Sunday with Miriam

Some top tips from the chef for how to stay in control in the kitchen at Christmas. Eunice's latest book, 'My Kitchen Table', also contains some lovely seasonal recipesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy – known to us all as Sister Stan – passed away in November. Her final book was ‘Sacred Stillness: A Book of Meditations from the Sanctuary’. Two people who teach there regularly are Brother Richard Hendrick and Jane Negrych and they remember their friend and colleague, and the legacy she leftSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The married comedians explain how they'll be spending Christmas, as they prepare for the festive season in An Daingean in KerrySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the two women who are being honoured this year by Dublin’s North East inner city for their community work, an award that is presented every Nollaig na mBan/January 6th (pic: Bernie on left beside Miriam, Paula on right beside Miriam) Official website: https://nollaignamban.ie Paula's photography: www.paulatnolanphotography.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live music and chat with Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin and Peter O’Toole, who this year are celebrating 40 years together as a band. Official site: https://hothouseflowers.com (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat with the actor/presenter about juggling a very busy career: he’s currently on the big screen alongside Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott in ‘Blue Moon’, presenting every weekend on Lyric fm, and his busy home life as a father of fourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The actor Fiadhnait and writer/director Anna talk about their new short film ‘Grace’ (part of the RTÉ Storyland series), centred on a young woman with Down's Syndrome, navigating the complexities of adulthood, independence and first loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The comedian/presenter explains why he wants to spread a bit of Christmas joy in the Galway Hospice, together with some musician friends, why he is now pescatarian and his hopes to expand the Traveller oral history project Further details: https://galwayhospice.ieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The screenwriter and director talks about celebrating the release of his movie, the rom-com ‘Eternity’, at the same time as undergoing life-saving treatment for an aggressively benign brain tumourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The award-winning author chats about a concert tonight in Dublin’s Unitarian church, with his friend Colm Mac Con Iomaire, to raise funds for Narrative 4 - a student programme on empathy, which he co-founded. He also talks about the Israel/ Palestine conflict (which he addressed in his novel ‘Apeirogon’)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.