The traditional singer, musician (as well as being presenter of ‘Folk On One’ on RTÉ Radio 1) chats about being a recipient of the Countess Markievicz Award for her plans to take a fresh look at the work and life of Peig Sayers

Cork native Samantha Barry has worked her way up in journalism and magazine editing to her new role as editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine. One of her earliest jobs was with RTÉ Radio 1, and she also worked with the BBC and CNN. Now she has a new string to add to her bow.

Miriam was joined by Bray musician Fionn Regan for some chats and tunes from his new album ‘O Avalanche’. Fionn’s November tour dates are already sold out, but on Friday, tickets went on sale for further dates in Ireland, the UK and Europe.

When actor Christopher Reeve became Superman, it made him an instant hero to a generation of fans. It’s twenty years since his death and his children decided that now is the time to tell his story. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story goes on general release next week. Miriam is joined by his two children Alexandra Reeve Givens and Matthew Reeve.

Yesterday in Tallaght, soccer player Stephanie Roche, who now goes by her married name Stephanie Zambra, played her last competitive match.

Comedian Martin Angolo has been steadily making a name for himself on the comedy circuit. After getting great reviews in Edinburgh this year, he’s gearing up for a big gig in Liberty Hall in November.

Miriam was joined by musician Shobsy to sing a few songs, and have a chat about his love for 80s music, volunteering in Lourdes, and why a Burt Bacharach song is what we all need at the moment. (For copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be made available in the podcast)

During the week, TCD announced their plan to rename the main library in the college as the Eavan Boland library, in honour of the poet who died in 2020. Back in September 2016 she was a guest on this show and we spoke about her family background, her time spent living abroad and how she wove themes of everyday life into her remarkable body of work.

Rory Gallagher fan Joe Bonamassa, himself a guitar legend, and Dónal Gallagher, Rory's brother, commemorate the 30th anniversary of Rory's passing.

The Irish Homeless Street Leagues is an organisation that aims to change lives by connecting with people who have experienced challenges in life like addiction and homelessness, by getting them involved in soccer. Members Hayleigh Power and Brendan Taylor are just back from South Korea where they played in the Homeless World Cup.