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Week of 09.03.2026 with Rick O’Shea

Monday 09.03.2026

· Prominent Kurdish singer Aynur Doğan discusses her upcoming performance at the NCH.

· Paul Muldoon discusses his new essay collection, Talking Heads.

· Ashes to Fashion – Bairbre Power discusses how the Ulster Museum’s fashion collection was rebuilt after a devastating fire 50 years ago.

Tuesday 10.03.2026

· RTE Short Story Competition – Judges Aingeala Flannery, Tristram Rosenstock and Jan Carson discusses this year’s competition.

· Daughter Of A Drum, Aoife McAtamney, to perform live in studio.

· The Academy Award for Achievement in Casting – Casting director Amy Rowan discusses the newest category in the Oscars.

Wednesday 11.03.2026

· A Night at the Movies – Joe Stilgoe discusses his upcoming concert with the RTE CO at the NCH.

· Acclaimed Dublin ensemble Glasshouse discuss their performance, reimagining of the music of Björk at the Pavillion.

· Visual arts – Jess Fahy discusses Spring as inspiration.

· Director John Patton Ford discusses new comedy-thriller, How to make a killing.

Thursday 12.03.2026

· Film reviews.

· Krapp’s Last Tape – Olivier Award nominee Malcolm Sinclair and founder of Enniskillen International Beckett Festival Sean Doran.

· Matthew Fox and Beau Garrett discuss Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming neo-Western series, The Madison.

· Soprano Jennifer Davis discusses Irish National Opera’s new production of Dvořák’s Rusalka.

Friday 13.03.2026

· TV reviews.

· Album reviews.