Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness

The play centres around Maoilíosa, his grief and pain and his desire for revenge on the man he holds responsible for the death of his son. Fragile is a young man struggling to come to terms with the death of his friend. These two people are united by a moment that will stay with them forever.

Listeners are advised that the play contains strong adult language that some may find offensive

Maoilíosa was played by Eamonn Hunt

Muiris Crowley was Fragile

Cello and piano music in the play was performed by Jane Hughes.

This included

Orbit by Philip Glass , The Nature of Daylight by Max Richter, You must not do This and Silver Linings written by Hendyamps Studios Sto Perigali by Mikis Theodorakis

We also heard Big Tom and the Travellers perform "I would like to see you again" written by Charlie Craig and Larry T Atwood

From the RTÉ Radio archive you heard an excerpt of poet Patrick Kavanagh reading his poem In memory of my mother from Bowman on Sunday first broadcast 2009

Sound design was by Ciarán Cullen

Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness was directed by Gorretti Slavin

And if you or anyone you know is affected by the issues raised in the play you can find helpline information at rte.ie/support