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James Langley Was in Love with Sean Harris, by Stephanie O'Connor
30/10/2026 | 17 mins.
James Langley Was in Love with Sean Harris by Stephanie O'Connor, read by Peter Hanly
To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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Co-operative, by Cathy Shah
29/10/2026 | 19 mins.
Co-operative by Cathy Shah, read by Kathy Rose O’Brien
To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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Discover: Nature, by Alicia McAuley
28/10/2026 | 15 mins.
Discover: Nature by Alicia McAuley, read by Joe Nawaz
To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inertia, by John Armstrong
27/10/2026 | 14 mins.
Inertia by John Armstrong, read by Andrew Bennett
To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Fork In The Road, by Paul Edmondson
27/10/2026 | 15 mins.
A Fork In The Road by Paul Edmondson, read by Catherine Walsh
To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture
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About RTÉ Short Story Competition

Irish short fiction for radio, selected from the long-running annual contest in honour of Francis MacManus run by RTÉ, Irish public radio. A shortlist is broadcast every year, voiced by some of Ireland's most talented actors of the stage and screen. For more visit rte.ie/culture and rte.ie/writing.

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