Tenx9

Three stories from recent tenx9 events: Kate Murphy takes us back to her first day at school; Naomi Hoffart rediscovers her love of music after a bereavement; Kerriann Speers is inspired by a physicist on a train. Paul is your host.

Three brilliant stories from our September event in Belfast’s Black Box: Mairead O’Hara recreates her first dance; Bronagh McAtasney is steeped in Madness; Dave Thompson is very Orange. Paul is your host.

We paired up with the Integrated Education Fund for the theme Together in Derry’s Nerve Centre on September 21: Paul Bonar introduces Scully, his housemate; Mary Johnson is muddled by Zoom; Mark McGrath finds his hero in a cardigan. Paul is your host.

Three stories told at three summer events in 2023: Paul Hutchinson finds a friend in a failed conversion; Gloria O’Connor finds a nightmare scene in her garage; Barney Gribbin finds his poetic voice on holiday in Ibiza. Paul is your host.

It was August 23 in Belfast’s Black Box & the theme was One Summer: Clare O’Connor took us to the shark-infested Foyle; Richard O’Leary took us to bed in France; Fiona Molloy took us to a sticky London & an encounter on the Tube. Paul is your host.

Pat Scott told this funny & chilling tale of hitching in France when the theme was One Summer. It was August 23 in the Black Box. There is mild sexual threat.

For the first time since 2019, tenx9 was back in Bangor for stories on the theme Proud: Helen Killick commits a small act of rebellion; Campbell Killick gets life lessons on the bins; Ann-Marie Foster discovers Charlie’s bits n pieces. Paul makes a Santa-related apology.

It was a wet Wednesday in a soggy Belfast on 26 July with an inappropriate theme but wonderful stories: Judith Sialanskaia is rebuffed by Shusha the cat; Denise Magill struggles with a menagerie of pets; Darius Whelan decides to rescue the birds. Paul is your host.

The brilliant Paul Brady told this hilarious story of a Dolphin Safari in July 2023 when the theme was It Never Rains…

Three wonderful stories told at tenx9: Rhonda Glasgow encounters amazing principals; Paul Whittington tries his hand at erotica; Lorna Dunn breaks hearts with the loss of two parents in a short space of time. Paul is your host.