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- 'Present Perfect' by Roisín O'DonnellRead by Siobhán McSweeney. A young mum and a teacher is living in emergency accommodation in a Dublin hotel. Considering herself a complete failure, things are about to take a turn one when her three-year-old daughter presents her with a seemingly impossible task.
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29 min - 'Present Perfect' by Roisín O'DonnellRead by Siobhán McSweeney. A young mum and a teacher is living in emergency accommodation in a Dublin hotel. Considering herself a complete failure, things are about to take a turn one when her three-year-old daughter presents her with a seemingly impossible task.
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29 min - The Silver Coast by Colin BarrettRead by Eileen Walsh. The Silver Coast is a story about what it is people owe each other, and the interplay between the human impulse to escape or transcend the world and give yourself over to it. It is set in the kitchen of Lorna's house between the burial and the meal in the Silver Coast Hotel on the funeral day of a neighbour.
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27 min - The Silver Coast by Colin BarrettRead by Eileen Walsh. The Silver Coast is a story about what it is people owe each other, and the interplay between the human impulse to escape or transcend the world and give yourself over to it. It is set in the kitchen of Lorna's house between the burial and the meal in the Silver Coast Hotel on the funeral day of a neighbour.
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27 min - 'Snáithíní Solais' by Eoghan Mac Giolla BhrídeRead by the author. In this Irish language story, its narrator moves back and forth, contemplating life’s changes and consequences, what moulds and shapes us, as his mother’s mobility and memory are being irrevocably challenged. The broadcast coincides with Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021.
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26 min - 'Snáithíní Solais' by Eoghan Mac Giolla BhrídeRead by the author. In this Irish language story, its narrator moves back and forth, contemplating life’s changes and consequences, what moulds and shapes us, as his mother’s mobility and memory are being irrevocably challenged. The broadcast coincides with Seachtain na Gaeilge 2021.
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26 min - 'St Alban's Drive' by Danielle MclaughlinRead by Marty Rea. A story of personal grief and loss, of negotiating different familial views, and the levels of independence offered to those who come to Ireland fleeing from oppression, violence and human injustices, seeking protection.
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25 min - 'St Alban's Drive' by Danielle MclaughlinRead by Marty Rea. A story of personal grief and loss, of negotiating different familial views, and the levels of independence offered to those who come to Ireland fleeing from oppression, violence and human injustices, seeking protection.
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25 min - 'Easter 2036' by Neil JordanRead by Stephen Rea. The unforeseen consequences of the hug, never mind the common kiss, having been long outlawed to outwit a contagious deadly virus, requires radical action. A lowly graduate student has come up with what might be its solution.
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28 min - 'Easter 2036' by Neil JordanRead by Stephen Rea. The unforeseen consequences of the hug, never mind the common kiss, having been long outlawed to outwit a contagious deadly virus, requires radical action. A lowly graduate student has come up with what might be its solution.
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About Spoken Stories: The State of Us
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SPOKEN STORIES is a themed-led trilogy of 36 original stories. Commissioned from some of the most dynamic contemporary writers associated with Ireland and the short story, they navigate the…
imaginative breadth of what it is to be alive in the world in our time. The three series that make up SPOKEN STORIES are Independence, Creatures of the Earth and The State of Us. The stories are in English and in Irish as well as by writers whose first language is other than Irish nor English. They are voiced by a cast of actors and the contributing writers. This RTÉ Radio original concept was made with the support of Coimmisiún na Méan.
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