Ruth Kennedy

RTÉ Radio One

"I naively believed that when the sentence was over my punishment was over." Damien Quinn of social enterprise Spéire Nua

Spéire Nua founder on helping ex-offenders make a fresh start

Damien Quinn, founder of social enterprise Spéire Nua draws on personal experience to help ex-offenders start over after prison.

Highlights • 13 Apr 23

Remembering Dundalk FC Star Jimmy Hasty on The Ryan Tubridy Show

Paddy Malone talks to Oliver Callan about a new film on the life of Dundalk FC's legendary one-armed footballer Jimmy Hasty

Highlights • 19 Apr 23

A Psychotherapist's guide to raising teens in 2023

Psychotherapist Stella O'Malley chats to Miriam about her book What Your Teen Is Trying to Tell You and offers strategies for parents trying to balance the rules with the risks in the teenage years.

Parenting • 17 Apr 23

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York on Brendan O'Connor

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York talks to Brendan O'Connor about her latest novel, marriage, family and what it was really like to live in the Royal spotlight.

Highlights • 02 Apr 23

When Celebrity Interviews go Wrong on Today with Claire Byrne

Thomas 'Crossy' Crosse and Stephen Byrne share tips on interviewing celebrities, their best and worst celeb chats and how to avoid celebrity interview fails.

Highlights • 29 Mar 23

David Baddiel: "Anti-Semitism is the racism that slips past you"

Writer and comedian David Baddiel explains how anti-Jewish sentiments can fly under the radar, the impact of the Holocaust on his family and why we can never be complacent about anti-Semitism.

Highlights • 28 Mar 23

"It's not a new phenomenon at all - short films in Irish on Arena

With An Cailín Ciúin having made a splash internationally, now seems like the perfect time to take a dive into the archives and showcase older films in the Irish language.

RTÉ Arena • 21 Mar 23

The Edge: "It was a bit of an experiment, to be honest."

The Edge talks to Ryan ahead of U2's latest album, Songs of Surrender, and the documentary Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With David Letterman, both out this Friday.

Highlights • 20 Mar 23

Short Films in Irish on Arena

Seán Rocks chats to Sunniva O'Flynn, Head of Irish Film Programming at the IFI about a new online collection of short films in Irish Gearrscannáin ón gCartlann.

Highlights • 14 Mar 23

"It's a bit gory and a bit mad." Cocaine Bear on Liveline

Comedy horror movie Cocaine Bear tells the story of a terrifying grizzly, who causes carnage after accidentally ingesting millions of dollars' worth of cocaine.

Cocaine • 13 Mar 23