Creedon’s Christmas
Creedon’s Christmas has been a centre-piece on the Christmas Day table for years.
As well as the Christmas favourites that we all know and love, this year’s selection box includes wonderful songs and carols from Hawaii, Norway, Mexico and more. Tradition also dictates that John Creedon rings in the New Year on RTE radio 1. It’s full-tilt party classics all the way from 10pm, through the midnight bells and into 2026!
Mark Feehily’s Musical Icons
One of the iconic voices behind global pop group Westlife, a celebrated solo artist and songwriter and now he is stepping up to the mic in a different way. Join Mark Feehily on RTÉ Radio 1 as he takes us on a journey through the music that shaped his life and inspired his career.
The Essential Seán Rocks
Join Oscar nominated actor Ciarán Hinds at 4pm on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day on RTE Radio 1 for The Essential Seán Rocks, as Ciarán remembers his friend – and ours – Seán Rocks who passed away in July. Ciarán will guide us through a selection of Seán’s best Arena interviews from the last few year
Céilí House
Áine Ní Bhreisleáin is joined in Studio 8 by Donegal band Altan to celebrate their 40th year on the road.
A Celebration of Derek Mahon
When celebrated poet Derek Mahon died in 2020 there could be no gathering to salute him. In 2025, a special event did just that in the RIAM in Dublin when contributors reading his work included John Banville, Paul Muldoon, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Stephen Rea.
Sunday Miscellany
Sunday Miscellany celebrates Christmas at the National Concert Hall with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and special guests. This year’s show features stories of Santa Claus in Sligo, Midnight Mass in Mumbai, the gift of a heart at Christmas, the composer Palestrina’s 500th anniversary — and an invitation to spend New Year’s Eve with Rihanna…
The Fanning Files: The Cranberries
At the beginning, Limerick band The Cranberries, were just another new band hoping to make a record and play gigs. Then they teamed up with singer/songwriter Dolores O’Riordan.
Within a few years, they’d sold over 23 million albums. Their success all over the world – particularly in America – was staggering. As they talk to Dave Fanning, brothers Noel and Mike Hogan, drummer Fergal Lawlor and Dolores tell their own remarkable story, from before the release of the first album, through the successes and pressures of the nineties, up to the final album ‘In the End’ released in 2019, the year after the tragic passing of Dolores.
The Intangibles
The Intangibles is a journey through three inherited traditions still in practice in Ireland today. The Mummers of Fingal, Letterpress Printing and the use of landmarks at sea (marcanna na talamh) represent performing arts, craft and oral knowledge respectively. They are examples of our ‘Intangible cultural heritage’, referring to the practices, expressions, knowledge and skills that communities and groups recognise as part of their culture. This programme aims to celebrate the work of the people who have kept these traditions alive by shining a light on these important aspects of Irish culture.
Poetry People
Christmas Day at 1.15pm on RTÉ Radio 1, Rachael Hegarty unwraps the Poetry People festive special – packed with poems, chat and cheer from Vona Groarke, Theo Dorgan, Frank McGuinness, Jane Clarke, Áine Ní Ghlinn and a host of guests. Plus a brand-new seasonal poem from Colm Tóibín. A little gift for listeners.
Divine Sparks
Join Áine Lawlor for a festive feast of Divine Sparks with beloved carols, seasonal stories, childhood wonder, and memories shared. Plus, award-winning writer Seamus O’Rourke takes us on a journey back to rural Christmases long gone.
