Patrick Graham

Sophia Murphy and Marie Keenan, Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Restorative Justice, UCD talk to Miriam about the Restorative Justice process, a process that brought them both to Brussels this week to address the European Parliament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nigel Tierney, originally from Kilkenny, is an LA-based director whose new short animated film is up for consideration for an Oscar shortlist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor, director and photographer Hugh O'Conor has the talent and the luck to be good at them all. From starring roles in ‘Lamb’ with Liam Neeson and ‘My Left Foot’ with Brenda Fricker and Daniel Day Lewis, to more recent work with director Werner Herzog, he has also continued to work on stage regularly, and this Winter he will be taking on the role of Gabriel in ‘The Dead’ by James Joyce in MOLI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The visual artist, who is being honoured with the inaugural Francis Bacon Lifetime Achievement Award for Irish Visual Arts, chats about his relationship with his parents growing up in Mullingar, the presence of art in his life, the burgeoning Dublin arts scene in the 1960s, dealing with his alcoholism, religious faith and his happiness now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with Victoria Warwick and Filip Klubička of the Irish a-cappella vocal group, who've just had an extraordinary adventure on The Voice UK. Their new album 'Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum' is released later this monthOfficial website: https://www.ardumusic.com/(for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The comedian chats about growing up in Kinvara, Galway; her life changed at 23 when her mother died and she became head of the household, but in a shot of inspiration (she believes sent by her mother) on holiday in Tenerife she found the courage to finally pursue her dream of being a performer and created her show 'Good Grief'Official website: https://aoifedunnecomedy.com/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the coach on the RTÉ tv show 'Ireland's Fittest Family', which returns next week for a new series. She discusses how being a mother impacts her coaching approach, the importance of the GAA club game to local communities and the LGFA/GAA integration discussions currently underwaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat and live performance from the singer who is steadily making a name for herself. She chats about being from a musical background (both her grandfather and her dad Richie Buckley played sax), her own songwriting, working with producer John Reynolds and the artists that inspire her (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wide-ranging chat with the singer, who is getting ready for a nationwide tour with ‘Raised on Songs and Stories’. She chats about the music of her childhood, moving back to Ireland, the loss of family and musician friends like Glen Hansard, her attitude to death and the importance of artistic activismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A catch-up with the broadcaster/journalist who spoke to us earlier this year about the devastating effects of her alcohol addiction and beginning a new chapter in life; having addressed an Oireachtas committee about women and addiction, she starts a new column today in the Sunday IndependentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.