Premium account head over to @leavingcertguidance Instagram and follow the instructions.
2021-11-2935 min
The Moore Institute PodcastClimate Change and the Arts: A Post-Cop26 Roundtable DiscussionMuch of the discourse surrounding the recent Cop26 meeting in Glasgow has been led by the political and scientific communities and has been focused on progressing international agreements and multilateral policies in order to address the planetary urgency of the climate and biodiversity crises. However, if cultural vitality (in its broadest sense) is recognised as the fourth pillar of sustainability then any policy initiatives in relation to environmental change that fail to take into account the importance of the social-cultural realm will possibly only have very limited success in the future. This webinar seeks to address this important gap...
2021-11-241h 48The Studyclix PodcastEverything You Need To Know About The CAOFilling out the CAO form can often be a daunting and stressful experience, never mind when you throw the Leaving Cert and a pandemic into the mix.
To answer all the questions that are on 6th years' minds, Eimear and Nessa invited Donnchadh O'Mahony from Leaving Cert Guidance back on the podcast to share his knowledge on everything to do with the CAO
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Follow Studyclix on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter: @studyclix
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for more videos on career guidance and CAO.
Follow Donnchadh on Instagram: @l...
2021-01-2549 minThe Studyclix PodcastTips & Info on LC Results 2020A Leaving Cert Results Day like this is the first of its kind and with that, it brings a lot of questions. Nessa and Eimear asked career guidance counsellor Donnchadh O'Mahony to get the answers everyone's looking for.
2020-09-0338 min
The Women's PodcastEp 396 Eavan Boland & New Irish WritingIn today's episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by three of Ireland’s newest authors, Michelle Gallan (Big Girl, Small Town), Niamh Campbell (This Happy) and Rachel Donohue (Temple House Vanishing). 2020 will be a milestone year for each of these authors, as it marks the release of their debut novels. This conversation was recorded before the coronavirus outbreak, when all three women were able to come into studio and speak to Róisín about their new books and the inspiration behind them.Today is also Poetry Day Ireland. We pay tribute to Eavan Boland, leading Irish poet and champi...
2020-04-301h 15
2018-11-1146 min
The Family of THINGS with Helen ShawS1 E1 - Nessa O'Mahony (2014)In this first episode of ‘The Family of Things’ series presenter Helen Shaw talks to Irish poet Nessa O’Mahony about her life, poetry, what inspires her.
Having spent 15 years in journalism and public relations, Nessa O’Mahony was one of the first writers in Ireland to complete a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing in 2007. She is a published writer having released poetry collections and verse novels such as ‘Bar Talk’ (1999), Trapping a Ghost (2005), In Sight of Home (2009) and more recently ‘Her Father’s Daughter’ (2014)
In this episode, Nessa tells us how she first began writing and the inspiration and stories behind...
2018-08-1744 min
2018-07-1951 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #24: In Conversation with Jane Clarke & Geraldine MitchellEpisode #24: In Conversation with Jane Clarke & Geraldine Mitchell by Nessa O'Mahony
2018-05-1936 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #23: In Conversation with Declan MeadeEpisode #23: In Conversation with Declan Meade by Nessa O'Mahony
2018-03-2938 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #22: In Conversation with Siobhán ParkinsonEpisode #22: In Conversation with Siobhán Parkinson by Nessa O'Mahony
2018-02-2326 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #21: In Conversation with Iggy McGovernEpisode #21: In Conversation with Iggy McGovern by Nessa O'Mahony
2018-01-2437 minThe Attic SessionsEpisode #20. A Seasonal Reading at the Gutter BookshopEpisode #20. A Seasonal Reading at the Gutter Bookshop by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-12-1131 minThe Attic SessionsEpisode #19. In Conversation with Mary Morrissy & Tanya FarrellyEpisode #19. In Conversation with Mary Morrissy & Tanya Farrelly by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-11-1647 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #18: In Conversation with Martina Evans, Eleanor Hooker & Martin MaloneEpisode #18: In Conversation with Martina Evans, Eleanor Hooker & Martin Malone by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-10-111h 02
The Attic SessionsEpisode #17. In Conversation with Tess GallagherEpisode #17. In Conversation with Tess Gallagher by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-08-2837 minThe Attic SessionsEpisode #16. In Conversation with Gerard SmythEpisode #16. In Conversation with Gerard Smyth by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-07-2340 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #15. In Conversation with Enda Coyle Green & Mark GranierEpisode #15. In Conversation with Enda Coyle Green & Mark Granier by Nessa O'Mahony
2017-06-2446 min
2017-05-2439 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #13: In Conversation with Jean O'Brien & Mary O'DonnellJean O'Brien & Mary O'Donnell
2017-04-2656 min2017-03-2029 min
2017-02-1735 min
2017-01-0840 min
2016-12-0429 min
Dublin City Libraries & ArchivesDublin: A City Made of Stories?What do we think of when we think of Dublin? How has the history and physical shape of the city influenced its poems, songs and stories? How do poems, songs, stories, history and the built environment create our sense of Dublin as a city? Join Garrett Fagan and panellists Nessa O'Mahony, Ellen Rowley, Kelly Fitzgerald and Niamh Puirséil for a lively discussion on what makes Dublin the city that it is. Recorded in front of a live audience at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street on Saturday 12 April 2014 as part of 'Dublin: One City, One Book'.
2016-11-241h 172016-11-0934 minThe Attic SessionsEpisode #7: The Novelists's JourneyEpisode #7 - Catherine Dunne and Cat Hogan
This month we a joined in the attic by novelists Catherine Dunne and Cat Hogan.
Catherine had just published her tenth novel and Cat her first, so they compare notes on their experiences of the life of the novelist in Ireland. Cat speaks about the roller coaster ride for the debut novelist, while Catherine offers some advice about where to get ideas and and how to keep on going.
2016-10-0243 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #6. In Performance - The Poetry Divas & Tommy KeyesThe Poetry Divas and Tommy Keyes
This month on the Attic Sessions we have a performance special with appearances by The Poetry Divas and Tommy Keyes.
The Poetry Divas - Kate Dempsey, Barbara Smith and Maeve O'Sullivan - perform a unique set of poems about family, friends and the 'odd' terms we use for female appendages. Tommy Keyes performs a song called 'Surprised by Joy' from his album 'Some of These Stories Are True'.
2016-09-0425 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #5: Festival Report - The John Hewitt Society International Summer SchoolAt the John Hewitt Summer School
This month we though we would try something completely different and report from one of Ireland's most inspiring Summer Schools, The John Hewitt Society International Summer School in Armagh City.
Now in its 29th year, the John Hewitt Summer School features talks, readings, theatre, music, discussions and workshops in a unique blend of culture and creativity.
In what was a packed week of events, we managed to talk to writers Carlo Gebler, Maureen Boyle and Malachi O'Docherty about their work, and film readings by Ciaran Carson, Eileen Ni Chuilleanain, Tom French, Martina Devlin, Rita...
2016-08-0536 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #4: On Poetry in Northern IrelandMaria McManus & Stephen Connolly
In The Attic Sessions this month, we talk about the poetry scene in Northern Ireland. Belfast poets Maria McManus and Stephen Connolly talk about the experience for poets now compared with twenty years ago and the issues around anthologies and read from their own work.
2016-06-2639 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #3: Emerald NoirLouise Phillips & Paul Perry
In the Attic Sessions this month, we talk about the Irish crime writing genre known as Emerald Noir. Louise Phillips talks about her approach to writing crime fiction and gives us an exclusive sneak preview of the opening chapter from her current novel in progress and Paul Perry talks about being one half of the crime writing duo Karen Perry and reads from their latest thriller ‘Girl Unknown’.
2016-05-2935 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #2: Poetry and MusicTony Curtis & Dermot McLaughlin
We talk about becoming part of the tradition of music playing and poetry writing and what those two art forms have in common. We also talk about the role memory plays in passing on tradition.
Dermot plays some traditional airs and Tony reads 'The Mole and the Cosmos', 'A Blessing of Things Well Made' and 'Tunes Carried on the Night Air' from his latest poetry collection 'Approximately in the Key of C' (ARC Publications, 2015).
The Attics Sessions - Episode 2. Music & Poetry
A series of live recordings with poets, authors & musicians, made in an attic somewhere in...
2016-04-2445 min
The Attic SessionsEpisode #1: In Conversation with Lia MillsLia Mills
We are joined by the wonderful Lia Mills, author of Fallen, this year’s Dublin: One City One Book selection. We talk about the inspiration for Fallen, the commemoration of 1916, the importance of the role women played during the period and this year’s inaugural Two Cities One Book festival, which twins book clubs in Dublin and Belfast.
The Attic Sessions - Ep 1. Writing and 1916
First in a series of live recordings with poets, authors and musicians, made on location in an attic somewhere in Dublin.
Featuring Lia Mills
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2016-03-2032 min
nearfmIf Ever You Go: A Northside Dublin Perspective Part 6Nearfm have produced a ten part radio series reinterpreting the Dublin: One City One Book ‘If Ever You Go: a Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song’ edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth. This series takes a unique look at the book from a northside Dublin perspective by focusing on the poems, poets and songs associated with Northside Dublin.
The series features many well known poets reciting and being interviewed about the poems they have featured in the book including Paula Meehan, Theo Dorgan and Dermot Bolger as well as up and coming poets such as Colm Keegan, Jessica Tray...
2015-04-0326 min
nearfmIf Ever You Go: A Northside Dublin Perspective Part 2Nearfm have produced a ten part radio series reinterpreting the Dublin: One City One Book ‘If Ever You Go: a Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song’ edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth. This series takes a unique look at the book from a northside Dublin perspective by focusing on the poems, poets and songs associated with Northside Dublin.
The series features many well known poets reciting and being interviewed about the poems they have featured in the book including Paula Meehan, Theo Dorgan and Dermot Bolger as well as up and coming poets such as Colm Keegan, Jessica Tray...
2015-03-1027 min