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The Francis MacManus Short Story Competition 2010
Week 1
Tuesday 4th January – 2nd Prize - “Silverfish” by Eileen Lynch read by Sarah Brennan.
Wednesday 5th January – 3rd Prize - “”Comfort” by Sheila Mannix read by Maria Macdermottroe.
Thursday 6th January – “The Ghosts of Saturday Night” by Ailbe Malone read by Stephen Hogan.
Friday 7th January – “The Night Is Cold, The Hour Is Late” by Maire Ni Tuathail read by Angela Harding.
Week 2
Monday 10th January – “Radiators Hiss When They Are Bled” by Marie Mac Sweeney.
Tuesday 11th January – “None Of Us Will Be Okay” by Elizabeth Costello.
Wednesday 12th January - “Madigan’s Lake” by Patrick Mc Cusker.
Thursday 13th January – “”The Effort Of Walking On Water” by Catherine Finn.
Friday 14th January – “”May To September” by Richard Stevens.
Week 3
Monday 17th January – “Gravity” by Cathy Sweeney.
Tuesday 18th January – “The Shallow End” by Ned Kennedy.
Wednesday 19th January - “Richard The Lionheart” by Maurice Maguire.
Thursday 20th January – “Split” by Sarah Purcell.
Friday 21st January – “Digging Australia” by Bernadette M. Smith.
Week 4
Monday 24th January - “A Sunny Sunday In July” by Grace French
Tuesday 25th January - “Kaare” by Darragh Mc Keon
Wednesday 26th January - “The Sampler” by Jeanne Beary
Thursday 27th January - “Friday” by Larry Cotter
Friday 28th January - “Remains of the Dead World” by David Hayden
Week 5
31st January – “In A Minute Rita” by Brigid O’Connor
1st February – “Scabapple” by Gabriel Curtis
2nd February – “Four by Four” by Richard Gibney
3rd February – “Nesting” by Andrew Fox
4th February – “Raparee” by John Philip O’Connor
The Francis Mac Manus Short Story Season is produced by Seamus Hosey.
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Producer: Seamus Hosey
Broadcast Co-ordinator: Fionnuala Hayes

