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Tara Brady & Darryl Jones review new films, with Hamilton on Disney Plus, Lynn & Lucy & also documentary, The Booksellers, spoken word artist Sasha Terfous is one of the artists appearing at the Sligo Arts Festival’s Cairde Connected & the award-winning writing Craig Brown on his new Beatles book.

The Galway Film Fleadh, Dave Minogue discusses his film, Poster Boys, Ruth Barton celebrates Olivia de Havilland at 104, Clonmel Junction Festival, artists Anne Cleary & Denis Connolly new show is Vision Revolution, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, the acclaimed short stories author, Callan Wink has just published his debut novel, August.

Kay Sheehy tours the galleries, providing an update as they reopen today after a three month period of closure, Druid Theatre Debuts, Garry Hynes of Druid & Peter Daly, playwright discuss the online festival& also Mary McGill takes us to Amsterdam, specifically, in the Dutch Golden Age, in which all three of her novels of choice are set.

The musical Hamilton has conquered Broadway & the West End. Liam Geraghty previews the feature length recording on Disney, Elizabeth Wetmore on her New York Times Best Selling debut novel, Valentine, And to look back on this brief career, continuing our series of "where do I begin with?" Aingeala Flannery on Gram Parson's legacy.

Sonya Kelly and Mark O'Halloran celebrate global pride on film and new albums from Jessie Ware, Haim and Ray LaMontagne are reviewed by Nadine O'Regan and Eamon Sweeney.

Aingeala Flannery & John Maguire review new films. From Will Ferrell & Rachel McAdams in Eurovision to Irresistible & Fanny Lye Deliver’d, John Scott & internet Irish dancing sensation, Morgan Bullock chat about Dancer From the Dance 2020 & Jess Fahy, tells us about the female Renaissance artist, Artemisia Gentileschi.

Staged sees David Tennant & Michael Sheen playing fictional versions themselves. Director & writer, Simon Evans tells us more about the BBC1 comedy, the best of Glastonbury music festival with Una Mullally & Donal Scannell & also, Pan Pan Theatre company's mentorship programme goes online.

Maxine Peake's latest role as a housewife in 17th century England in the film, Fanny Lye Deliver'd, theatre director, Conor Hanratty on his book, Shakespeare in the Theatre: Yukio Ninagawa & Live Collision International Festival goes digital with Electric Dreams, director Lynnette Moran & artist Karen Miano discuss.

Lenny Abrahamson discusses the arts post-Covid, Stuart Evers on his new novel, The Blind Light, Joe Csibi, Ode to Joy & European Music Day with GM of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Joe Csibi & new music from Bob Dylan, John Legend & Phoebe Bridgers reviewed by Louise Bruton & Brian Boyd.

Sophie Gorman now a Paris resident chooses three novels for a virtual Paris sojurn from Gertrude Stein’s Autobiography of Alic B Tolkas to Tropic of Cancer & Pedigree, John McAuliffe discusses his fifth poetry collection, The Kabul Olympics & also Declan Hughes previews a reimagining of the classic detective drama Perry Mason.