Listowel

This episode of WriteStuff features a chat, a laugh and a song from Cork national treasure John Spillane. John tells us about his recent goings on, how his songwriting has changed through the years and he plays us a lovely version of…

Where might you see a member of the Dubliners one minute and a member of Led Zeppelin the next, an American Poet Laureate amid two Dames and an ex-priest passing an ex-prisoner? This might seem strange anywhere else but in the Listowel Arms…

Pete McCoy was born in Listowel on the 15th of October, 1856. From there he went across the broad Atlantic where he carved out a career for himself as a prize fighter. McCoy stood at 5' 10'' and had a right hand punch that some opponents…

Festival Season The weather may still be atrocious, we may indeed feel like we are merely edging out of spring, but summer is officially here (apparently) and we drowned rats have some festivals to look forward to. Check out the latest…