Arena Thursday 19 January 2017
on Friday's show...."Counterparts: A Synergy of Law and Literature" is a collection of stories by Irish lawyer-writers and the latest albums from Zayn Malik, Bruce Springsteen and Method Man
Arts News
with Alan Corr - acts confirmed to play Donald Trump inauguration tomorrow, unusual emoji role for Patrick Stewart in a new animated film
Film reviews
Brogen Hayes and Stephen Boyd review "Jackie", "Split" and "xXx: Return Of Xander Cage"
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"Moonglow" by Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon chats about his latest novel "Moonglow", a faux memoir about the fallout from a deathbed confession told to the narrator by his grandfather (published by Fourth Estate)
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"Moments Of Snow" by David Keane
Poet David Keane reads "Moments Of Snow", his winning entry in last year's Poetry Ireland/Trocaire competition where the theme was migrants who are 'Forced To Flee'
This year's competition details: www.poetryireland.ie
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Celebrity and American politics
Daniel Geary looks ahead to the inauguration tomorrow of Donald Trump and examines whether being a celebrity helps you succeed in politics
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Music Played on the Show
Tiny Hands - Protest Song
Fiona Apple
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Arena With Seán Rocks
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