Coming up on the fringe this week with guest host John Keane

Mike Leahy, the artistic director with Spraoi joins us to chat about the upcoming theme of the weekend. This year HOWL is what we can expect from the Spraoi weekend in more ways than one and Mike also tells us about the work that goes into the weekend and the Sunday Night Parade.

Catherine Foley and Her sister Rose Ann tell me all about the upcoming radio series on WLR called Gaeilge sa Ghalltacht a dó  The 10 week show will begin on Tuesday July 28th at 6.30pm and welcomes different guest from all walks of life to chat about their life as gaeilge. 

John's final guest is Tríona Marshall. Tríona is a well known harpist in Ireland and beyond and takes her Irish tour to St Carthages Cathedral in Lismore on October 2nd. Tríona tell me how the interest for the Harp came about and what to expect during the tour.