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CREEDON’S CHRISTMAS John Creedon brings us a mix of the old and new to help you with your final dinner preparations for the day ahead.
Christmas Covers with Louise Duffy This Christmas Day, Louise has put together a selection of our favourite festive songs covered by some of our most beloved artists. 
CHRISTMAS COVERS WITH LOUISE DUFFY Louise Duffy loves discovering a good cover, and she brings us some of her favourite for this Christmas day.
Mooney Goes Wild The Holly and the Ivy Two native Irish plants have long been synonymous with Christmas celebrations. Though common and widespread, Holly and Ivy have both been cherished for centuries as symbols of hope and rebirth, resolutely and defiantly bearing their vibrant green leaves throughout the cold, dark winter months, a time when most other plants lie dead or dormant. […]
CARAVAN RADIO Musician and songwriter Oisín Leech unwraps some musical gems for a Christmas Day episode of Caravan Radio and takes us on a melodic road trip stopping at all the genres.
Christmas Caravan Radio Musician and songwriter Oisín Leech unwraps some musical gems for a Christmas Day episode of Caravan Radio and takes us on melodic road trip stopping at all the genres. 
The Poetry Programme The Poetry Programme joins forces with Poetry Ireland for a special Christmas programme with guests Caitríona Ní Chléirchín, Barry Devlin, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Andrew Bennett, and music from Lumen Chorale. A Rockfinch production for RTÉ.
A TRAVELLER CHRISTMAS In February 2020, Martin Beanz Warde's beloved grandmother, Maggie Mongan, died at the age of 89. A recording of Maggie's Christmas blessing to her family at Christmas lies at the heart of this special feature, in which the Tuam-born writer and comedian shares his own seasonal memories and speaks to Travellers young and old about family, Santa and preserving traditions.
LEGACIES Legacies with Joe Duffy remembers some of the notable people who have passed away during the year.
Mooney Goes Wild In this special documentary, the Mooney Goes Wild team will follow Zarafa the giraffe's fascinating story, from her early days roaming the lush savannahs of Sudan with her mother, her capture and international celebrity and her subsequent descent into obscurity