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Leabhar Hour is a brand new Irish book club podcast and blog. Head over to https://leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leabhar Hour


    • Apr 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    S2 E9 | The Thursday Murder Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 47:40


    David, Marty, Óran and Franny discuss Richard Osman's bestselling debut novel 'The Thursday Murder Club' In the penultimate episode of Season 2. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E8 | Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 53:27


    Irish author Séamas O'Reilly joins David, Marty and Franny to discuss his best-selling memoir 'Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?'.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E7 | Roald Dahl Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 42:34


    "Fantastic Mr." Franny Walshe, Óran "Oompa Loompa" Fitzpatrick, Marty "Mr. Twit" Gillespie, David "Danny the Champion of the World" Smith and Podge "Snozzcumber" Gaffney take a trip down memory lane to discuss their favourite books and stories from the Roald Dahl Collection.The lads also reveal the winners to the Leabhar Hour social media giveaway live on the show.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E6 | In Cold Blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 43:05


    David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss Truman Capote's non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood'. The lads catch up after Christmas, discuss the true crime genre, and rate and review Capote's classic.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E5 | The Paper Bracelet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 52:49


    Irish author Rachael English joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her novel 'The Paper Bracelet'.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E4 | Open: An Autobiography

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 44:48


    Franny, Óran, David and Podge discuss Andre Agassi's bestselling sports autobiography 'Open'.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E3 | The Great Gatsby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 44:03


    David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novella 'The Great Gatsby', and discuss which classics failed to live up to their expectations.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E2 | Magpie Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 43:08


    Anthony Horowitz provides a special introduction as the Leabhar lads discuss the English author's murder mystery 'Magpie Murders' in the second episode of Season 2.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S2 E1 | Boys Don't Cry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 48:54


    In the first episode of Season 2, Irish author Fíona Scarlett joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her bestselling debut novel 'Boys Don't Cry'.Fíona discusses her inspiration for the book, her intent behind the ending, her favourite books and much more.Visit www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E10 | Where the Crawdads Sing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 53:14


    In the 10th and final episode of Season 1, David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick and Marty Gillespie review and rate Delia Owens' best-selling novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing'. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E9 | Of Mice and Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 40:38


    In episode nine of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie join David Smith to discuss John Steinbeck's classic novella 'Of Mice and Men'. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E8 | Snowflake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 55:10


    In episode eight of the Leabhar Hour podcast, 'Snowflake' author Louise Nealon joins David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss her bestselling debut novel. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E7 | The Midnight Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 41:39


    David Smith, Franny Walshe, Óran Fitzpatrick, Podge Gaffney and Marty Gillespie discuss Matt Haig's bestselling novel 'The Midnight Library'.Visit leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E6 | Fahrenheit 451

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 45:10


    David Smith is joined by Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic 'Fahrenheit 451' in episode six of the Leabhar Hour podcast.Head over to www.leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E5 | TransAtlantic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 42:49


    In the fifth episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick join host David Smith to discuss 'TransAtlantic' by Irish author Colum McCann. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Leabhar Hour | Our latest book recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 4:10


    In this excerpt from episode four, David, Óran, Franny, Podge, and Marty discuss what books they are reading.Visit leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Trailer | The Leabhar Hour podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 1:47


    Welcome to the Leabhar Hour podcast, a new Irish book club podcast and blog. Visit leabharhour.com for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E4 | Leonard And Hungry Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 57:45


    David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie discuss 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession, featuring a very special introduction by the Irish author.Check out Dublin City Libraries' 'One Dublin One Book' campaign for more on 'Leonard and Hungry Paul'. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E3 | Animal Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 46:01


    In the third episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Francis Walshe, Marty Gillespie, Pádraig Gaffney and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm'. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E2 | Raised In Captivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 43:52


    In the second episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Óran Fitzpatrick, Pádraig "Podge" Gaffney, Francis "Franny" Walshe and Martin "Marty" Gillespie to discuss 'Raised in Captivity: Fictional nonfiction' by Chuck Klosterman.This book was chosen by Richard Corbally.Head over to https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    S1 E1 | A Thousand Splendid Suns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 52:11


    In the first episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, this week's host David Smith is joined by Marty Gillespie, Óran Fitzpatrick and Pádraig Gaffney to discuss 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.Head over to https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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