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Reader's Hour is a new Irish literary radio show broadcast on Quarantine FM, Ireland's fastest-growing digital radio station. Every week, Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher delve into Irish writing across the cultural board - from poetry, to fiction, to essays, to journalism, to literary history. The show promises to be a soothing ear balm in the current climate.
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Episode 16 (with Lisa McInerney)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna speaks to award-winning novelist Lisa McInerney and looks at 'They', a short film about race and identity in Ireland featuring poetry from FeliSpeaks and Jafaris.
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Episode 15 (with Molly O'Leary)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna speaks to writer/poet/musician Molly O'Leary about her essay on our relationship with technology, ‘Philosophy Wildflower,’ and takes a look at poetry from Annemarie Ní Churreáin’s powerful 2017 collection Bloodroot.
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Episode 14 (with Danny Denton)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. In this episode Anna spotlights an upcoming event featuring writers from trans writers union as part of Imagine Belfast festival; speaks to writer and editor of the Stinging Fly magazine, Danny Denton; and reads poems by Paula Meehan.
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Episode 13 (with John Patrick McHugh)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallgher. In this episode Anna reviews Maggie O'Farrell's novel, 'Hamnet'; looks at a commemorative anthology on poets and mentors; and talks to author John Patrick McHugh about his writing and his debut book of short stories, 'Pure Gold', published in February 2021.
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Episode 12 (with Amy Donohoe)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. We discuss the great works of poet Medbh McGuckian. Journalist and climate change ambassador Amy Donohoe joins us to chat about media and the environment. Finally, we take a look at 'Emergence', a new anthology aimed to celebrate the joys of ageing.
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Episode 11 (with Nicole Flattery)
Reader's Hour is an Irish literary radio show on Quarantine FM presented by Anna D'Alton and Catherine Gallagher. We discuss the use of Irish in presidential speeches and political rhetoric. Award-winning author Nicole Flattery joins us for a chat. We talk about the work of Irish translator Frank Wynne.