Rick O'Shea

Rick has been a radio presenter with RTE 2FM since 2001.

He’s also the presenter of The Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1. In the fractional spare time remaining to him he runs Ireland’s largest online book club.

8 bite-size book reviews by Rick O'Shea

An octet of recommended reads from the host of RTÉ Gold's Afternoon Gold with Rick O'Shea...

Books • 26 Feb 18

Rick O'Shea's Best Books Of 2017

I'm glad to finally put together the books from 2017 that I think you should read, along with a short review of each.

Books • 31 Dec 17

10 bite-size book reviews by Rick O'Shea

In case it looks like I've spent most of my time since my last update reading books, I have.

Books • 11 Oct 17

The Rick O'Shea Book Club returns - your September reads

Yes, it's September already - and for this month I have two very different choices for you...

Books • 05 Sep 17

Rick O'Shea's August Book Club suggestions

It's now officially three years since our first ROSBC Book Of The Month (we would only pick one every month back then). It seems like both a lot longer and a lot shorter, like most good relationships.

Books • 01 Aug 17

Sinead Crowley's One Bad Turn is a Rick Book Club selection for July

The Rick O'Shea Book Club returns - your July selections

For July, given that people are away on holidays a lot, I've chosen two books that will work with vastly different ends of the reading spectrum.

Books • 13 Jul 17

The Rick O'Shea Book Club does Body&Soul

The Rick O'Shea Book Club is 3 years old at the end of July, has almost 8,000 members, conducts book launches, public interviews and events across the country and is about to go to two places it's never been before...

Books • 23 Jun 17

The Rick O'Shea Book Club returns - your June selections

And here we are at 7,500 members for the club. How did that happen? For June, the 2 books we'll be recommending here on the ROSBC are...

Books • 08 Jun 17

7 Short Book Reviews by Rick O'Shea

It's been far too long and a combination of laziness and the season that shall not speak its name getting in the way but here are a few short reviews of things I've read over the last couple of months.

Books • 27 Jan 17

Joan Fontaine stars as the eponymous heroine in Alfred Hitchcock's film of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca - you should definitely read the book first.

Rick O'Shea Book Club Update: Recommended Rick Reads

So, we're halfway through the month(!) - how have you been getting on with our two picks for December?

Culture • 16 Dec 16