RTE journalist Bryan Dobson was remembering the late #BrendanKennelly on RTÉ Radio 1's new series Poetry People on 28 April, and read the poem 'Begin' from The Essential Brendan Kennelly: Selected Poems. (From 17:20). Rachael Hegarty BrendanKennellyTrust rte.ie/radio/radio1/p…

Happy May Day Weekend!

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"We raced up O'Connell Street. Our Ma’s face was a state. Her cheeks were roaring red, her jaw was clenched and her eyes were steely with determination. I did not recognize my own mother’s face..." To close, Rachael Hegarty recalls the 17th of May, 1974 Rachael Hegarty RTÉ Radio 1

Rachael Hegarty Sunday Miscellany RTÉ Radio 1 Ollie Jennings Philip Judge RTÉ Enjoyed your piece, Rachel!

Lovely to hear Katie Donovan (Katie Donovan) interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1's Poetry People on 12 May. She was in conversation with host Rachael Hegarty (Rachael Hegarty), and read poems from her new collection #MaySwim, out this month Bloodaxe Books. (From 17:36). rte.ie/radio/radio1/p…

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings - 50 years on - we live in hope of justice for the never forgotten . X

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Katie Donovan rocks!

📚24 May, 8pm. I'll be in conversation w/ Pulitzer Prize winning poet Natalie Diaz International Literature Festival Dublin 💫Join us as we dive into her collections, the connection between writing & experience, and the revitalisation of Indigenous language💫 Tickets: bit.ly/3QCodg7 Poetry Ireland

Great poets Natalie and Annemarie!

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Listen into Poetry People before we sail off for the summer. Sunday evening - just after 7 on RTE Radio 1!

Thank you so much Rachael Hegarty Rachael Hegarty for having us on Poetry People RTÉ Radio 1 last night! You can listen back here for chat about The Conversation with Jo Burns and poems by Eavan Boland, Kerry Hardie and Keith Payne. rte.ie/radio/radio1/p…

We live in hope and will vote to get misogynists out of power!

A daring sea rescue, school leavers setting sail, and Seamus Heaney on the Wexford byroads. All coming up tomorrow 9.10am RTÉ Radio 1 #Kerlogue #Yola #UniversityChallenge Elizabeth Oxley Fran O’Rourke AM Cousins Jennifer Carey Kevin Mc Dermott Rachael Hegarty Tune in! RTÉ Culture on RTÉ

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Listen in to Poetry People on RTE Radio 1 just after 7pm tonight. Hear Tony Curtis, Theo Dorgan and Alvy Carragher make sense and meaning with beautiful poetic form and metre. Poetry People - we’re back!

Hear amazing poems by these amazing poets on RTE Radio1’s Poetry People - this evening just after the news!