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Dave and Daithí go remote this week on NO ENCORE as Craig sells out once again. Luckily, we caught up with HEALTH frontman Jake Duzsik during the Los Angeles noisemakers' recent trip to Dublin. On the agenda; social media dos and don'ts,…

Every seven years this ancient land holds a contest to see who can become first of the tribe. Can he who is grey of hair and wise of spirit prevail to hold his place? Or will victory belong to one of the usurping dragons? This is not an…

Well apparently it’s been seven years since the last Presidential election so I guess we need to find Ireland's Next Top President even though most people seem happy enough with the current one and do not actually want a Presidential race.…

In Episode 25 we promise you an eye-opening conversation about Ireland's appalling environmental policies and where the buck really stops for action on climate change. Glenn and Steph sit down with Sinéad Mercier, one of the brightest and…

This episode of WriteStuff features interviews with President Michael D. Higgins and Professor Geraldine Higgins at the opening of Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, a new exhibition featuring Heaney’s archives at the new Bank of Ireland…

President Michael D. Higgins, in his speech to open Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again at the new Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre on College Green commented on the many facets of Heaney, ‘the farmer’s son, the Bellaghy native, the…

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I checked in approximately 60 Iraqi refugees into a hostel in Perth, Western Australia while I was backpacking there four years ago. I was finishing a night shift at the hostel’s check-in desk when a frazzled looking lady from the Red Cross…

This week, The UK decided to leave the EU, we said goodbye to Anton Yelchin, and hailed Robbie Brady as our fine and glorious leader following Ireland's match against Italy on Wednesday. The UK votes for #Brexit to the surprise of, well,…

This week, Sabina Higgins had an opinion (*gasp*), Azealia Banks was awful, and the Eurovision semi finals graced our televisions, which meant it was pretty much the greatest week in the world ever. Twitter also talked domestic violence and…