To mark the partial solar eclipse, which fell during tonight's Arena, we opened the show with a specially curated selection of words and music, to accompany this rare event as it unfolded across Ireland.

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Choreographer and dancer Michael Keegan-Dolan discusses ‘13 Songs from Nobodaddy’, a new work coming to Teac Da?sa’s home in the West Kerry Gaeltacht.

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Director Jo Mangan and performer Ruth McGill discusses Pretty Vacant, a musical satire about Eurovision and gentrification which will part of this year's Dublin Fringe Festival.

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Director Theodora Byrne and performer Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola discuss Sirens, a unique project bringing together some of the most distinctive female voices in contemporary music.

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Ahead of the release of Bitter Christmas, Paul Whittington takes a look back at the incredible career of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar.

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Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, founder of The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, discusses their upcoming 2026 Invincible Tour.

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Singer Anna-Jane Casey discusses playing Judy Garland in Judy – End of the Rainbow.

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Deirdre Falvey reviews this year's Kilkenny Arts Festival.

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Eleanor McEvoy chats to Rick and performs new music live in studio.

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Chris Wasser and Jenn Gannon review Ted Lasso S4 (Apple TV), The Shards (Disney+)  and Possession (Sky).

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