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RTÉ Radio 1

The Radio 1 Music Collection
The Radio 1 Music Collection is a regular weekday music slot, which will bring listeners a dedicated hour of music programming every Monday to Friday from 9pm to 10pm.

A Giant At My Shoulder
A selection of programmes in which prominent Irish people talked about the public figure who has had a major influence on their lives

A Literary Landscape
An exploration of the forces that shaped the course of Irish literature from the late 19th century to the present time.

The Book On One
A celebration of the best of writing from all over the world.

Bowman Sunday Morning
John Bowman takes a look back through the RTÉ Radio archives.

Cronin
Tom McGurk explores the fascinating world which Anthony Cronin inhabits and enriches.

Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
Eamon talks to prominent Irish people about their lives, passions and the music which inspires them.

Dialogue
One to one interviews where Andy O'Mahony talks to his guests about their interests, their concerns, beliefs and values.

Documentary On One
The Documentary On One is the main weekly documentary slot on RTÉ Radio 1.

Francis MacManus Short Story Season
A competition for original short stories for radio.

Highway 101
Highway 101 snakes along the length of California and it is on this road that Myles Dungan has been travelling for the last few months, meeting some of the most interesting minds in the Golden State.

Sunday Miscellany
Sunday morning means Sunday Miscellany - an ecclectic mix of open submission and commisioned prose and occasional poetry, with music specially chosen to enhance your listening.

Drivetime with Dave
Drivetime with Dave Fanning from 7pm will bring a whole new buzz to the RTÉ Radio 1 schedule with Dave's own, and the listeners', selection of music anthems as well as all the latest entertainment news and reviews of TV in a reflection of popular culture around Ireland.

Fáilte Isteach
Come on in from the cold, put your feet up and let Donncha's Parlour of Dreams take you on a weekly journey through the magic of music and memories.

The Tubridy Show
Your host, Ryan Tubridy holds the mirror, and indeed the microphone to everything that is Irish today.

Human Rights Drama
RTÉ Radio 1's Human Rights Drama Season featuring work written for Amnesty International Irish Section.

P. J. O' Connor Awards
A competition to encourage writers to radio drama and to increase awareness of radio's possibilities in the field of drama.

Playwrights In Profile
In this second series Seán Rocks looks at some of the younger playwrights currently writing for Irish theatre.

Sunday Playhouse
Radio Drama at its best every Sunday evening.

Céilí House
Céilí House is one of RTÉ Radio's most popular programmes of traditional Irish music and song. You can join in the enjoyment every Saturday night as presenter Kieran Hanrahan travels the length and breadth of Ireland and beyond, in search of a good session.

In Concert
A series of concerts recorded by RTÉ Radio 1.

Late Date
It might be winding down time in Ireland, but thanks to the web, Late Date has an audience all over the world! So whether the phones have stopped ringing in your part of the planet or not there's always room for a quality music mix show.

The Late Session
The very best in Irish traditional and folk music. All areas of the music are catered for; from old archive recordings of the past to modern commercial releases of traditional music and song.

O'Brien on Song
The role of the singer has changed down the years, according to presenter Jack O'Brien. But the voices of performers on record, from years gone by, each tell their own tale. O'Brien On Song tries to capture those stories and vocal glories, past and present, on both vinyl and CD.

South Wind Blows
Philip King presents music, song and chat from the West Kerry Gaeltacht

The Rolling Wave
Peter Browne will keep a sharp ear and a close eye on the world of traditional and folk music in Ireland with album reviews, interviews, guest contributors, archive material, feature items, discussion of current issues and plenty of good music.

Roots Freeway
Niall Toner presents the best of roots, country music, bluegrass, country rock, western swing, cajun and hardcore mountain music.

RTÉ 2fm

Fannings Fab 50
Check out the Fab 50 for 2008

RTÉ lyric fm

Artszone
Artszone is a weekly digest of all that's current in the arts world, reporting on the key cultural happenings at home and abroad.

Movies and Musicals
The best music from the movies and the musicals each week

Lyric Feature
RTÉ lyric fm presents original documentaries and music specials.

Nova
Nova is about new composers, new trends, new listening habits, new music formats and new audiences.

Reels To Ragas
Ancient and contemporary, earthy and sophisticated, traditional and innovative, sometimes world music is all of these, and Reels to Ragas accommodates it all.

Grace Notes
Traditional music, the players, the influences and the new directions.

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Lán a' Mhála
Clár ceoil agus amhráin traidisiúnta, á chur i láthair agus á léiriú ag an gceoltóir agus an fonnadóir aitheanta Meaití Jó Shéamuis.

Cuireadh Chun Ceoil
Is é an ceoltóir agus an cumadóir aitheanta, Peadar Ó Riada ó Chúil Aodha, a chuireann an clár ceoil seo i láthair.

Spleodar Ceoil
Cuirfidh Dónall Mac Ruairí fonn damhsa an deireadh seachtaine ort gach maidin.

Siar agus Aniar
Beidh SBB ag caitheamh súil siar ar shaothar ceoil na gceoltóirí agus na mbannaí is tábhachtaí in Éirinn agus thar lear le deich mbliana fichead anuas.

Oíche go Maidin
An chuid is fearr den cheol comhaimseartha, idir rianta albaim nach gcastar ach go hannamh agus na rianta is nua ó ghrúpaí atá ag teacht ar an bhfód den chéad uair.