Sunday with Miriam RTÉ

The two actors talk about life together on-screen (in ‘Fair City’) and in real life, and how they have coped in the 5 years since Bryan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Chat with the iconic Irish dancer Jean Butler about receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards tonight, amazement that it has been 30 years since Riverdance and her Irish connections and her life now in New York

Chat with the singer Noriana Kennedy about performing solo, also being in the band The Whileaways and her musical roots (accompanied by Fergal Scahill on fiddle/mandolin and Donogh Hennessey on guitar they perform: ‘The May Morning Dew’ and ‘Wandering Aengus’. For copyright reasons these full tracks cannot be made available in the podcast)

In his autobiography ‘Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles’ Denis Bradley recalls his years as a street priest and clandestine peacemaker in his adopted city of Derry. He talks about the terrible violence he has witnessed, but also the sense of fulfilment he has felt from making a difference to the lives of others

Ahead of his concert in Kilmainham Dublin next month, chat with Rod Stewart about the significant songs in his long career, the causes close to his heart and what keeps him wanting to keep rocking.

The actors chat about working together in the new Irish film, directed by Pat Collins, from the John McGahern novel ‘That They May Face The Rising Sun’