Sunday with Miriam

Chat with the theatre producer about a very happy family life in Dalkey, a near-death attack in Manchester and discovering he had a secret half-sister. His production ‘The Sound Inside’ at the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire is part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Full details: https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The widow of the late artist Graham Knuttel talks about their life together and how they coped with his final illness. A major retrospective exhibition of his work opens at the Minerva Suite in the RDS, running 9th – 21st September 2025See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The comedian and the storyteller chat about philosophy, the power in nature, religious belief and the crossing point between paganism and Christianity, all topics that inform their show ‘Between Dog and Wolf’ which tours Ireland this autumn Full details: https://tommytiernan.ieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The BBC Chief International Correspondent discusses her book ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’, a history of Afghanistan told through the lives of the staff who kept the landmark Intercontinental Hotel on a hill above Kabul goingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the hugely-successful writer about her latest novel 'Paper Heart', set in the Irish midlands; she also talks about her writing process, screen adaptations of her work and the long and successful political career of her father BertieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat and live music with Cooley-based fiddler Zoe Conway, her husband guitarist John McIntyre and sean nós dancer Edwina Guckian ahead of their concert in The Helix next week - 'Anam Éireann: The Soul of Ireland' with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Thursday 11th Sept Further details: https://orchestra.rte.ie/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The tech editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent talks today about a very personal story - the death earlier this year of his brother Simon and the efforts made by the family (mother, novelist Deirdre Purcell and father Robert) to care for a loved one with a serious mental health conditionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the CNN Chief National Correspondent about his Irish lineage, covering 10 US elections, trying to understand the Trump support base and living with MS; 'An Evening with John King' comes to the National Concert Hall Dublin and the Town Hall Theatre in Galway at the end of September Event info: www.nch.ie and https://tht.ieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live music and chat with the Irish country music star about working in Nashville, a new EP and upcoming live acoustic tour ‘The Songwriter Shows’ and wanting to push his musical boundaries Official: https://derekryanmusic.com/ (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview are not available in the podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The twin brothers from Croatia describe their 10-year journey from the time they decided to leave their homeland for a better life in Ireland; from sleeping rough in Dublin parks, to working with the charity Tiglin and getting an award from the Dublin Lord MayorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.