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Sean-nós sensation Eoghan O'Ceannbháin sings for RTÉ Arena

Dubliner Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose melodies are ...

Civil War in America: Alex Garland on his controversial new film

Alex Garland's new film Civil War depicts an all-too recognisable America, ruled over by a three-ter...

The Man: Quincy Jones celebrated by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

R&B, soul and jazz vocalist Tony Momrelle has toured with some of the greatest artists in the wo...

All You Need is Death: Lankum's Ian Lynch on his first film score

In Paul Duane's new film All You Need is Death, horror and sean-nós singing are brought together in ...

What is the Stars? Artist Mick O'Dea on painting Druid Theatre in action

The exhibition, currently showing at Dublin's Molesworth Gallery and consisting of 24 paintings, is ...

Ode to joy - poet Paul Muldoon talks to RTÉ Arena

The collection brings us poems about the last Wolves in Ulster, Imperial Rome and its connection to ...

Jazz vocalist Judi Jackson talks to RTÉ Arena

Winner of vocalist of the year at the Jazz FM awards in 2020, Judi Jackson grew up in Virginia, play...

Listen: Arena's Cúirt International Literature Festival special

Author of Nora, Nuala O'Connor is in Galway to launch her new book 'Seaborne' tonight at the Mick La...

Writer Paul Auster remembered by Colum McCann

Sad news from the world of books this week, as the death of Brooklyn-based author Paul Auster was an...

From The Dry to Bodkin - Siobhán Cullen talks to RTÉ Arena

Next month Netflix will unveil Bodkin, a darkly comedic thriller, filmed amidst the picturesque land...

'Everyone in Cork has a story' - RTÉ Arena on the new anthology

Edited by Madeleine D'Arcy and Laura McKenna, Cork Stories is a new anthology of short stories from ...

No fear - song collector Ruth Clinton talks to RTÉ Arena

Some of you will be familiar with Artist and Singer Ruth Clinton as a member of the four part harmon...

Amended: Niamh Mulvey talks to RTÉ Arena about her debut novel

The Amendments is her first novel, which delves into the lives of three generations of Irish women. ...

A dancer on the move - Mufutau Yusuf talks to RTÉ Arena

It wasn't until he moved to Ireland that he was introduced to contemporary dance at the Dublin Youth...

Taoscadh ón Tobar: the Italian musician playing Irish fiddle music

Musician and academic Andrea Palandri began visiting Ireland from his native Italy in his teens. He ...