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The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal needs YOU!

I don't have to tell you that we're in the middle of an unparalleled homelessness crisis in this country, so this year I thought we'd try and use the power of my Book Club to raise funds for one of the charities at the coalface.

Books • 15 Nov 18

Rick O' Shea's Top 10 Summer Reads

The hardest part of figuring out what to recommend in a 'Summer Reads' list is usually not what to actually include - although this list could have been double the size.

Books • 16 Jul 18

Sinéad Moriarty & Rick O'Shea's ultimate reading list for 2018

Bestselling novelist Sinéad Moriarty and our very own Rick O'Shea have joined up with Eason to share their ultimate reading list for 2018.

Culture • 25 Apr 18

Roddy Doyle is appearing at this year's Dublin Book Festival

Dublin Book Festival 2017 - 5 must-see events

The Dublin Book Festival kicks off on Thursday, November 2nd, with seven days of choice literary shenanigans for all tastes, featuring a host of renowned Irish authors.

Books • 26 Oct 17

Rick O'Shea - how I programmed my first literary festival

You know those dreams you have where it's your Irish exam in the Leaving Cert and you've turned up in your underpants? Welcome to my actual world for the last few weeks as first-time literary curator of the Waterford Writers Weekend.

Books • 19 Oct 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

Novelist Lisa McInerney is one of the guests on Rick O'Shea's new podcast series The Collective.

Listen Up: Rick O'Shea's new 2FM podcast series The Originators

The Collective, a new online hub for 2FM and will host a series of podcasts, documentaries, debates and short form content presented by top 2FM talent. The first presentation from The Collective is The Originators, presented by Rick O'Shea.

Podcasts • 14 Jul 17

11 short book reviews by Rick O'Shea

Life (and festivals, events, work etc.) getting in the way, but here are my latest very short reviews of stuff I've read recently...

Books • 03 Jul 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

Poem of the Week: Costa del Dento by Rita Ann Higgins

As chosen by the RTÉ Poetry Programme, our Poem of the Week is 'Costa del Dento' by Rita Ann Higgins, a work that initially lulls you into thinking is a humorous poem, but then takes a dark turn.

Culture • 08 Dec 16

Your December selections from The Rick O'Shea Book Club

Two jewels for you to read along with in December – Jess Kidd's debut novel Himself and, from 1938, the absolute classic that is Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca.

Culture • 02 Dec 16

Seven short book reviews from Rick O'Shea

Looking for a good read? RTÉ Poetry Programme presenter Rick O'Shea has a few recommendations for you.

Culture • 25 Nov 16

Poem Of The Week: The Trout, by John Montague

On the week that John Montague receives the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, our Poem of the Week is Montague's classic The Trout.

Culture • 17 Nov 16

Something For The Weekend: Eoin Colfer's Cultural Picks

Your cultural musts from the best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series.

Books • 19 Jul 17

Your November picks from The Rick O'Shea Book Club

This month's books could not be more different from each other and that's one of the ways I like these things...

Culture • 04 Nov 16

Rick O'Shea's October Book Club Update

Already we're at the halfway point of October's reading, and in case you missed it earlier, here are the two books we're reading this month.

Culture • 18 Oct 16

Rick O'Shea - no messing about when it comes to his book reviews.

Rick O'Shea's very short book reviews

Short, sharp book reviews from the host of The Poetry Programme.

Culture • 11 Oct 16

Poem Of The Week: Meeting the British, by Paul Muldoon

Listen to Paul Muldoon read the title poem from his classic 1987 collection ‘Meeting the British’, about an early instance of germ warfare against members of the Ottawa tribe of North America.