Sunday Miscellany
Kindred Swallows, by Kathy Donaghy
Marvelling at the enchantment of travellers from southern Africa to a Donegal garden
04:46
The Blue Bag in the Corner, by John MacKenna
Losing Leonard, a labrador non-pareil
05:11
Donnybrook Fair, by Ann Marie Durkan
Brawling, carousing and sapient pigs at the famous Dublin festival through the centuries
05:50
Radio Days, by Stephen Brennan
One family's very personal ties to the very origins of Irish national broadcasting
04:57
Letter from Okinawa, by Michael Bradley
Relocating to Japan, where the weather, the language and the way of life mean major re-adjustments
06:40
Bless You, by Molly Furey
Automatic responses when nature strikes, even in the most unforgiving of places
03:54
Sunday Miscellany - 6 September 2026
Radio Days and a Rainy Island Paradise: a fleeting blessing, a faithful companion and fair days of old in Donnybrook, with Molly Furey, Michael Bradley, Stephen Brennan, Ann Marie Durkan, John MacKenna and Kathy Donaghy
48:45
School Principal, by Bryan Gallagher (from 1997)
A retiring school principal clears out his office
02:49
The Spelling Bee, by Nuala Hayes (from 1997)
A school spelling bee, and the moral dilemma posed by the prize of a green iced lolly
04:26
The Teacher Cried, by Kathleen Hardie (from 1997)
Memories of school in London at the outbreak of war, and the day the author and her classmates were evacuate
03:51