Why there's something special to be found in almost all places of worship, whatever your faith, your beliefs, or none at all

Why there's something special to be found in almost all places of worship, whatever your faith, your beliefs, or none at all

Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.

Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.

Sunday Miscellany

Church Going, by Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha

"They flock like brittle songbirds, chorusing after her to this impressively-sized Asda..."

"They flock like brittle songbirds, chorusing after her to this impressively-sized Asda..."

"Mr Heaney was at his desk, solid as the Sugarloaf, still cheerful after a day of lectures..."

"Mr Heaney was at his desk, solid as the Sugarloaf, still cheerful after a day of lectures..."

The kindly uncle who was instrumental in the restoration of  800-year old Ballintubber Abbey

The kindly uncle who was instrumental in the restoration of&nbsp; 800-year old Ballintubber Abbey