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International Holocaust Memorial Day commemorated - Drama On One

Venetia Bowe stars in Livin Dred's production of Danti Dan

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The 10 best Irish Oscar tweets

Niall O'Flaherty of Sultans of Ping on Kenny Live in 1994

Dancing in the disco – the story of The Sultans of Ping

Tall tales - Damien Dempsey & Conor McPherson talk to Miriam

A detail from Caterpillar & Dodo (2022) by Clea van der Grijn

In The Picture: Clea van der Grijn's disembodied adventures

Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These features in this week's edition of Page Turners

Page Turners reading list: the books featured in this week's show

Mystery Train - your weekly selection of tracks from John Kelly

The Piece With The Drums: Poet Kevin Higgins remembered

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Deadly! Conor McMahon's 5 best horror-comedies

Fianna Fail leader Sean Lemass features prominently in Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, Volume XIII 1965-69

Times change: David McCullagh on Irish foreign policy in the 60s

Rewind! 5 TV series that summed up 2022

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Enda Burke, Deirdre by the Window (2021)

In The Picture: Zurich Portrait Prize 2022 shortlist

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How An Cailín Ciúin became a quiet movie sensation

The story behind Kavanagh's On Raglan Road - The Lyric Feature

RTÉ Short Story Shortlist 2022

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Doreen Finn, author of Strawberry Season

RTÉ Short Story Shortlist 2022: Strawberry Season by Doreen Finn

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Alan McCormick, author of 'Fire Starter'

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2022: Fire Starter by Alan McCormick

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Aingeala Flannery (pic: Bríd O'Donovan)

RTÉ Short Story Competition: Scrappage by Aingeala Flannery

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Bernard Crowley, author of 'A Nice Cup of Tea'

RTÉ Short Story Shortlist: A Nice Cup of Tea by Bernard Crowley

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Julie Cruickshank, author of 'The Coast of Africa'

RTÉ Short Story 2022: The Coast of Africa by Julie Cruickshank

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Nicola Crean, author of Cnámharlach Uaigneach

RTÉ Short Story 2022: Cnámharlach Uaigneach by Nicola Crean

RTÉ Short Story Competition

'Cherries' author Sara Keating (Pic: Melanie Sheehy)

RTÉ Short Story Competition: Cherries by Sara Keating

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Antoinette McCarthy, author of 'Fishing For Pike'

RTÉ Short Story 2022: Fishing For Pike by Antoinette McCarthy

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Rachel Hynes, author of 'The Big House of Nora Toad'

RTÉ Short Story 2022: The Big House of Nora Toad by Rachel Hynes

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Brendan Killeen, author of 'Big Why, Little Why'

RTÉ Short Story Shortlist: Big Why, Little Why by Brendan Killeen

RTÉ Short Story Competition

Arena on RTÉ Radio 1

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The Shards - Bret Easton Ellis talks to RTÉ Arena

Folk legend Judy Collins talks to RTÉ Arena

The Piece With The Drums: Poet Kevin Higgins remembered

Paul Mescal on Aftersun - the Oscar nominee talks to RTÉ Arena

Winter Papers returns - listen to the Arena special

The long goodbye: Clannad talk to RTÉ Arena

Unforgiven at 30 - Arena on Clint Eastwood's western masterpiece

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The John Kelly Mixtape

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The original Sun Studios recording facility run by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee

John Kelly on writing about what you love - and saying thanks

Matsuo Basho (1644 – 1694), was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan (Pic: Getty)

John Kelly: How an Irishman in Tokyo translated a master of haiku

Composer John cage, pictured in 1958

John Kelly on two sound men who changed how we hear things

John Kelly on Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love - a 'work of genius'

John Kelly on keeping it simple and being awake to nature

Horslips' The Táin - John Kelly on the album that saved his life

John Kelly on the wonder of Elvis Presley's Sun Sessions

John Kelly on the sacred sounds of the almighty Al Green

John Kelly on Aretha Franklin's gospel classic Amazing Grace

John Kelly on Dusty Springfield's Memphis masterpiece

'Vulture Prince' by Arooj Aftab is one of John Kelly's picks for 2021

John Kelly's Top 10 Albums of 2021

John Kelly on Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue - it's kind of beautiful

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