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RadioMoLIAnnouncing Books & Their MakersBooks and their Makers is a new podcast series on RadioMoLI exploring the stories behind the books we read. Featuring conversations with authors, editors, publishers, agents, and translators, and highlighting the many crucial behind-the-scenes activities and workers involved in bringing writing to publication. The series is presented by Dr Tim Groenland, School of English, Drama and Film, UCD, and supported by the project The Publishing Infrastructures of Contemporary Anglophone Literature, funded by Taighde Éireann / Research Ireland. MoLI’s digital programme is supported by Ebow, the Digital Agency.2025-01-2401 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #8: David HaydenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. This edition of Writer Presents, ‘Dublin We Were’, was written and is read by David Hayden.David Hayden was born in Ireland and lives in England. His writing has appeared in A Public Space, Zoetrope All-Story, The Dublin Review, AGNI, New York Tyrant and The Georgia Review. He is the author of three collections of short stories Darker With the Lights On (Carcanet/Transit), Unstories and Six Cities, and a novel titled...2024-06-0420 min

Writer PresentsDavid HaydenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. This edition of Writer Presents, ‘Dublin We Were’, was written and is read by David Hayden.David Hayden was born in Ireland and lives in England. His writing has appeared in A Public Space, Zoetrope All-Story, The Dublin Review, AGNI, New York Tyrant and The Georgia Review. He is the author of three collections of short stories Darker With the Lights On (Carcanet/Transit), Unstories and Six Cities, and a novel titled...2024-06-0420 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #7: Jan Carson: It's Not About YouRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the final episode within this three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with poet and editor Sarah Hesketh, discussing the specificities of writing about dementia. They explore the process of finding balance between creative freedom and the responsibility of respect authors and artists carry in their endeavour to show the truth of the illness.Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in East Belfast. Her bo...2024-01-3136 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #6: Jan Carson: What Words Had Once BeenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In this continuation of a three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with theatre maker and playwright Caoileann Curry-Thompson, discussing their own familial experiences with dementia and the effect the illness has had on their creative works. Carson and Curry-Thompson explore the stigma that surrounds dementia as well as the nuances of literary possibility with the illness. Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in East Bel...2024-01-3126 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #5: Jan Carson: Writing DementiaRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the first episode of a three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with Dr Jane Lugea of Queen’s University Belfast, exploring the complexities of writing from the perspective of a person with dementia, and how the use of language is key in depicting an accurate portrait of the illness. Carson and Lugea unpack the ethics of writing about and from the position of dementia patients, discussing the importance of representing live...2024-01-3139 min

Writer PresentsJan Carson: It's Not About YouRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the final episode within this three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with poet and editor Sarah Hesketh, discussing the specificities of writing about dementia. They explore the process of finding balance between creative freedom and the responsibility of respect authors and artists carry in their endeavour to show the truth of the illness.Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in East Belfast. Her bo...2024-01-3136 min

Writer PresentsJan Carson: What Words Had Once BeenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In this continuation of a three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with theatre maker and playwright Caoileann Curry-Thompson, discussing their own familial experiences with dementia and the effect the illness has had on their creative works. Carson and Curry-Thompson explore the stigma that surrounds dementia as well as the nuances of literary possibility with the illness. Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in East Bel...2024-01-3126 min

Writer PresentsJan Carson: Writing DementiaRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the first episode of a three-part edition of Writer Presents, author Jan Carson speaks with Dr Jane Lugea of Queen’s University Belfast, exploring the complexities of writing from the perspective of a person with dementia, and how the use of language is key in depicting an accurate portrait of the illness. Carson and Lugea unpack the ethics of writing about and from the position of dementia patients, discussing the importance of representing live...2024-01-3139 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #4: Sally HaydenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the fourth episode of Writer Presents, writer, journalist and photographer Sally Hayden speaks to Gulwali Passarlay, Suad Aldarra, Helon Habila, Jane Grogan and Seán Columb about the role of storytelling in shaping our understanding of migration.Sally Hayden is an award-winning journalist and photographer currently focused on migration, conflict and humanitarian crises. She has worked with VICE, CNN International, the Financial Times Magazine, TIME, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, BBC, the Was...2023-07-201h 16

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #3: Sarah Maria GriffinRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the third episode of Writer Presents, writer and zine creator Sarah Maria Griffin looks at the importance of zines to her throughout her life and guides the listener through creating a zine of their own.Sarah Maria Griffin is from Dublin. She is the author of the novels Spare and Found Parts, and Other Words For Smoke. She also makes zines.Writer Presents is produced with the support of th...2023-07-2047 min

Writer PresentsSally HaydenRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the fourth episode of Writer Presents, writer, journalist and photographer Sally Hayden speaks to Gulwali Passarlay, Suad Aldarra, Helon Habila, Jane Grogan and Seán Columb about the role of storytelling in shaping our understanding of migration.Sally Hayden is an award-winning journalist and photographer currently focused on migration, conflict and humanitarian crises. She has worked with VICE, CNN International, the Financial Times Magazine, TIME, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, BBC, the Was...2023-07-191h 16

Writer PresentsSarah Maria GriffinRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the third episode of Writer Presents, writer and zine creator Sarah Maria Griffin looks at the importance of zines to her throughout her life and guides the listener through creating a zine of their own.Sarah Maria Griffin is from Dublin. She is the author of the novels Spare and Found Parts, and Other Words For Smoke. She also makes zines.Writer Presents is produced with the support of th...2023-03-0647 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #2: Dermot BolgerRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the second episode of Writer Presents, the poet, playwright and novelist Dermot Bolger looks at the life and enduring legacy of Herbert Simms (1898-1948) – the architect responsible for much of Dublin’s early twentieth-century social housing, whose home on St. Mobhi Road Bolger would pass on his pandemic lockdown walks.“I found it fascinating to imagine his life – he was a man who suffered greatly from the strain of his work,” says Bolger...2021-11-1056 min

Writer PresentsDermot BolgerRadioMoLI’s Writer Presents series invites writers to produce a radio programme focussing on and exploring a chosen subject that is close to their heart. In the second episode of Writer Presents, the poet, playwright and novelist Dermot Bolger looks at the life and enduring legacy of Herbert Simms (1898-1948) – the architect responsible for much of Dublin’s early twentieth-century social housing, whose home on St. Mobhi Road Bolger would pass on his pandemic lockdown walks.“I found it fascinating to imagine his life – he was a man who suffered greatly from the strain of his work,” says Bolger...2021-11-1056 min

RadioMoLIWriter Presents #1: Claire-Louise Bennett"Get on with what? Get on with getting a job and a house and a husband and all the rest of it and I just didn't want to. I wasn't interested – or able for any of that at all.... But I couldn't see any alternatives, I just couldn’t see any way around it, so I thought I’ve got to get out of here, and so I came to Ireland. So many Irish people have gone to England to get work and I came to Ireland to get away from it." – Claire-Louise BennettRadioMoL...2021-11-101h 13

Writer PresentsClaire-Louise Bennett"Get on with what? Get on with getting a job and a house and a husband and all the rest of it and I just didn't want to. I wasn't interested – or able for any of that at all.... But I couldn't see any alternatives, I just couldn’t see any way around it, so I thought I’ve got to get out of here, and so I came to Ireland. So many Irish people have gone to England to get work and I came to Ireland to get away from it." – Claire-Louise BennettRadioMoL...2021-07-161h 12

ILFDublin PodcastRadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast with Frank Cottrell BoyceFeaturing some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Frank Cottrell Boyce is the author of Runaway Robot, Millions, Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, Framed, Cosmic, The Astoundi...2020-10-2248 min

ILFDublin PodcastRadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast: Representation in Children's BooksFeaturing some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Shane and guests discuss representation in writing and publishing, and how to make books for every child. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer...2020-10-2253 min

ILFDublin PodcastRadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast with Chris RiddellFeaturing some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Shane talks to one of the most hardworking and inspirational illustrators and writers around, Chris Riddell. This autumn sees the public...2020-10-2255 min

ILFDublin PodcastRadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast with Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní GhlinnLeabhair, Léitheoireacht agus Cúrsaí Eile: Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn i gcomhrá le Manchán Magan File agus scríbhneoir do pháistí í Laureate na nÓg, Áine Ní Ghlinn. Bhuaigh trí cinn dá húrscéalta (Daideo, Hata Zú Mhamó & Boscadán) Gradam Reics Carló (Leabhar Gaeilge na Bliana). Bhuaigh Daideo Gradam Ficsin Leabhair Pháistí Éireann chomh maith le Gradam Leabhar na Bliana ó Chumann Léitheoireachta na hÉireann. Tá 26 leabhar do dhaoine óga foilsithe aici agus 5 chnuasach filíochta do dhaoine fásta. Údar agus craoltóir é Manchán Magan a bhfuil go leor cláir teilifíse déanta aige. Tá...2020-10-2227 min

ILFDublin PodcastRadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast: Raising a Child of BooksFeaturing some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Children’s and YA book experts, Lorraine Levis and David O’Callaghan chat with Shane about choosing brilliant books for your child...2020-10-2251 min

The Arts and Everything In BetweenBefore the Launch, Curation behind closed doors with Benedict Schlepper-ConnollyCreating anticipation and excitement around new exhibitions is an important part of arts marketing. But how do we go about doing this before our organisation is established? This week, Lucy chats to Benedict Schlepper-Connolly from Museum of Literature Ireland about the collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and University College Dublin. Benedict dives into the branding and identity process of MoLI as well as offering listeners an insight into some of the challenges MoLI faced and is now facing since opening its doors in September 2019. ----------------------------------- TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE: Museum of Li...2020-02-2443 min