Remembering Dónal Lunny
Bill Whelan, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala O'Connor, Shaun Davey, and Iarla Ó Lionáird discuss the life and career of the late Dónal Lunny....
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RTÉ - Arena Podcast
Presenter Sean Rocks takes a look at what's on in the world of arts and entertainment.
Episodes
20 of 310 episodes
Film reviews - incl Klara and the Sun
Hilary White and Arlene Hunt review the new films Klara and the Sun, Fatherland and Possible Love.
Choreographer John Scott on the new Irish Modern Dance Theatre production
Choreographer John Scott chats to Rick about the Irish Modern Dance Theatre production 'Physical Landscape' coming to the Project Arts Centr...
RTÉ Short Story Competition - John Armstrong and Alison Jameson
John Armstrong and Alison Jameson, both finalists of this year's RTÉ Short Story Competition, chat to Rick about their work.
Gulliver: A Choral Symphony - Shaun Davey
Ahead of the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels, composer Shaun Davey discusses his Gulliver: A Choral Symphony.
Galway DJ Count Skylarkin
Galway DJ Count Skylarkin chats with Rick about his upcoming gig at the Lú Festival of Light in Drogheda.
Is Grand Theft Auto still relevant?
Ahead of the release of its sixth iteration, we’ll be discussing the global pop-cultural phenomenon that is Grand Theft Auto.
Ralph McTell plays live in studio
Ralph McTell chats to Rick and plays live in studio.
Fiddle player Clare Sands
Fiddle player and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominee Clare Sands chats to Rick about her new album and performs live in studio.
Macnas at 40
As Macnas marks 40 years of creating extraordinary public art, Rick look back at the history of the company with Galway theatre-maker James...
Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
Jess Fahy discusses the National Gallery’s new exhibition, Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary.
Niall Williams
For over twenty-five years, novelist Niall Williams has been crafting some of the most lyrical and resonant of Irish stories.
Opera festival review
Wexford Festival Opera marks its 75th anniversary. From its modest beginnings in 1951, it has grown into one of the world's most respected o...
TV reviews - incl VisionQuest
Chris Wasser and Louise Bruton review VisionQuest (Disney+), Crystal Lake (Sky) and The Party (Virgin).
Album reviews - incl Fontaines DC
Zara Hedderman and Nadine O’Regan review new releases from Fontaines DC, Arborist and Declan O’Rourke.
Faber to stop supplying Rooney's books in the UK
Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times chats to Rick about Faber confirming it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK.
Luke Grimes on the latest series of Marshals
Actor Luke Grimes chats to Rick about the latest season of Taylor Sheridan's American neo-Western Marshals.
Disco Pigs at 30
Playwright and director Enda Walsh and actors Séamus McLean Ross and Aoise Meaney discuss the major new production at The Everyman marking t...
Maya Libbey live in studio
Singer-songwriter Maya Libbey performs live in the studio.
Cork's most iconic music venues
Ashley Keating of The Frank and Walters chats to Rick about Cork's most iconic music venues.