Auntie and Anto and Ivy and Ava by Ian Feighery, read by Ebby O'Toole-Acheampong To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537452-rte-short-story-competition-auntie-and-anto-and-ivy-and-ava/

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Pool Story by Jill Kenny, read by Naoise Dunbar (pic credit: Eve North) To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537451-rte-short-story-competition-pool-story-by-jill-kenny/

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A Spectrum of Sorrow by Angela Finn, read by Janet Moran To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537448-rte-short-story-competition-a-spectrum-of-sorrow-by-angela-finn/

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RTÉ Culture: Kazakhstan by Kevin McDermott, read by John Olohan To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537445-rte-short-story-competition-kazakhstan-by-kevin-mcdermott/

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Labels by Mary O'Rourke, read by Clare Barrett To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537444-rte-short-story-competition-labels-by-mary-orourke/

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Corrán na Maidine by Niall Ó Siadhail, read by Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537441-short-story-competition-corran-na-maidine-by-niall-o-siadhail/

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Wolves by Peter McCauley, read by Paul Mallon To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537439-rte-short-story-competition-wolves-by-peter-mccauley/

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Feeding Time by Sinéad Troy, read by Andrew Bennett To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537435-rte-short-story-competition-feeding-time-by-sinead-troy/

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It Must Have Come First by Sage Omar, read by Marty Breen (pic credit: Jie Gao)

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Witness by Lynda McCarthy, read by Eileen Walsh

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