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Dermot chats to author and columnist Eithne Shortall about how the habit of sending letters and postcards is dying with half as many letters being sent in Ireland, as compared to a decade ago. She, an avid sender herself, shared the joy of this most thoughtful of acts.
Writers Shane Hegarty and Eithne Shortall curate the ultimate summer reading list.
Eithne Shortall discusses the online popularity of the Trad Wife phenonenom and the problematic influence on young women.
Catch up with Maura Derrane on the weekend. This week Maura was joined by Theresa Haughey talking about welcoming foster children into her own home, Aidan Gately is a Marie Kondo consultant and the phenomenon of the trad wife with Eithne Shortall.
Our man in America John Shanahan offered his take on the Trump indictments, on World Youth Day, Dana is for the Hill of Slane, Eithne Shortall's fifth book is another sure fire winner and David Sheehan told us who he anticipated would be the winners and losers on the fields of play.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eithne Shortall, author and columnist with the Business Post joined Sean on the show today to recap some of the stories making the headlines over the weekend...
Eithne Shortall, author and columnist with the Business Post joined Sean on the show today to recap some of the stories making the headlines over the weekend...
Eithne Shortall novelist, joined Sean on the show today to recap the stories making the headlines this past week.
Eithne Shortall novelist, joined Sean on the show today to recap the stories making the headlines this past week.
Inside Books is a regular podcast presented by Breda Brown. This episode features Eithne Shortall.
This week's Culture Club inductee is Eithne Shortall, author of It Could Never Happen Here. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/03/02185135/0203cc.mp3"][/audio] Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.
Our show opened with Anke Morgenroth who makes and repairs teddy bears at Bear Essentials in Cavan prompting listeners to send in pictures and stores about their beloved bears! The next generation of the Maher family are making their own successful way in the world of entertainment but dad Dave was happy to take a wander down memory lane with Gerry today. Our Virtuoso of Vino Rick Cronje brought us a pair of cracking wines for the holiday weekend. Eithne Shortall told us about her new Sunday Times supplement Home which she's editing. Leon Blanche ran the rule over weekend soccer and racing as Gerry rounded off his feature on Thin Lizzy with one of their standout songs... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week Ryan spoke to Eithne Shortall about the literary phenomenon that is 'Mills & Boon'; Dr. Keith Gaynor on hope and how to hold on to it; Annmarie Collins on the importance of role models; And Imelda May on joining forces with Noel Gallagher and Ronnie Wood on her new single.
Journalist and author Eithne Shortall spoke to Ryan about the literary phenomenon that is 'Mills & Boon' and her documentary which follows the women in Northern Ireland who pen these romance novels.
This month, the Irishman Abroad's recommendations podcast The Selection Box is back by popular demand! If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of content out there, if you’ve ever felt like you’re forever scrolling but never finding what you should be listening to, watching or reading, The Section Box is the podcast for you. First up, the one and only Tom Dunne selects the defining tracks of 2020 and points you to the music you might have missed. After that, award-winning Irish author and Sunday Times arts writer Eithne Shortall selects the absolute best books of the year as well as some fantastic “Mom gift” recommendations. Rory Cashin (Entertainment writer at lovin.ie) and Eoghan Doherty (movies and TV at JOE) trawl through all platforms to find the movies and shows that are a must watch this Christmas. To close, Úna-Minh Kavanagh takes a look at technology addiction, the gaming industry and also discusses being one of the rare few in possession of the PS5. This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of content out there, if you’ve ever felt like you’re forever scrolling but never finding what you should be listening to, watching or reading, The Section Box is the podcast for you. In our brand new monthly recommendations podcast our experts sift through it all so you don’t have to. The one and only Tom Dunne points you to the music you might have missed. Award winning Irish author and Sunday Times chief arts writer Eithne Shortall selects the absolute best books of the year. Rory Cashin (Entertainment Editor at lovin.ie) and Eoghan Doherty (Movies & TV at JOE) trawl through all platforms to find the movies and shows that will completely change your evenings. To close Úna-Minh Kavanagh takes different look at what you should be doing with the technology in your life. Irishman Abroad members enjoy the XL version of the show and receive a full breakdown email with all the recommendations and where to find them. This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.
Historian Roy Foster discusses his new book, On Seamus Heaney, which explores the life & work of the poet, Donald Clarke & Ruth Barton review the latest films, from Charlie Kaufmann's, I'm thinking of ending things, to Mulan to Les Misérables & Eithne Shortall reviews The Deceived.
Sinéad Gleeson reviews famed French author Annie Ernaux's autofictional 'A Girl's Story', award-winning writer Danielle Mclaughlin & one of the judges in the upcoming RTÉ short story competition gives tips for entrants, Eithne Shortall reviews the Netflix film 'Sergio' & poet John O'Donnell reads his poem 'When'.
Eithne Shortall joins Nigel and Páraic for the ultimate Academy Awards 2020 preview as they unveil their picks, discuss the big omissions and predict who'll be walking home with a gold statuette (Joaquin, Renée, Laura and Brad probably!)...
Today's episode sees us chat to accomplished author and journalist Eithne Shortall. We chatted to Eithne about her literary works, her career in journalism, her to time studying in our beloved DCU as well as many more interesting topics in between.
Rick O'Shea chats to Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout on the return of Olive Kitteridge, and a lucky book club gets to quiz Eithne Shortall on her novel Three Little Truths.
A chronic neurological pain diagnosis has rekindled a latent talent with Sean Purcell. Mike McCarthy and Paul Carroll the Boys were Back in Town looking and sounding FAB as usual. Eithne Shortall with new book and baby in tow even had to take on Gerry's Mastermind challenge! Bernard McDonnell popped in to highlight the link between ageing and where we live. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Páraic, Nigel and Eithne go through this Sunday's Oscar broadcast...
This week Eithne Shortall talks to authors about love and fiction. She's joined by Hazel Gaynor, David Park and Abby Green.
It's that time of the year again - Awards Season! And what better way to celebrate than to sit down with special guest Eithne Shortall.
Eithne Shortall, Sunday Times chief arts writer and author of Love In Row 27, joins Alan and Jeanne to talk about 2013’s Fir Crazy. Fir Crazy is the heartwarming tale of a woman who takes over her family’s Christmas tree lot for one fateful Christmas, steals electricity from a department store, and finds love along the way. Fir Crazy was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, directed by Craig Pryce, and stars Sarah Lancaster, Eric Johnson, and Colin Mochrie. Eithne Shortall‘s hugely popular novel Love In Row 27 is out NOW Find Jeanne and Alan on Twitter here: Jeanne Sutton (@jeannedesutun) Alan Maguire (@alan_maguire) and the podcast itself (@RoastChestnuts_) If you like Roast Chestnuts and would like us to succeed in life then please subscribe and consider rating and/or reviewing us on your local podcast app. And tell your friends, that’s the best thing. Original artwork by Dee McDonnell Theme Music by Daniel McAuley This episode was produced by Brian and edited by Alan
We're joined by Eithne Shortall, chief arts writer for the Sunday Times Ireland, as we take a look at this year's Oscars - just how much can La La Land win?
It’s time for our review of the year in arts and culture and it’s also the first broadcast from our now annual trip to Other Voices in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Eithne Shortall, the Chief Arts Writer at The Sunday Times - and the author of the soon to be published debut novel Love in Row 27 - joined us by the fire in the back room of Foxy John’s in downtown Dingle to run the rule over the arts and culture highlights and lowlights of 2016. Here’s Eithne on the books, films, music, theatre, TV shows and much more of the last 12 months.
Preview of this weekend's Oscars ceremony.
It's a very special Oscar edition of the Spooool.ie podcast as Nigel, Páraic and Eithne Shortall share their Oscar tips for 2015 and favourite moments from yesteryear.