Poetry Programme: Mary O'Donnell & Catherine Phil MacCarthy In the Poetry Programme on 1st December 2019, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, presenter Olivia O'Leary is joined by poets Mary O'Donnell and … Poetry • 02 Dec 19
The Poetry Programme announces special Xmas live event Would you like to attend the recording of the Christmas Poetry Programme? the poetry programme • 19 Nov 19
Listen: The Poetry Programme talks to Gerald Dawe In the Poetry Programme on Sunday 17th November 2019, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Gerald Dawe joins presenter Olivia O'Leary to read from … the poetry programme • 18 Nov 19
The Poetry Programme: Bernard O'Donoghue & Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh In the Poetry Programme on 3rd November 2019, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, presenter Olivia O'Leary is joined by poets Bernard O'Donoghue and … Poetry • 01 Nov 19
The Poetry Programme: Colette Bryce & Medbh McGuckian speak In the Poetry Programme on 27th October 2019, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Colette Bryce recalls growing up in Derry during the Troubles, … the poetry programme • 25 Oct 19
The Poetry Programme - rediscovering poet Freda Laughton On the Poetry Programme on Sunday 12th May at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, presenter Olivia O'Leary meets Harry Clifton, former Ireland Professor of … Poetry • 10 May 19
Poets from the New Irish communities - The Poetry Programme Milena Rytelewska from Poland, Rafael Mendes from Brazil, Simone Sav from Romania, and Marc Gijsemans from Belgium join Olivia O'Leary on the Poetry Programme on … Poetry • 22 Apr 19
Listen: Seamus Heaney celebrated - The Poetry Programme In this week's Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1, Olivia O'Leary was joined by Kerry-based poet Paddy Bushe, and the programme remembered Seamus Heaney, who … Poetry • 17 Apr 19
Poetry Programme: Maureen Boyle, Ruth Carr & Chiamaka Enyi Amadi In the Poetry Programme at 7:30 pm on Sunday 7th April on RTÉ Radio 1, Northern Ireland poets Maureen Boyle and Ruth Carr join Olivia … Poetry • 08 Apr 19
Poetry Programme preview - the mighty Muldoon speaks! In the Poetry Programme at 7:30 pm on Sunday 31st March on RTÉ Radio 1 one of the most distinctive voices in Irish poetry, acclaimed … Poetry • 29 Mar 19
Poem Of The Week: The Boy Who Swapped a Bog for a Gramophone Our first Poem Of The Week for 2019, presented in association with the Poetry Programme, is The Boy Who Swapped a Bog for a Gramophone … Poetry • 09 Jan 19
Poetry Programme preview - Christmas words and music At 5pm on Christmas Day Olivia O'Leary presents an hour-long festive Poetry Programme, produced in association with Poetry Ireland and recorded in the magnificent ballroom … Poetry • 21 Dec 18
Poetry Programme preview: TS Eliot Prize nominee Ailbhe Darcy In the Poetry Programme at 7:30 pm on Sunday 16th December on RTÉ Radio 1, Olivia O'Leary meets Ailbhe Darcy, whose collection Insistence has been … the poetry programme • 13 Dec 18
Poetry Programme: Sarah Crossan & Natalya O'Flaherty In the Poetry Programme on Sunday 2nd December at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Olivia O'Leary meets Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan and performance … Poetry • 03 Dec 18
Poetry Programme: Vona Groarke, Mary Costello & more In the Poetry Programme on Sunday 25th November, at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Olivia O'Leary meets poet Vona Groarke, and novelist Mary Costello … Poetry • 26 Nov 18
The Poetry Programme: Michael Longley, in his 80th year The Poetry Programme celebrates the work of poet Michael Longley... the poetry programme • 19 Nov 18
The Poetry Programme celebrates Michael Longley Now in his 80th year, Michael Longley is one of our greatest poets, and on 11th and 18th November the Poetry Programme has an extended … Poetry • 12 Nov 18
Watch: Olivia O'Leary reads a classic W.B. Yeats poem In this Poetry Programme video, funded by RTÉ Radio 1 and the Office of Public Works, and made in association with Poetry Ireland, presenter Olivia … Poetry • 27 Sep 18
Poem Of The Week: The Inverse Wave by Pat Boran On 7th July last, on a day of glorious sunshine, poet Pat Boran read his poem 'The Inverse Wave' as part of of a series … Poetry • 19 Sep 18
The Poetry Programme returns - the poems of summer The first programme in the new series brings us back to the sun-drenched days of July, when Poetry Programme presenter Olivia O'Leary hosted three live … Poetry • 16 Sep 18
Poem of the Week: Sisters, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin This week's Poem of the Week is Sisters, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin, brought to you in association with the Poetry Programme on RTÉ Radio 1. Books • 31 Aug 18
Poem Of The Week: Pat Boran's Learning To Dive On 7th July last, on a day of glorious sunshine, poet Pat Boran read his poem 'Learning to Dive' for the first of a series … Poetry • 22 Aug 18
Poetry Programme preview - a feast of bilingual poetry On the Poetry Programme on Sunday 15th April at 7:30 pm on RTÉ Radio 1 presenter Olivia O'Leary is joined by Irish language poet Louis … Poetry • 13 Apr 18
Poetry Programme preview - the Good Friday Agreement at 20 In this week's edition of The Poetry Programme, presenter Olivia O'Leary is joined by poet Sinead Morrissey, and the programme marks the 20th anniversary of … Poetry • 06 Apr 18
Poetry Programme Preview - shining a light on mental health In the Poetry Programme on 1st April, psychiatrist Jim Lucey and poet Jean O'Brien join presenter Olivia O'Leary for a discussion of poetry and mental … Poetry • 30 Mar 18
