RadioMoLI Museum of Literature Ireland

An afternoon of panel discussions and presentations exploring the varied and multicoloured life of this most singular Irish writer through music, architecture, visual art and conversation.

All alone on Christmas Eve, he receives an unexpected visit from Ireland. Estranged from his family for over twelve years, the O’Donnell banshee visits him in his Soho townhouse, bringing tidings of death and retribution for the past.

Will Hertford O’Donnell survive the night, or does the banshee cry for him?

Sean Hewitt joins Dr Paul D'Alton in this episode of Past/Present/Pride on the eve of the publication of his new memoir, All Down Darkness Wide.

In this episode, writer Nuala O'Connor discusses her novel Nora, the challenges of writing a historical figure as a fictional character, and much more.

Anna Vaught speaks to Professor Anne Fogarty on imagining a life for Lucia Joyce, daughter of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle.

MoLI continues its annual Christmas Ghost Story tradition with Elizabeth Bowen’s 'The Demon Lover' (1945), performed in its entirety by Derbhle Crotty.