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Seán Hewitt:

Seán Hewitt on exploring the "emotional territory" of queer love

Listen: Movie Music Masters live with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Rté Concert Orchestra

Fallen Leaves is the latest movie from Aki Kaurismaki

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Sculptor Imogen Stuart, photographed by Conor Horgan in her studio

Artist Imogen Stuart, from the heart - inside the new documentary

RTÉ news2day presenter Molly O'Connor with the Palestrina Choir. Pictures: Micheál Mac Suibhne

Palestrina Choir to mark 120th year with Christmas carol concert

Sunday Miscellany: A Selection - RTÉ Arena on the new anthology

Shane MacGowan outside the family home in Co Tipperary in 1997. Photo: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images

How Shane MacGowan's schooldays in England shaped his identity

Brendan Kennelly, writer

Sunday Miscellany: A Winter Rose by Brendan Kennelly

Mervyn Wall, writer

Sunday Miscellany: The Forty Foot, by Mervyn Wall

Shane MacGowan and John Kelly

'He was known before he was known' - John Kelly on Shane MacGowan

Shane Culloty: 'It's one of the most widely heard Irish songs of the century, but most people won't know its name.
(Pic: Andy Omvik)

Meet the Irishman whose song has 1.1 billion plays on TikTok

Wexford Festival Opera live

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Wexford Festival Opera - watch L'Aube rouge

Wexford Festival Opera - watch La Ciociara (Two Women)

Wexford Festival Opera - watch Zoraida de Granata

Wexford Opera Festival

Wexford Festival Opera: Watch Soprano Celine Byrne in concert

Wexford Festival Opera: Claudia Boyle & Pietro Adaini in concert

Wexford Festival Opera

Wexford Festival Opera: Dinner Time Recital with Celine Byrne

Wexford Festival Opera

Sarah Luttrell is a member of the Wexford Factory programme

Soprano Sarah Luttrell on Wexford's young artist programme

Editor's Choice

Xnthony's Big Gay Ball comes to First Fortnight (Pic: Jakub Gessler)

The art of mental health - First Fortnight returns for 2024

First Fortnight

The Beatles are back, with a little help from AI (Pic: Apple Corps)

Notes on AI in music: 'I'm not quite sure how to feel about it'

The Lauren Murphy Column

RTÉ Supporting The Arts this November

RTE Supporting The Arts

Ireland 100: An Old Song Re-Sung - watch the extended version

The Mighty Crom, as pictured in Gods Don't Cry (Illustration: Conor Merriman)

Gods Don't Cry - unsung tales of Ireland's forgotten immortals

The author speaks: 'Pure Filth isn't so much by as via Aidan Mathews.'

Pure Filth - Aidan Matthews on his new poetry collection

A public gallery tour at this year's TULCA Visual Arts Festival (Pics: Ros Kavanagh)

Cure and Care in Galway - the TULCA Visual Arts Festival reviewed

Arena on RTÉ Radio 1

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Once Was a Boy - poet Theo Dorgan talks to RTÉ Arena

What makes Ronnie O'Sullivan tick? RTÉ Arena on the snooker great

A tale of two Pauls - RTÉ Arena on this year's Booker shortlist

RTÉ Arena on the true-life tale of a missionary's tragic journey

The Solace of Artemis - poet Paula Meehan talks to RTÉ Arena

In the Black Fantastic - Ekow Eshun talks to RTÉ Arena

All the Light we Cannot See - RTÉ Arena on Netflix's WWII epic

Claire Keegan in conversation - listen to the RTÉ Arena Special

The Letters of Séamus Heaney - RTÉ Arena on an epistolary event

The return of Richie - Jape talks to RTÉ Arena

Myth understood: Natalie Haynes on kick-ass Greek Goddesses

Foe - inside Paul Mescal & Saoirse Ronan's new movie

RTÉ lyric fm selects

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Who are you calling high-brow? John Kelly on why art matters

The John Kelly Column

Jessica Traynor's poetic history of an Offaly town

The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature goes behind the scenes of La Tempesta at Wexford Opera ((Pics: Clive Barda)

Magic on a Winter's Night: The Lyric Feature goes to the opera

The Lyric Feature

SineadMorrissey VonaGroarke

Irish poets on Writing Yourself Home - The Lyric Feature returns

The Lyric Feature

From The Archives: Michael Gambon talks to Marty Whelan

Listen: RTÉ lyric Live for Culture Night

The Recital Hall at TU Dublin's new Grangegorman campus

Temple of sound - Liz Nolan on the new Conservatoire at TU Dublin

More RTÉ lyric fm selects

Short Story Competition Shortlist

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John O'Donnell, author of Mr. Hoo

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023 - read the winning story

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Caoimhín Gaffney, author of It All Began With The Turlough

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023: It All Began With The Turlough

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Julie Cruickshank, author of Tessa and Viviane

RTÉ Short Story Competition: Tessa & Viviane by Julie Cruickshank

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Jamie Samson, author of Off Season

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023: Off Season by Jamie Samson

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Natalie Ryan, author of The Turkish Rug

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023: The Turkish Rug by Natalie Ryan

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Robin Livingstone, author of Breathe

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023: Breathe by Robin Livingstone

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Peter McCauley, author of On Craigavon Bridge

Short Story Competition: On Craigavon Bridge by Peter McCauley

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Nadine O'Regan, author of You

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023: You by Nadine O'Regan

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Ilona Adams, author of Artificial Intelligence for Psychotherapists

Short Story Competition: AI for Psychotherapists by Ilona Adams

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023

Caitríona McArdle, author of The Warbler

RTÉ Short Story Competition: The Warbler by Caitríona McArdle

RTÉ Short Story Competition 2023