Sunday with Miriam

Live music and chat with sisters Étáin and Máire Ní Churraoin, about growing up in a non-traditional gaeltacht area, musical crossover and continuing Ireland's musical heritage Website: www.ancheadghluineile.com (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

the three voices from the Irish country music scene are joining forces under the title ‘A Night At The Opry’, which is touring this month (accompanied by Ray McLoughlin on keyboard and Ciaran Sheerin on guitar they perform ‘Here At The Grand Ole Opry’ and a medley of ‘The Coalminer’s Daughter, 14-Carat Mind and Help Me Make It Through the Night’)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leitrim sean-nós dancer is bringing back the glory days of the dance hall - including moral warnings from church and state - and the Gralton Big Band at the National Concert Hall on Saint Patrick’s DaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daughter of the playwright Seán O’Casey talks about her father’s legacy, her own life and career, the loss of her brothers, and the centenary production of ‘The Plough and the Stars’ in The Abbey TheatreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a wide-ranging interview the singer chats about getting back into the dating scene, what pushed her to pursue a career in singing in her 40’s, her experience in the X Factor machine and handling her own mental health/depressionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American author, who has been living in Ireland for 27 years, brings both those cultures to her new novel ‘Saoirse’. She chats about growing up in a family of 8 children, the Irish connection on her mother’s side, always wanting to be a writer, dealing with the death of parents and why she chose to settle in Donegal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Northern Irish singer-songwriter chats about the vibrant music scene in Belfast now, coping with grief, his new album ‘It’s Not Going To Be OK’ and a Choice music award nomination (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former 2FM DJ talks about how she lost everything to alcoholism, being homeless and only when she hit rock bottom did she realise she needed the help of others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The poet/writer from Cork chats about his love of writing from an early age, putting his writing into the public sphere and his very supportive parents (he reads two of his poems ‘If I Ever Have Boys’ and ‘If I Ever Have Girls’) Instagram: @daraghflemingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former teacher has gained a significant following online for her no-nonsense cooking tutorials from her own kitchen. Known as ‘Irish Mammy Cooks’, her first cookbook has just been published (by Gill) Instagram: @irishmammycooksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.