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Éire agus an Cogadh Mór Ireland in the aftermath of the Rising, and during the First World War.
Sunday Sport Presented by Darren Frehill and Jacqui Hurley.
Evelyn Grant’s Weekend Drive Some of the world's best music played by the finest musicians, familiar favourites and new releases. Plus news and traffic updates.
DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: Mick Meaney – Buried Alive To the watching world in 1968, Mick Meaney was the ordinary Irish labourer with the extraordinary dream of breaking the world record for time spent buried alive underground. His bizarre attempt brought international attention, began with a Last Supper and energized emigrant Kilburn
The Purple Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch Reem Kelani is a Palestinian singer, musicologist and broadcaster. Her collaborations span the worlds of jazz, Celtic folksongs, and traditional Arab music with ease, and on this week's Purple Vespertine, she chats to Ellen about her new album, Live At The Tabernacle, Arabic lullabies, and her many and varied ongoing projects.
Dan Hegarty – The Alternative: Buried Treasure – ‘Junk Puppets’ by An Emotional Fish In the late 1980s/early 1990s, An Emotional Fish were the subject of what you could call a major stir in A&R departments in just about every major record label. They delivered a strong self-titled debut album in 1990, and followed it up with the impressive 'Junk Puppets' three years later. Dan feature the band's second album as this week's Buried Treasure.
Breakfast Republic The heartbeat of the Nation each and every morning..... or something.... With Bernard, Jen and the Other Guy!
Marty In The Morning Join the dawn chorus with Marty as he takes the chill out of your early mornings with music, news, weather and travel updates.
Siúlach Scéalach Ian Lee brings us a programme about work Songs, lullabies and songs to celebrate certain times of the year.
RTÉ Radio 1 Extra: The Green Light How do we make sense of the differing opinions which make up the environmental debate?