
RTÉ Short Story Competition
Irish short fiction for radio, selected from the long-running annual contest in honour of Francis MacManus run by RTÉ, Irish public radio. A shortlist is broadcast every year, voiced by some of Ireland's most talented actors of the stage and screen. For more visit rte.ie/culture and rte.ie/writing.
James Langley Was in Love with Sean Harris, by Stephanie O'Connor
James Langley Was in Love with Sean Harris by Stephanie O'Connor, read by Peter Hanly To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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Co-operative, by Cathy Shah
Co-operative by Cathy Shah, read by Kathy Rose O’Brien To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
19:44
Discover: Nature, by Alicia McAuley
Discover: Nature by Alicia McAuley, read by Joe Nawaz To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
15:19
Inertia, by John Armstrong
Inertia by John Armstrong, read by Andrew Bennett To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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A Fork In The Road, by Paul Edmondson
A Fork In The Road by Paul Edmondson, read by Catherine Walsh To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
15:35
Na Rúisigh, by by Rónán Mac Con Iomaire
Na Rúisigh by Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, read by Diarmuid de Faoite To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
13:59
The Light From Other Places, by Kartikay Gupta
The Light From Other Places by Kartikay Gupta, read by Florence Adebambo To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
13:30
Bubble, by Jamie Samson
Bubble by Jamie Samson, read by Rory Nolan To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
15:16
Cottage Pie, by Alison Jameson
Cottage Pie, by Alison Jameson, read by Elaine O'Dwyer. To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
14:58
Like Clean Windows Kill The Birds, by John O'Donovan
Like Clean Windows Kill the Birds, by John O'Donovan, read by Garrett Lombard. To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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