After lying forgotten for decades, the poems of Ethna MacCarthy, linguist, doctor, poet, and life-long friend of Samuel Beckett, were finally published in 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Master of the Musick | The Lyric Feature
12/04/2026 | 46 mins.
Conductor Peter Whelan's fascinating research into the 18th century Irish baroque musician, Matthew Dubourg. Presenter : Máire Nic Gearailt Producer: Joe O’Dubhghaill Producer for lyric: Eoin O KellySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tenducci in Ireland | The Lyric Feature
05/04/2026 | 57 mins.
An Italian superstar castrato in Georgian Ireland as reimagined by the Irish Baroque OrchestraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Saucy Mistress Boldface | The Lyric Feature
29/03/2026 | 45 mins.
Saucy Mistress Boldface is a peek through a Georgian window at life for women from 1746 to 1751 through a series of 221 letters from the Bishop Of Elphin to his only teenage daughter Alicia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Blind Poetess of Ulster | The Lyric Feature
22/03/2026 | 47 mins.
Born in Donegal in 1816, Frances Browne was blinded by smallpox at an early age, but despite this became a prolific and well-known Victorian author of poetry, novels, essays, and a best-selling collection of children's stories. Producer: Claire Cunningham - Sound design by Regan Hutchins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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