The Lyric Feature

Ian Maleney explores the work of four contemporary Irish writers, and examines the traditions, landscapes, and ideas which run through their unique and surprising books. Presented & Produced by Ian Maleney Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast Nov 2018)

Eavan Boland talks about her life and work. Presenter: Kay Sheehy Producer: Helen Shaw An Athena Media production (First broadcast in 2008)

Seamus Heaney on Seamus Heaney a guided tour of Heaney via RTÉ's archives. Presented and produced by Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast in 2009)

Regan Hutchins looks at the relationship between places of worship and the people who visit them, believers and non-believers alike. Presenter/Producer: Regan Hutchins. Sound Production: Brendan Rehill. (First broadcast Nov 2015)

The witness statement of Gerald Doyle, an Easter Week 1916 Volunteer, in radio form. Presented and produced by Bernard Clarke (First broadcast December 2016)

In this final episode, Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach complete their journeys through the worlds of 12 Irish artworks as they emerge from the leafy woods of “The Startled Bird” (1961) by Norah McGuinness Hugh Lane Gallery Collection, oil on canvas. Produced by Diarmuid McIntyre / Grey Heron Media (First Broadcast August 2018)

Cal Folger Day shares the compositional process behind her verbatim opera The Woods and Grandma. Presented by Cal Folger Day Produced by Rachel Ní Chuinn and Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast September 2019)

'Wild' tells the story of Ireland's landscapes and its wildlife across past, present and future, exploring the ever changing relationship between people and nature through time. Written and presented by Anja Murray Original music score by Margie Jean Lewis Produced by Anja Murray & Lenny Antonelli Producer for lyric: Eoin O Kelly

Diarmuid McIntyre and Cristín Leach go down to the sunny banks of the Bride river as they immerse themselves in the luminous colours of William McKeown’s 2005 “Hope Painting (Going Through the Looking Glass)” from the Collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Produced by Diarmuid McIntyre / Grey Heron Media (First broadcast 21st Aug 2018)

Writer Sara Baume and radio producer Regan Hutchins hit Cape Clear Island to find rare vagrant birds but find some meaning to life instead. Presented and produced by Regan Hutchins. Producer for RTE lyric fm: Eoin O Kelly (First broadcast October 2020)