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ZARAFA THE GIRAFFE In this special documentary, the Mooney Goes Wild team will follow Zarafa'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, right through to her eventual resurrection as the centrepiece exhibit in the La Rochelle Natural History Museum. RTÉ Radio 1, Monday 26th December, 4.00pm
Digging for Fire Prix Europa winning programme about composer Daragh Dukes and radio producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s. RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday 27th December, 1.30pm
Jacqui’s Sporting Selection Box Jacqui Hurley is joined for some festive fun by some of those who made 2022 a sporting year to remember. RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday 27th December, 2.00pm
Mise FRESHIN’ Ray Cuddihy will be hauling out the decks for this Mise FRESHIN’ holiday special. Dropping the needle on some cracking Christmas cuts from Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Dustin the Turkey, Lankum, Lauryn Hill, The Pogues and lots more. RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday 27th December, 4.00pm
When Marty Met Johnny When Marty Met Johnny One of the country’s all time favourite singers Johnny Logan, invites Marty Morrissey into his home to explore the life and times of a forty year musical career. RTÉ Radio 1, Tuesday 27th December, 5.00pm
Sing All Your Cares Away Inspired by Joyce, Behan and Damien Dempsey, there is a new wave of Irish singers singing in their own tongue. Continuing in the footsteps of  The Clancys, John Spillane, and Dolores O'Riordan, the Ireland they are now singing about is a different one. RTÉ Radio 1, Wednesday 28th December, 2.15pm
Mixtape with Rhiannon Giddens The second in the series where musicians explore the music that made them. From their earliest influences and the songs and tunes that impacted on their own music. The Grammy award winning American singer and banjo player, and Limerick living Rhiannon Giddens joins us for this hour. RTÉ Radio 1, Thursday 29th December, 4.00pm
All Roads to Croker Barry Lenihan marks an extraordinary year at the iconic Dublin stadium, which saw G.A.A. headquarters used as a Covid-19 vaccination centre and a polling station for the Brazilian presidential elections, play host to not one but two global music superstars, welcome back Ireland's Muslim community for the annual Eid celebrations, and stage the All Ireland hurling and football finals in the balmy month of July RTÉ Radio 1, Friday 30th December, 1.30pm
1997 – Best Year Ever The 1990s revival shows no sign of abating. Trends in music, fashion and culture continue to make reference to the last decade of the 20th century. Twenty-five years on, 1997 is routinely described as "the best year to be alive EVER", "the greatest year in hip-hop history", "the greatest 12 months for popular culture" and, for Generation Z, "the best year to be born." RTÉ Radio 1, Friday 30th December, 2.00pm
Mixtape with Eliza and Martin Carthy

The third in the series where musicians explore the music that made them. Featuring father and daughter English folk legend

Martin Carthy and his daughter Eliza; bringing us through their family songbook, earliest influences and the songs and tunes that impacted on their own music. RTÉ Radio 1, Friday 30th December, 4.00pm

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