Dave Fanning

After the last two years, it’s no surprise that people are seeking out lightness and optimism in the shows and movies they watch. The Guardian recently highlighted that ‘nicecore’ films and TV are proving very popular at the moment. Journalist Deirdre Molumby joins Dave to explain what ‘nicecore’ is and to gives us some examples we can check out

The much-anticipated adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends finally comes to our TV screens this week. Dave chats to its Director, Lenny Abrahamson, about what we can expect from the series

Dave chats to English Actor, Director and Writer Simon Callow ahead of his performance in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in hit musical Anything Goes

The Rolling Stones album, Exile on Main Street, is 50 years old. Dave chats to Pat Carty from Hot Press about the album he believes is humanities greatest achievement!

Today is the 70th Birthday of singer-songwriter David Byrne. To mark the occasion, Dave takes a look back at an archive interview with the Talking Heads front man

A passenger lands a plane solo after pilot passes out, Indian couple suing only son for not giving them a grandchild and experts claim turtles are terrible at migrating... it’s Aifric’s stories of the week!

Recently published CSO figures claim that a large percentage of Irish workers have a very high level of job satisfaction. With the Covid-19 situation stabilising and the cost of living rising, is remote working really the best choice? Sinead English, Founder of career consulting firm Hilt, chats to Dave about the reality of long-term remote working

Irish Indie Artist Ailbhe Reddy is this week’s guest for the album that influenced me. Her chosen album is Avril Lavigne’s debut studio album, Let Go

Dave chats to Ed Simons from The Chemical Brothers ahead of their gig in Cork next month

Vashti Bunyan has been a mystical figure in British music. With a 35-year gap between her first and second album, where exactly did she go? She details it all in her new autobiography ‘Wayward: Just Another Life to Live’. Dave chats to her about life, music and her epic journey