Moncrieff

In the run up to Dublin Pride, which takes place next Saturday June 28th, Glasnevin Cemetery are running Queer History Tours this weekend in advance of next week’s celebrations.Anna Collins is the tour guide for them, and they join Seán to discuss.

It’s billed as the longest day of the year – or the shortest night – the Summer Solstice in recent years has brought people from all over the world to some of our sacred sites marking this occasion.However, traditionally its origins lay in more localised community get-togethers, crossroad gatherings and particularly bonfires to mark the feast of St John.To tell more, Seán is joined by Michael Fortune, Folklorist.

A new book examines how diverse sexuality and gender is not some recent concoction of the so-called “woke left”, but rather embedded in the ancient biology of the natural world.Joining Seán to discuss is Nathan Lents, author of ‘The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender and Mating Shape Modern Relationships’...Image: Harper Collins Publishing

Tom Dunne’s guest is very very hard to pigeonhole. She founded Nasa’s The International Space Orchestra, set up her own underground university and has worked with the likes of Beck, Damon Albarn and Massive Attack.Now, she has a new movie ‘Doppelgangers’, which will be screened at Ireland’s international documentary film festival Docs Ireland in Belfast on the 25th of June.She is Director and Designer of Experiences, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, and she joins to discuss!

Richard Harris was an extraordinary actor and widely regarded as one of Munster’s most impressive exports...Whether you remember him from his roles in the Field or Harry Potter or any of his acclaimed stage performances, an upcoming exhibition at the Hunt Museum in Limerick will feature the first Public Exhibition of the Richard Harris Archive...CEO at the Hunt Museum, Teresa Crowley, joins Seán to discuss.

As the show is in Killaloe today, it would be a missed opportunity not speaking to this woman: she's a marathon swimmer, an Ireland and Munster rugby legend and a local.Rosie Foley joins Seán for a chat!

It’s time for some summer vibes! The weather here in Killaloe (where the show is taking place today) is stunning and the summer feels in full swing.Henry McKean has been chatting to locals and visitors and asking: is Killaloe paradise?

Given that the show is on the River Shannon today, it makes sense to think about how water is used to generate power and energy.The Ardnacrusha hydroelectric scheme was a revolutionary step in public infrastructure and construction began on the power station one hundred years ago.Station Manager at Ardnacrusha, Brendan Shine, joins Seán to tell more.Image: Institution of Civil Engineers

The Moncrieff Show is live from Killaloe River Cruises on the River Shannon, as part of Newstalk’s Summer Tour with thanks to ESB!Seán’s first guest hails from Nenagh, just up the lake from where the show is taking place. His books have won several awards, and his most recent novel is ‘Heart, Be at Peace’. Donal Ryan joins to discuss!

Host of the COYGIG podcast on Off The Ball, Kathleen McNamee, joins Moncrieff to discuss the explosive growth of women’s football in Ireland and abroad.Listen here