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Dublin singer songwriter Gemma Dunleavy's Up De Flats is shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize Song of the Year, Galway poet Rita Ann Higgins RTÉ Illuminations, playwright, David Ireland, Sadie is a new play at the Lyric, Belfast with Abigail McGibbon, poet Nell Regan on Ogura's 100 Poems by 100 Poets, a much-loved anthology of ancient, tiny poems

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Chris Wasser takes a look at some of the most iconic cinematic couples, poet Enda Wyley on love in poetry, a tradition that goes back to the Greek poet Sappho And album reviews - Slowthai, Django Django, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - John Meagher and Louise Bruton review.

Film reviews, News of the World, PVT Chat, Music with Justin MacGregor & Sarah Taaffe Maguire, Our Songs, Our Place, music with Duke Special & Andrew Farmer, art historian Kathryn Milligan's new book 'Painting Dublin 1886 - 1949' takes us on a visual history of the capital city from artists, Estella Solomons to Harry Kernoff.

Tapestry, by Carole King, is one of the most commercially successful albums of all time, composer Bill Whelan on Tapestry at 50, acclaimed writer Danielle McLaughlin's gripping debut novel is set in the art world and ohn Maguire discusses Japanese Story - a season of classic and contemporary Japanese cinema available online - ifihome.ie

The Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald on Life in a Day 2020, art historian, Jessica Fahy, guides us through the theme of love in art down through the ages from Canova to Klimt and Tara Brady recommends author Jack London's work.

Electronica artist Elaine Mai teams up with singer MayKay & music photographer Ruth Medjber, No Forever the new single is out now, Barry Douglas is one of Ireland’s greatest ever classical pianists, Wirelessin is a podcast with his son Liam, We Are All Birds Of Uganda is Hafsa Zayyan's debut novel, winner of the Merky Books New Writers’ Prize.

Chris Wasser remembers Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer on the sad news of his passing today, Austin Duffy is an oncologist & author whose second novel is 'Ten Days' Lauren Murphy & Eamon Sweeney review new albums - The Foo Fighters, Black Country, New Road & The Staves.

Donald Clarke and Ruth Barton review films, Sonya Kelly discusses her new play 'Once Upon a Bridge' and the nominations for the International Dublin Literary Award are revealed.

Conductor Marin Alsop, Helen Meany on Anton Chekhov and writer Kerri Ní Dochartaigh.

Ed Guiney, of Element Pictures on Golden Globe nominations for Normal People, piano player and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, author Max Porter and Jenn Gannon reviews ZeroZeroZero.