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Poetry Programme host Olivia O'Leary

Watch: Olivia O'Leary reads a classic W.B. Yeats poem

Poetry / 27 Sep

Poem Of The Week: The Inverse Wave by Pat Boran

Poetry / 19 Sep

Poets Pat Boran and Kerry Hardie feature in the first edition of the new series of The Poetry Programme

The Poetry Programme returns - the poems of summer

Poetry / 16 Sep

Poem of the Week: Sisters, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin

Poem Of The Week: Pat Boran's Learning To Dive

Poetry / 22 Aug

Doireann Ni Ghriofa and Louis de Paor join Olivia O Leary on this week's Poetry Programme

Poetry Programme preview - a feast of bilingual poetry

Poetry / 13 Apr

Sinead Morrissey joins Olivia O'Leary on this week's Poetry Programme

Poetry Programme preview - the Good Friday Agreement at 20

Poetry / 06 Apr

Jim Lucey (L) and Jean O Brien (R) join Olivia O Leary (centre) on this week's Poetry Programme

Poetry Programme Preview - shining a light on mental health

Poetry / 30 Mar

RTÉ Poetry Programme host Olivia O'Leary

The Christmas Poetry Programme - listen to a preview

Poetry / 22 Dec 17

Saoirse Ronan stars in Brooklyn, the Christmas Day movie on RTÉ One

Your Christmas Cultural Highlights on RTÉ

RTÉ / 19 Dec 17

The Poetry Programme celebrates Jonathan Swift on the 350th anniversary of his birth

RTÉ Poetry Programme preview - Happy Birthday, Jonathan Swift

Poetry / 06 Oct 17

Poetry Programme preview: Liz Lochhead & Richard Murphy at 90

Poetry / 18 Sep 17

New Poetry Programme host Olivia O'Leary with guests Thomas McCarthy & Sarah Clancy

The Poetry Programme with Olivia O'Leary - listen to a preview

Poetry / 09 Sep 17

Olivia O'Leary: "Sometimes we forget the power of poetry."

Poetry / 11 Sep 17

Poem of the Week: Begin by Brendan Kennelly

Poetry / 27 Apr 17

Life going 'herky jerky' - Poet Susan Miller DuMars

Culture / 06 Dec 16

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

Rick O'Shea's very short book reviews

Culture / 11 Oct 16

Poet Kerrie O'Brien

Poem Of The Week: Inherent, by Kerrie O' Brien

Culture / 04 Oct 16

Poem Of The Week: Digging, by Seamus Heaney

Culture / 27 Apr 17

Poem Of The Week by Jane Clarke

Culture / 15 Sep 16

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