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RTE Ireland

A look at what's happening in the world of arts, culture and entertainment presented by Rick O'Shea.

Episodes

Venice Film Festival 2026

TV reviews

Album reviews

Film reviews

Wexford Festival Opera - Hannah O'Brien

Dublin Fringe Festival - Cyclone

Kavanagh’s Beat Generation

Human or Animal?

Conducting a New Chapter

Writing Between the Notes: Mark O’Halloran on Bill Evans

Reading Between the Lines with Seamus Deane

From the Womb to the Trad Session: Jayne Pomplas’ Irish Music Journey

Mark Kermode: From Movie Scores to Post-Punk

Grief, Grit & Line-Dancing

Kids, Parents & the Soundtrack to Your 40s

TV reviews

Album reviews

Film reviews

Billy Ocean on his upcoming Irish tour

At the Villa Celeste - Elizabeth Wassell Montague