The winning entry to the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: The Third Day - a young GAA player whose team have just won the senior final seeks to prolong the celebrations, long after his teammates have called it a day - was written by Kevin Donnellan and is read by Éanna Hardwicke.

1st Prize in the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: The Third Day by Kevin Donnellan

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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1st Prize in the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: The Third Day by Kevin Donnellan

1st Prize in the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: The Third Day by Kevin Donnellan

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