Barry Kerr performs live in studio

In the week that sees U2 release their first album, Carnaval de Luz, in almost ten years, Limerick-based writer Brian O’Connell takes us back to the early days of the band in a new book, Becoming U2. Brian O'Connell takes us back, in fact, to a key night in March 1978 when they played their first public gig under that name.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For more than five decades, Paul Brady has been one of Ireland’s most respected and influential songwriters. This evening he speaks to Rick about his career, creative prosess, and his upcoming gigs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Clarke and Sarina Bellissimo join Rick O'Shea in studio to talk about this weeks movie picks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author M John Harrison discusses his post-apocalyptic novel, The End of Everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Playwright Meadhbh McHugh and actress Agnes O'Casey discuss the world premiere of Casual at the Abbey.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Editor Maura Dooley discusses Sylvia Plath on Writing, a collection of Plath's advice on what it means to commit to a writing life.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of his appearance at the Dingle International Film Festival, actor Timothy V. Murphy chats to Ciara about his remarkable career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the release of his seventh studio album, Heartbreakers, singer-songwriter Cormac O Caoimh performs live.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ciara Byrne discusses her new play The Snug which will premiere at Sean O'Casey Theatre.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Adrian Dunbar and composer Nick Roth discuss the world premiere of Crann Mór, a newly expanded live staging of Richard Berengarten's poem Tree.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.