The Night Call - a doctor and her driver run over and badly injure a dog late on New Year’s Eve and seek help in finding a way to dispatch him mercifully - was written by Helen O'Neill and is read by Jane Brennan

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The Johns - Jenny, a young woman on the brink of romance with her colleague Emma, sees graffiti about ‘John and Cleo’ which leads her to meditate on grand displays of love and commitment - was written by Rachel Walshe? and is read by Kathy Rose O'Brien

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We Must All Be Kind - an isolated man, still grieving the loss of his parents, ruffles feathers on his work Zoom calls by dressing outlandishly - was written by Hugo Kelly and is read by Ronan Leahy

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The Pines - a suburban couple wage covert war on their neighbor who persists in occupying his (false) balcony looking down on their garden - was written by Paul Lenehan and is read by Norma Sheahan?.

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A Hurt Like That - the story of a woman who has fallen off a ladder as she contemplates life, death and marriage and the delicious feeling of being on the brink between existence and non-existence - was written by Paul Boyle and is read by Derbhle Crotty.

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Muddlers - the story of two young Belfast women’s friendship forged by, among other things, a mutual obsession with Henry Joy McCracken, Wolfe Tone, and more figures from Irish history - was written by Gráinne O'Hare and is read by Ali White.

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People Over There - the story of Sura, a young Iraqi woman who grew up in Ireland, experiences culture clash as she visits her cousins in Baghdad for the first time - was written by Doaa Baker and is read by Rachel O’Byrne.

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The joint 2nd prizewinner to the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: Windsea - the monologue of a misjudged teenager as he holds his landlord, who has shot his dog, at gunpoint - was written by Donal Minihane and is read by Aaron Monaghan.

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The joint 2nd prizewinner to the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: Mamó - the interior monologue of an incapacitated woman enduring a visit from her daughter and grandchildren. Written by Sara Keating and is read by Ingrid Craigie.

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The winning entry to the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2021: The Third Day - a young GAA player whose team have just won the senior final seeks to prolong the celebrations, long after his teammates have called it a day - was written by Kevin Donnellan and is read by Éanna Hardwicke.

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