Podcast appearances and mentions of mick heaney

Former RTE broadcaster Ryan Tubridy kicked off his new job, presenting Virgin Radio UK's midmorning show, on Tuesday. The London-based commercial radio station is very different from the national broadcaster and this new iteration of The Ryan Tubridy show, where he is more DJ than chat show presenter, is different from his former slot on RTÉ Radio 1; at three hours it's certainly longer. He was let go from RTÉ in June amid the payments controversy that in 2023 engulfed the broadcaster and in which he was centrally involved. On the new show there is more music and less talk, but as Irish Times radio reviewer Mick Heaney notes on today's In the News podcast, Tubridy has brought his familiar-to-Irish ears obsessions with him across the water. But will English listeners find references to the Beatles, walks, books, Connemara and pint of Guinness quite so charming? Can he do a Terry Wogan and become a beloved Irish broadcaster in the UK - or are those days over? Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mick Heaney, Seamus Heaney’s son & his biographer Roy Foster remember Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize in Literature on the 25th anniversary, A Nobel Celebration is an online event, seamusheaneyhome.com, Paula Shields reviews a new documentary on BBC from Tracy Emin entitled Emin / Munch & album reviews including Taylor Swift.

Which side won last night's referendum debate on RTÉ? Pat Leahy sees it as a tie, while Sarah Bardon calls it for Yes. The deciding vote is cast by our radio critic Mick Heaney, who also tells us about the how the referendum battle has played out on the airwaves. But first Sarah explains the strange goings-on that resulted in two male politicians going head to head over abortion.

Fionn discusses books about journeys that have delighted Fintan O'Toole and Mick Heaney.

In this week’s Culture podcast, Shane Hegarty talks with Una Mullaly, Jim Carroll and Mick Heaney about the Galway Arts Festival and up-and-coming Irish music acts

In this week’s Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Sinead Gleeson, Declan Burke and Mick Heaney and asks are we witnessing the end of literary fiction?

In this week’s Culture podcast Shane Hegarty talks to Hugh Linehan, Anna Carey and Mick Heaney about the role of the critic and Irish cops on television