Drama On One

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:21:39 +0000

Marie, a single mother in the dormitory suburbs, hides her unhappiness behind harsh humour; but the tedious, elderly neighbours she dismisses turn out to be hiding from harm themselves in their own shuttered bungalow.

Kathy Rose O'Brien played Marie

Pat Laffan ... Jim

Áine Ní Mhuirí was Mavis

and Ellie Sullivan made her début as little Laura.

Sound supervision was by Richard McCullough

Mr Sun by Gillian Grattan was produced by Aidan Mathews.

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Charolais by Noni Stapleton

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:42:56 +0000

Charolais a surreal comedy about love, longing and one woman’s intense rivalry with a Charolais heifer. This is a muddy place of simmering desire minced with a loneliness that cuts to the bone. Noni Stapleton who wrote the piece, plays both the protagonist Siobhan and her love rival the cow.

Siobhan is a woman who is very alone in the world. She wants to change that but the way she goes about doing so is off beat to say the least! She is looking for love and very determined but there are obstacles to her achieving that sense of belonging she craves. One of which happens to be a terribly beautiful Charolais Heifer, who appears to be vying for the affections of Siobhan’s fella.

There are bumps in the road including a pass remarkable mother in law played by Bairbre Ní Chaoimh and a less than committed lover in the form of Jimmy, a farmer played by Enda Oates.

Siobhan's method of getting rid of any perceived threat to her idea of happy families is very unusual. There is plenty of room for dark humour, and a little gothic horror here.

Sound Supervision was by Damien Chennells

Directed by Gorretti Slavin

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Islands - with Chris Watson & Luke Clancy

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:51:17 +0000

From Ross Island to Galapagos to the possibly mythical isle of HyBrasil, world renowned sound recordist Chris Watson teams up with Writer/Presenter Luke Clancy, Composer Irene Buckley and Actor Kathy Rose O'Brien to journey across an atlas of remote islands.

Islands fuses documentary and drama, and a bit of pretending, to make a journey not usually possible - especially these days - as Chris and Luke imagine stepping across frozen lava at Ross island, Antarctica; taking in the rarefied atmosphere of the Alcedo volcano on the Galapagos islands and listening to an incredible symphony of Bearded Seals under the ice at Svalbard.

The programme draws on live performances by the team at Skibbereen Arts Festival (2019) and at the International Features Conference hosted by RTÉ Documentary On One (2019).

The programme merges chronicles of island life by Luke, with Chris’s stunning archive of natural history, accompanied by a haunting soundtrack created by Composer Irene Buckley, while actor Kathy Rose O'Brien navigates our journey.

Writer: Luke Clancy

Sound Recording and Sound Design: Chris Watson

Narration: Luke Clancy and Chris Watson

Composer: Irene Buckley

Actor: Kathy Rose O’Brien

Sound Supervision: Ruth Kennington

Producer: Kevin Brew

Series Producer: Kevin Reynolds

With special thanks to Declan McCarthy, Brendan McCarthy, Pat Collins, Sharon Whooley and Tadhg O'Sullivan.

Islands was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television Licence Fee.

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From the River of Ghosts by Roger Gregg

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

an intimate love letter commemorating the lives of a working family pursuing their dreams over several generations in America’s rust belt.

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No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000

No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe, explores anti-Traveller racism through the prism of a love story between a young Traveller man and an older woman.

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Three Our Fathers by Karl O'Neill

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

In a sinister triptych that mimics a hall of mirrors, Karl O'Neill’s three masculine monologues draw parallel portraits – a suitor, a stalker, a spouse – of concave Man obsessed with the opposite sex.

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Hurl by Katie Honan

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:49:00 +0000

Hurl by Katie Honan is a hurling love story set in Waterford. Part Marty Morrissey, part Bridget Jones, Janet Walsh (a complete hurling novice) journeys into the world of Ireland's beloved national sport in search for belonging.

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Hurl by Katie Honan

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:49:00 +0000

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Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0000

With Nick Dunning as Magnus Sparling and Barry McGovern as the paterfamilas Edwin.

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Eureka Dunes by Philip Davison

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0000

With Nick Dunning as Magnus Sparling and Barry McGovern as the paterfamilas Edwin.

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Wee Black Bees by Little John Nee

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0000

blues musician, Sparkplug grapples with heartbreak, the welfare of bee populations and the writings of the physicist Erwin Schrödinger.

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Wee Black Bees by Little John Nee

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:52:00 +0000

blues musician, Sparkplug grapples with heartbreak, the welfare of bee populations and the writings of the physicist Erwin Schrödinger.

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Digging For Fire by Daragh Dukes, Eoin O'Kelly & Kevin Brew

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:36:00 +0000

Composer Daragh Dukes and Radio Producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s.

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Digging For Fire by Daragh Dukes, Eoin O'Kelly & Kevin Brew

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:36:00 +0000

Composer Daragh Dukes and Radio Producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s.

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Marconi & Me by Zoë Comyns

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:32:00 +0000

A podcast producer finds a set of code books. They are the Marconi International Code books. They contain 500 pages of 5-letter codes and their translations. The main character starts to read the codes obsessively and twist them into her own life story.

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James Joyce In Zürich by Kevin Reynolds

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:34:00 +0000

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce's death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds

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Tubes by Gary Mitchell

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:13:00 +0000

Tubes written by renowned Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell In this black comedy we meet Titch a modern young Protestant, who is keen to portray his own community and the twelfth of July in a more positive light.

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A Piece of Monologue by Samuel Beckett

Thu, 28 May 2026 16:47:00 +0000

A Piece of Monologue, performed by Barry McGovern, directed by Daniel Reardon and introduced by Gerry Dukes, whose stage adaptation, with Barry McGovern, of Beckett's post-war trilogy of novels as I’ll Go On has played around the world.

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The Old Tune by Samuel Beckett

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The Old Tune is Beckett's free adaptation of La Manivelle/The Crank, a radio play by French writer, Robert Pinget. The Beckett Season is made possible by the kind permission of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

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Beckett on Bowman

Thu, 14 May 2026 13:49:00 +0000

A special programme curated from a brace of Bowman Sunday Eight Thirty programmes made in 2006 celebrating the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth.

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Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:21:00 +0000

Nothing Ever Happens Around Here written by Robert Barrett Reflecting on village life, mortality, poverty, opportunity, futility and ultimately hope, this comedy for radio focuses on a day in the life of Courtland Alexander

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The Quiet Land by Malachy McKenna

Sun, 03 May 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The Quiet Land By Malachy McKenna - a masterclass, served as it is by a brace of actors - Kevin Flood and Barry Cassin

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The Gallant John-Joe by Tom MacIntyre

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:59:00 +0000

The Gallant John Joe by Tom Mac Intyre - Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God."

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Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0000

guilt and grief cohabit a widower's home - Clive Geraghty is Tom and Deirdre Donnelly his wife Maura in Shay Linehan's first play for radio and RTÉ's entry at the Prix Europa 2007 in Berlin.

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Kerry Plates by Shay Linehan

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0000

guilt and grief cohabit a widower's home - Clive Geraghty is Tom and Deirdre Donnelly his wife Maura in Shay Linehan's first play for radio and RTÉ's entry at the Prix Europa 2007 in Berlin.

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The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:01:00 +0000

The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon - It's part of the lore of Cork city that the four clocks on the four faces of Shandon Steeple rarely agree on the exact time - hence the nickname: The Four-Faced Liar.

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The Blue Hyacinth by Maeve Brennan adapted and directed by Joe O Byrne

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:43:00 +0000

Hubert and Rose Derdon have been together for a life, but when Rose dies, Hubert finds he is unable to grieve for his wife. The play stars Barry McGovern, David Herlihy, and Jane Brennan

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Deep by Raymond Scannell

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:10:00 +0000

Deep in 1988 Sir Henry's Cork, Larry Lehane is following the beat. Written & performed by Raymond Scannell

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The Wickedness of Oz by Kate Gilmore

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The Wickedness of Oz by Kate Gilmore - musicals-obsessed Debbie, takes us on a magical journey and we share her dreams, dreads, her love, and her loss.

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Oscar Night by Alan McMonagle

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:25:00 +0000

Maire Hastings (Glenroe) and Áine Ní Mhuirí (Ballykissangel) who together with Emmet Kirwan (Fair City, Veronica Guerin) feature

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No One Ever Asked me That by Nyree Yergainharsian, Louise Lewis & Gorretti Slavin

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:14:00 +0000

Supported by real stories from real women, this play follows Jenny and Claire's opposite journeys along the same path.

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Eating Seals and Seagulls' Eggs by Caitríona NíMhurchú

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:10:00 +0000

Meet Peig Sayers as you have never heard her before. Performed by Caitríona Ní Mhurchú and Louise Lewis

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#Maura Laverty This Was Your Life

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:46:00 +0000

This sparkling play by Yvonne Quinn and Bairbre Ní Chaoimh explores the rollercoaster life of broadcaster, playwright, novelist and agony aunt, Maura Laverty.

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100 by Donal Dineen and Jimmy Eadie

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:55:00 +0000

Award-winning sound designer Jimmy Eadie and music pioneer and DJ Donal Dineen join forces to create 100 for Drama on One

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Fragile Maoilíosa by Charlie McGuinness

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

two people are united by a moment that will stay with them forever..

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Truth, Love or Promise by Nuala McKeever

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:11:00 +0000

Truth, Love or Promise written & performed by Nuala McKeever. Truth, Love or Promise was the winner of the 2025 IMRO award for best drama.

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Wogan's Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:08:00 +0000

Wogan's Sweet Sixteen By Kenneth Sweeney with Al McKenna as Terry Wogan

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A Safe Passage by Irene Kelleher

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:30:00 +0000

two souls weather the storm together at Inish Dúbh Lighthouse. Seamus O’Rourke plays Christy and Irene Kelleher is The young Woman

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James Joyce in Zurich by Kevin Reynolds

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce’s death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds

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Eternal Lanes of Joy by Pat Collins

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:08:00 +0000

Eternal Lanes of Joy recreates Patrick Kavanagh's epic journey on foot from his home in County Monaghan to Dublin, in the year 1931

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A Very Autistic Christmas by Aoife Dooley

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 23:31:00 +0000

Made by Lighthouse Media in collaboration with As I Am and featuring Darcy Weekes as Hazel

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No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000

written & directed by Dylan Tighe. It stars Thomas Collins & Gina Moxley and explores a relationship between a young Traveller man & an older woman from Dublin 4

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Jó Johnny Joe le Darach Mac Con Iomaire - Mír 1

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:32:00 +0000