Sunday with Miriam

Miriam catches up with the composer, as he prepares for his live show on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, in a week where he also travelled to Cork for cancer treatment; he talks about the uphill health battle he is facingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Irish Times columnist has a very personal interest in the new film ‘Giant’, because it is her uncle Brendan Ingle (who is played by Pierce Brosnan) who trained the boxer Prince Naseem Hamed before a sad falling out between them once the boxer hit the big timeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the son of the iconic Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe (who passed away last November), on the challenges ahead since being announced as his father’s successor as Creative Director of the fashion brandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a wide-ranging interview, the actor chats about leaving the Gaiety Theatre panto after many years playing the Dame, his Dublin upbringing and looking forward to doing new things. His story is being told in the upcoming documentary ‘Behind The Curtain’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The two friends chat about their new joint venture, the podcast ‘Grey Matters’ which explores - honestly, insightfully, humorously — what it means to grow older in Ireland todaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer/songwriter will be in conversation with comedian Deirdre O’Kane tonight at the Abbey Theatre, in the First Fortnight Festival. He talks about his own mental health difficulties over the years, initially triggered by a bad acid trip. He found the book ‘Essential Help For Your Nerves’ by Dr Claire Weekes very helpful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The two actors chat about their roles in the new film ‘Giant’, the story of world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed and his Irish trainer Brendan IngleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A selection of some of the many interesting guests who came through the studio during the past year - Brendan Gleeson, Rosie O'Donnell, Julian Benson, Fr Paul Murphy, Joanne McNally, Donie O'Sullivan, Eunice Power, Adele King and Penny LancasterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A selection of some of the many musical acts featured on the show during the past year - Ryan McMullan, Beoga, Ye Vagabonds, Cormac Begley & Liam O'Connor, Derek Ryan, Zoe Basha, Mick Flannery and Dani Larkin (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during these interviews cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 300 members of the 127th Infantry Battalion are on deployment with UNIFIL in Lebanon this Christmas and some members of the battalion recorded greetings to send to their families back home....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.