A Safe Passage by Irene Kelleher

Islands fuses documentary and drama, and a bit of pretending, to make a journey not usually possibleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seamus O’Rourke plays Christy Irene Kelleher, the young Woman. The Wireless Coastguard and The Radio Presenter were played by Joe Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

two men meet after travelling through a series of rooms, unsure of where they are and what they are supposed to do next. As they respond to various challenges, we learn more about the history that connects them. The play took third place in the 2024 PJ O’Connor Awards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we hear from director Jessica Dromgoole, actors Ronan Leahy and Tadhg Murphy speaking about working on The Last Room by JP MahonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

joint winner of the PJ O’Connor Radio Drama Awards. Aoife Duffin stars as Cheese in a play about a girl who wanted to be heard, and a boy Chalk who didn't speak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

writer Isolde Fenton, and actors Aoife Duffin, Orla Fitzgerald and Patrick RyanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clarity at Last by Charlie McGuinness was joint winner of the 2024 P.J. O'Connor AwardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A radio version of Fishamble’s hit stage show starring Janet Moran and Andrew Bennett, directed by Jim CulletonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

performed by Barry McGovern, and directed by Daniel Reardon. A Piece of Monologue is introduced by Gerry Dukes, whose stage adaptation, with Barry McGovern, of Beckett's post-war trilogy of novels as I’ll Go On has played around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Old Tune is Samuel Beckett's free adaptation of La Manivelle/The Crank, a radio play by French writer, Robert Pinget.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.