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Number Ninety

MoLI Christmas Ghost Story
Long rumoured to be haunted, Number Ninety has never found a long-term tenant.

Jan Carson: Writing Dementia

Writer Presents
The complexities and ethics of writing from the perspective of people with dementia.

Claire-Louise Bennett

Writer Presents
The author of Pond and Checkout 19 on the influence of Tove Ditlevsen, Ann Quin and Annie Ernaux.

Seán Hewitt

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton speaks to the writer and poet on the eve of the publication of his new memoir.

Gé (Goose)

Spreading the Words
The sure signs of winter included the sound of a barnacle goose.

Sonya Kelly

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton speaks to the a playwright and writer for film and television.

Yes I Will Yes

Bloomsday Films
An uplifting global song of affirmation, with performers from six continents.

Clábar (Mud)

Spreading the Words
Irish clábar lies behind Hiberno-English clabber and clauber, but for how long have we been saying ‘clabber to the knees’?

The Familiar

MoLI Christmas Ghost Story
In 2020, MoLI presented this recording of Sheridan Le Fanu’s story ‘The Familiar’ in the ...

Mary Dorcey

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton hears from the poet and fiction writer, about learning to read and her relationship with her mother

Dúlra (The Elements, Nature)

Spreading the Words
Hear how the natural word is perceived by Irish writers in the past and present.

Hold to the Now

Bloomsday Films
A short film for Bloomsday with contributions from Cairo to Kyiv and Berlin to Brasilia.

Colm Toibín

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton talks to the three-time Booker Prize nominee.

Immram (Voyage)

Spreading the Words
The theme of immram, or voyage, is central to a number of poems by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.

Adiba Jaigirdar

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton speaks to Young Adult writer born in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Hertford O'Donnell's Warning

MoLI Christmas Ghost Story
Surgeon Hertford O’Donnell is a rising star at Guy’s Hospital, London, known for his steady hand and unshakeable bravery. In his personal life, however, the eccentric and lonely Irishman has a less than sterling reputation. 

Opening Ulysses

Bloomsday Films
A playful, virtuosic reimagining of Ulysses' opening line.

Emma Donoghue

Past/Present/Pride
Dr Paul D’Alton speaks with the author of Room, Akin, and Stir Fry.

Mary Costello's The River Capture

Every Life is Many Days
On Joyce the teacher, and the mystery of consciousness.

Old Biddy Talk

Three Poems for Brigid
Paula Meehan's poem performed by Ruth McCabe.
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