Kellie Harrington is a double Olympic gold medalist, World and European boxing champion. She is the first Irish female athlete to win gold medals at consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. She retired from amateur boxing in August 2024.

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Book choices:

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes: A Memoir of Dublin in the 1950s, Martha Long

Kellie, Roddy Doyle

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Alastair Campbell is a writer, podcaster, and former communications director for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Active in British and international politics, he now focuses on writing, public speaking, broadcasting, and consulting. Over the past sixteen years, he has authored nineteen books, including his best-selling Winners and How They Succeed, eleven diaries, novels, and two memoirs on mental health.

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Book choices:

The Broons annual

Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert

The Sovereign Individual, James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg

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Roz Purcell is an Irish author, broadcaster, entrepreneur, and former model. A keen outdoors enthusiast and the creator of The Hike Life, she is one of Ireland's most influential personalities. Her new book ‘The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore’ has just been released.

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Book choices:

Revolting Rhymes, Roald Dahl

The Secret Race, Daniel Coyle and Tyler Hamilton

Poor, Katriona O'Sullivan

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Paul Giamatti is an Oscar nominated actor known for his wide-ranging roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Cinderella Man, Sideways, and The Holdovers. 

In television, he is celebrated for his performances in HBO’s miniseries John Adams, which won him an Emmy Award, and for his role in the hit series Billions.

** Contains strong language **

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Book choices:

In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Nicholas Meyer

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Philip K. Dick

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Dawn O'Porter is a broadcaster, novelist, journalist, and fashion enthusiast known for her witty and candid style. She is the bestselling author of The Cows, So Lucky, and the critically acclaimed Paper Aeroplanes. Her new novel Honeybee is out now.

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Book choices:

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson

Open Water, Caleb Azumah Nelson

Paper Aeroplanes, Dawn O'Porter

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Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby legend and one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He captained Ireland for nearly a decade, led the British and Irish Lions on their 2005 tour, and was instrumental in numerous Six Nations Championship wins for his country. He remains the all-time leading try scorer in the competition.

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Book choices:

Matilda, Roald Dahl

Lion: A Long Way Home, Saroo Brierley

I Am Pilgrim, Terry Hayes

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The brand-new season starts with An Taoiseach Simon Harris (Prime Minister of Ireland). Age 37, he is the youngest person to hold the office in the history of the State.

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Book choices:

Esio Trot, Roald Dahl

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon

Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe

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The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy is back! The very first guest of the new season is An Taoiseach Simon Harris (Prime Minister of Ireland). Available to listen to tomorrow and watch on YouTube.

New episode every Tuesday.

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Irvine Welsh is a novelist renowned for his gritty and raw depiction of working-class life in Edinburgh. His first novel ‘Trainspotting’ has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller ‘Dead Men’s Trousers’, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays.

Irvine’s brand new novel in the CRIME series ‘Resolution’ was released on July 11th.

Season finale.

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Book choices:

Lion Adventure, Willard Price

The Bridge, Iain Banks

Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh

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Laura Whitmore is a prominent television and radio presenter, writer and actress who gained widespread recognition as the host of Love Island. She’s currently starring in 2.22 - A Ghost Story in Dublin’s 3Olympia.

New episode every Tuesday.

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Book choices:

Matilda, Roald Dahl

Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle

A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

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