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Poet Erin Fornoff reflects on the plight of undocumented citizens.

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Peter Sirr on how the violent collisions of black holes in space translate ...

Podcast Non-Fiction Poetry Love

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Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh's poem tells a story of a man who travels to Ant ...

Podcast Gaeilge Poetry Nature

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While clearing out space beneath the stairs of his mother’s house, Gerald D ...

Podcast Childhood Families Playful

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Lani O'Hanlon recalls a hairy situation as her parents mistakenly pull ...

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Ailbhe Darcy ruminates on motherhood, childrearing and a smothering plant b ...

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Inspired by the 2,000-year-old Roman poet, Horace, John McAuliffe has found ...

Poetry Poetry Playful History

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Ruth Carr channels the meditations of Dorothy Wordsworth (William Wordswort ...

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What can an old coat tell us about womanhood? Doireann Ní Ghríofa reads her ...

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How did one throw-away comment spark inspiration for Enda Wyley?

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Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast about poetry from Ireland, is a Ro ...

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Inspired by his two-year-old grandson, Paddy Bushe recalls a bygone Ireland ...

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