

Sunday Miscellany
RTÉ Radio 1
Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.
Episodes
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Apr 20, 2025 • 35min
Bell Chimes and Baby Chicks
Easter miracles and a newly risen Notre-Dame; natty hats and singing in public, with Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, Aidan Mathews, Roslyn Dee, Olivia O’Leary, Maria Moynihan and James HarpurSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 13, 2025 • 37min
Wobbly Lambs and Swooping Swallows
Stirrings of spring and a stubborn donkey, Easter in Beirut and meeting Samuel Beckett, with Kate O’Shaughnessy, Louise Kennedy, Peter Cunningham, Joe Kearney, Jenny Beale and John F DeaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 6, 2025 • 37min
Bedsit Blues and Poker Nights
Dentists’ drills, dry stone walls and debtors’ prison, and the Great Gatsby at 100, with Tim Carey, Rebecca Hunter, Brian Crowley, Jessica Freed, Frank Kavanagh and Roslyn DeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 30, 2025 • 35min
Dedicated to the One I Love
Handwritten letters and mother-daughter rites of passage, a search for identity, and the delightful landscapes of Ireland’s South West, with Barbara Scully, Jamie O’Connell, Brian Daly, James Harpur, Joanne Hynes, Cónal Creedon and Amenazeb KhanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 23, 2025 • 36min
Bittersweet Memories and a Mighty Mouse
Car troubles, revolutionary whispers and a tribute to a hero of Dublin city, with John Toal, Catherine Foley, Rosaleen McDonagh, Kathleen Murphy, Justin MacCarthy, Paula Meehan and Durgham MushtahaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 16, 2025 • 32min
Riverdance and Ronnie Drew, Saint Patrick and the Pogues
Saint Patrick’s hidden holy well, a White House welcome, an encounter with musical genius and a “grand stretch” in the evenings, with Liz Nugent, Daniel Muhall, Karen J McDonnell, Georg Grote, Anne Delaney and Rachael HegartySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 9, 2025 • 33min
Red Books and Yellow Sand
Canine clutter and a feline warrior, a friendship forged in music and a century-old literary scandal, with writers Philip Judge, Alexis MacIsaac, Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha, Margaret Galvin, Lourdes Mackey and Amanda BellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 2, 2025 • 33min
Gongs and Goldfinches
Oscar night fever and Jaws at 50, placenames of Waterford and saluting Ronnie Delany at 90, with John O’Donnell, Zoë Devlin, Val O’Donnell, Niall McArdle and Catherine FoleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 23, 2025 • 37min
Emigrant Tears and Encounters with Strangers
Ghost signs of Dublin, Wexford tales, and climbing Carrauntuohil, with Jamie O’Connell, Margaret Galvin, John MacKenna, AM Cousins, Aoife Barry and Billy RocheSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 16, 2025 • 36min
Second Chances and Stormy Seas
Ministering angels and mutiny at sea, a devastating fire in a Dublin market, and a poem for the late Ivor Browne, with Antonia Hart, Eddie Vallely, William Wall, Rebecca Hunter, Joe Kearney and Lani O’HanlonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


