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Programme 12: August 31st 2005
A LITTLE PIECE OF DUBLIN" by Aran Rafferty

Programme 11: August 24th 2005
"WAR SONG" by Billy O'Callaghan

Programme 10: August 17th 2005
"THE RETRO FEMINISTS" by Brenda Nathan

Programme 9: August 10th 2005 
"Net Results" by John Lawlor

Programme 8: August 3rd 2005
"The Show Ends" by Irene Rose Ledger

Programme 7: July 27th 2005
"Little Fawn No More" by Cyril Kelly

Programme 6: July 20th 2005 
"Say It With Flowers" by Joe Kearney

Programme 5: July 13th 2005
The Agadir Plage Photographer by Pat Gough

Programme 4: July 6th 2005 
Alienation by Geraldine Burke
Alienation by Geraldine Burke from a selection of short-listed entries to the Francis Mac Manus Short Story Competition 2004. Geraldine has been building up an impressive record in poetry and short story writing over the past few years. This is her third time to be short-listed in this competition. This story is a compassionate and moving insight into the mind of a woman undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Programme 3: June 29th 2005
Glimpse by James Moynihan
Glimpse by James Moynihan, the third prize-winning story from the Francis MacManus short story competition 2004. This story is about a young man called Mark who loses his job and wanders through an American suburban world located somewhere between a nightmare and a reality. James Moynihan hails from Kanturk, Co. Cork.

Programme 2: June 22nd 2005 
Walking Toby by Geraldine Mills
Walking Toby by Geraldine Mills is the second prize-winning story from the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2004. Geraldine has been building an impressive record in poetry and short story writing over the past few years. This is her third time to be short-listed in this competition. Her story is a compassionate and moving insight into the mind of a woman undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Programme 1: June 15th 2005
The Mango War by Martin Malon
The winning story of the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2004. Martin was twice nominated for a Hennessey Award and has won the John B. Keane/Sunday Independent Fiction Award at Listowel Writer's Week in 2002 for his first novel "Us".