Niall Ó Sioradáin

Niall Ó Sioradáin

RTÉ Radio 1

Richard Ford: "Happiness is something you define for yourself"

The celebrated American writer Richard Ford is a frequent visitor to Ireland and on his most recent trip to our shores, he dropped in on Dearbhail McDonald to talk about his new novel, Be Mine.

Books • 06 Jun 23

An American Football Player in Dublin on The Ryan Tubridy Show

US College Football star Nana Osafo-Mensah tells Oliver Callan about playing for the fightin' Irish, Notre Dame and the big game happening in the Aviva Stadium in August.

Highlights • 31 May 23

Richard Ford talks to Dearbhail McDonald

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author joins Dearbhail in studio to talk about mixing the serious and the comedic in his new Frank Bascombe novel, Be Mine.

Highlights • 30 May 23

Mother and Daughter Organ Transplant on The Ray D'Arcy Show

Edel O'Brien tells Ray how she first got a kidney transplant from her mother and then a second transplant from her daughter, Laura.

Highlights • 25 May 23

Orla Muldoon on Trauma on The Ryan Tubridy Show

Professor Orla Muldoon joins Ryan in Limerick to discuss the lasting effects of trauma and how to deal with them.

Highlights • 25 May 23

"I'm an old seanchaí at heart." Imelda May on her theatre debut

Described by Miriam O'Callaghan as "the busiest woman in Ireland," Imelda May, not content with being one of our finest singers and poets, has now set her sights on becoming one of our finest actors.

Theatre • 20 May 23

Imelda May on Sunday with Miriam

The singer, poet and now actor talks to Miriam about starring in her first stage play, Mother of All the Behans at Dublin's 3Olympia.

Highlights • 15 May 23

Talking about Climate Change on Today with Claire Byrne

George Marshall, founding director of UK charity Climate Outreach, tells Claire how we need to create a national story detailing what we can do together on climate change.

Highlights • 12 May 23