New Irish Writing [Shorts]

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A World of One's Own20151225

A new series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

In wintry Newry an elderly man embarks on a new adventure in a story by Eugene O'Hare while Lisa McInerney brings us a kid doing a bunk off school, and a man thinks fondly of his glamorous new girlfriend in Kevin Maher's story of love and leather jackets.

Writer ..... Eugene O'Hare
Reader ..... Ian McElhinney

Producer ...... Jenny Thompson.

By Eugene O'Hare. In wintry Newry, an elderly man embarks on a new adventure.

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

Me and the Devil20150327

A series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

Donal Ryan (The Spinning Heart, The Thing About December) brings us to Limerick where a young writer befriends a local octogenarian, Tommy, and discovers the beauty within the man. Eimear McBride (A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) takes us into a world of dark family secrets and revenge, while playwright Rosemary Jenkinson reflects on the changing landscape of Belfast and its mythology as a young girl believes she's discovered the fairy folk in the hill behind her home.

Writer ..... Eimear McBride
Reader ..... Damien Molony
Producer ..... Heather Larmour

Eimear McBride\u2019s story of dark family secrets and a long-awaited act of revenge.

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

Redoubt20151218

A new series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

In wintry Newry an elderly man embarks on a new adventure in a story by Eugene O'Hare while Lisa McInerney brings us a kid doing a bunk off school, and a man thinks fondly of his glamorous new girlfriend in Kevin Maher's story of love and leather jackets.

Writer ..... Lisa McInerney
Reader ..... Don Wycherley
Producer ..... Jenny Thompson.

On a bunk from school Cormac meets a mysterious stranger. By Lisa McInerney.

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

The Blackthorn Tree20150320

A series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

Donal Ryan (The Spinning Heart, The Thing About December) brings us to Limerick where a young writer befriends a local octogenarian, Tommy, and discovers the beauty within the man. Eimear McBride (A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) takes us into a world of dark family secrets and revenge, while playwright Rosemary Jenkinson reflects on the changing landscape of Belfast and its mythology as a young girl believes she's discovered the fairy folk in the hill behind her home.

Writer ..... Rosemary Jenkinson
Reader ..... Maggie Cronin
Producer ..... Heather Larmour

Niamh believes there are fairies on the hill behind her house, but all is not as it seems.

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

Time Stands Still20160101

A new series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

In wintry Newry an elderly man embarks on a new adventure in a story by Eugene O'Hare while Lisa McInerney brings us a kid doing a bunk off school, and a man thinks fondly of his glamorous new girlfriend in Kevin Maher's story of love and leather jackets.

Writer ..... Kevin Maher
Reader ..... Mikel Murfi
Producer ..... Jenny Thompson.

A middle-aged man is besotted with his glamorous girlfriend. New writing from Kevin Maher.

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.

Tommy and Moon20150313

A series of original stories from some of Ireland's most exciting writers.

Donal Ryan (The Spinning Heart, The Thing About December) brings us to Limerick where a young writer befriends a local octogenarian, Tommy, and discovers the beauty within the man. Eimear McBride (A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing) takes us into a world of dark family secrets and revenge, while playwright Rosemary Jenkinson reflects on the changing landscape of Belfast and its mythology as a young girl believes she's discovered the fairy folk in the hill behind her home.

Writer ..... Donal Ryan
Reader ..... Liam O'Brien
Producer ..... Gemma McMullan

A young writer befriends an elderly man and discovers the beauty within his world

Radio 4 short stories. A showcase for new and original writing.