The Lyric Feature - RTÉ

A new six-part series by ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn (Ye Vagabonds) celebrates some of Ireland's native trees. Episode 1: Birch

A sound story of maps, dark magic and dragons on this week's Lyric Feature

Root and Branch celebrating Ireland's native trees with ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn

This special Bloomsday edition of the Lyric Feature is an audio tour of Joyce's Dublin by father and son Gerry and Daragh Dukes.

Cathal Funge reveals the stories and music behind one of the great Irish albums, once lost to time only to be rediscovered by a new generation.

Gerald Dawe explores the social and cultural history of Dun Laoghaire, where he has lived for over 30 years, in poetry and conversation.

Mary Brophy explores the influences, characters and obsessions that brought Ireland's historic gardens into being.

Poet Eleanor Hooker reflects on Lough Derg and its place in the lives of those who live near it and on it.

Poet Seán Lysaght explores the Wild Nephin area of north Mayo

Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song.

Composer Linda Buckley and producer Helen Shaw explore the genetic connections between Iceland and Ireland through story and song. (First broadcast December 2019)

Writer Sara Baume and radio producer Regan Hutchins hit Cape Clear Island to find rare vagrant birds but find some meaning to life instead.

Unearthing Slow Airs traces the roots of four slow airs from four corners of Ireland to uncover how they have developed both culturally and musically, from their origin to now.

Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Emily Lawless, Freda Laughton and Ellen Taylor.

An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra

Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 3 Wildling

Episode 2 - 'Taming' explores the transformations that arose in both landscape and culture with the discovery of metals.

Ireland's Changing Nature. Anja Murray on how culture has shaped our relationship with nature. Episode 1 - After the Ice

Mary Brophy travels to the heartland of Irish-America to tell the story of one of our most iconic ballads Danny Boy in one city, and attempt to uncover how it rose to such heights. (First broadcast 4th July 2014)

Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Dorothea Herbert, Florence Mary Wilson and Angela Greene.

One day is a work of fiction which tells the story of a day in the life of a small village in the west of Ireland.

Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh' mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.

Dráma véarsaíochta agus ceoil is ea ‘Lá dá raibh' mar a bhfuil a dhán féin á aithris ag an bhfile Louis de Paor le ceol nuachumtha ón gcumadóir Meiriceánach Dana Lyn.

The Connemara singer and melodeon player Colm Ó Caodháin and the enduring legacy of his music.

An audio walk through Marsh's Library, Ireland's first ever public library, a meander through centuries of knowledge, and rooms that hold stories that still captivate us today.

Sara Lodge retraces the Irish journeys of writer, artist and composer Edward Lear, best known as the author of The Owl and the Pussy-cat.

The many lives of the Smock Alley Theatre. Uncover the history of Smock Alley over three centuries, from the archaeological discovery in 2010 of the original theatre's walls and roof, the struggle to bring the ruins back to life, and a return to staging performances.

Curt Adler explores the intriguing parallel lives of two musical Parisians, Marcel Proust and Erik Satie.

Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. (First broadcast 25th November 2018)

Laoise O'Brien travels to Amsterdam with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland to follow their musical adventures in this historic and culturally rich city.

Words by Edward Lear. Setting by Emily Josephine Troupe Baritone Edward Robinson. Pianist David Owen Norris

Taking Flight is a series of radio essays by four different artists which were broadcast in October 2021 on Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime. All the artists take the work of Patrick Kavanagh as a stepping off point for their own artistic pursuit.

Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from the Bishop Of Elphin to his only teenage daughter Alicia. We hear about music, fashions, lazy servants, exotic fruits and women's health.

Brian McIvor unravels the mystery surrounding Allegri's Miserere Mei, one of the most celebrated and hauntingly beautiful pieces of early music.

Claire Cunningham tells the story of how the tiny island of Inishlacken, off the coast of Galway, inspired three Belfast artists 70 years ago and continues to inspire artists today

A Symphonic Life is an intimate portrayal of Ireland's most prolific symphonist, John Kinsella. Presenter: Mary Brophy.

Claire Cunningham tells the stories of three poets whose work has been rediscovered: Olivia Elder, Cathleen O'Neill and Madge Herron

Singers Ian Bostridge, Natalie Perez and Sophie Daneman on Beethoven's settings of Irish folk songs. Presented & Produced by Jon Tolansky (First broadcast 1st November 2020)

An exploration of the rich diversity of flora and fauna and archaeological sites along the River Inny in South Kerry. Presented and produced by JJ O'Shea. Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 7th March 2021)

Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled into and out of Ireland, across Europe, and around the world. A Rockfinch production Producer: Claire Cunningham Sound supervision: Tinpot Productions Recording supervisor: Craig Jackson Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly

Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produced by Brían Mac Gloinn & Eoin O Kelly (First TX 24th Dec 2020)

Zoë Comyns explores the life of Ethel Voynich, the Cork born writer, revolutionary and composer who became a Soviet literary sensation. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns. Producer for RTÉ lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast 15th March 2020)

A radio essay based around the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, The Meadow is written in the voice of unnamed fictional character, whose long life has been lived in the rhythms and sounds of a place deeply known. Narrated by Eleanor Methven Producers: Tadhg O'Sullivan and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre  Written By: Tadhg O'Sullivan

On the Ice Edge is a sound composition by Louise Manifold which was inspired by the artist's participation in survey work on board the Marine Institute's Celtic Explorer. It features original text by Louise Manifold performed by Adrian Crowley, sound recordings by John Brennan and Louise Manifold with sound design by foley artist Jean McGrath.

Island Time is a multimedia monologue written and performed by Kevin Barry at Inis Oírr Lighthouse. Sound design is by Foley artist Jean McGrath and the piece was made with support from the Commissioners of the Irish Lights. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)

Kevin Barry's Island Time and Louise Manifolds On the Ice Edge. Work from Aerial / Sparks at Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. Produced by Eoin O Kelly and Elizabeth Laragy (First broadcast 21st March 2021)

An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque Orchestra. Written, researched and presented by Michael Lee  Produced by Michael Lee and Eoin O Kelly

Narrated & Written by Jaki McCarrick Producers: Aidan Guilfoyle and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Sound Editing: Aidan Guilfoyle Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

Narrated & Written by Manchán Magan Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Contributors: Brian Mac An Bhaird & Gretta Kieran Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

Narrated & Written by Annemarie Ní Churreáin Producers: Eithne Hand and The Patrick Kavanagh Centre Producer for RTÉ Lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly

A meditation on lost time and the creative process, with musicians from the Edges of Light. Presenter: Ellen Cranitch Producer: Eoin Brady