Radio Highlights: Your guide to Christmas week on the wireless

2XM's Dreamland goes to Galway; Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí remembered on R na G; and religious programming on Christmas Day
Radio Highlights: Your guide to Christmas week on the wireless

Brigid Mae Power: one of the artists performing on Dreamland; St Stephens' Day, 7pm; RTÉ 2XM

SATURDAY 

Daybreak; LyricFM, 7am 

Morning moods with Evonne Ferguson - and at 9.15am, Irish Examiner columnist Anja Murray's Nature File celebrates the humble robin.

CHRISTMAS EVE 

Sunday Miscellany; RTÉ 1, 9.10am 

Regular contributors and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra at the National Opera House, Wexford.

Santy and the Fairies; RTÉ Jr, 12.30pm

Seanchaí Steve Lally tells the tale of how his grandmother saved Christmas, with a little help from the fairy realm.

Derek Mooney and Santa; RTÉ 1, 3pm 

Derek Mooney meets Santa Claus - and invites the children of Ireland to chat with him.

RnaG ag Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2023; R na G, 3.30pm 

Highlights from RnaG's broadcasts from the Oireachtas festival in Killarney this year.

CHRISTMAS DAY 

Marty on Christmas Morning; LyricFM, 8am

The best moustache in the game has you covered for dad jokes and Christmas cheer.

Religious Services; RTÉ Radio 1 Extra and R na G, from 10am 

Catholic Mass from Ballivor, Co. Meath on R1 Extra at 10am; Presbyterian Worship with the Sligo Gospel Choir on R1 Extra at 11am; Aifreann as Gaeilge ón tSéipéal Cill Éinde, An Spidéal, Co na nGaillimhe, 11am, ar R na G.

U2: From Here to the Sphere; 2FM, 6pm

Dave Fanning takes a look at the Dublin stadium-rockers' history with New York's Madison Square Garden - and their residency in Las Vegas' MSG-owned Sphere venue.

The Emperor’s New Duds; RTÉ Jr, 6.25pm 

Fashion! Intrigue! Invisible cloth!? This Prix ex-Aequo award winner will keep the whole family entertained.

ST STEPHEN'S DAY 

The Alternative; 2FM, 6pm 

Dan Hegarty dives into The Thrills' 'So Much for the City' - how it came to be, and the runaway success of singles like 'One Horse Town' and 'Big Sur'.

Marty in the Evening; LyricFM, 7pm 

Marty Whelan takes to the National Concert Hall for live music, good humour and stories with guests.

Dreamland; RTÉ 2XM, 7pm 

Interviews and live sessions with Galway musicians Brigid Mae Power, Anna Mullarkey and New Pope.

Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí: remembered at Christmas on Bladhaire; Wednesday, 11am; R na G. Picture: Raidió na Gaeltachta
Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí: remembered at Christmas on Bladhaire; Wednesday, 11am; R na G. Picture: Raidió na Gaeltachta

WEDNESDAY 

Bladhaire; R na G, 11am 

A listen back to a tribute to Gaelgóir broadcaster Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí, who passed away in September.

The Full Score; LyricFM, 1pm 

The Orchestre National de France, conducted by Petr Popelka in a performance of a festive favourite: The Nutcracker.

Arena; RTÉ 1, 7pm 

Author Claire Keegan catches up with Seán Rocks about 2023 book 'So Late in the Day'.

THURSDAY 

The Alternative; 2FM, 6pm 

Graham Smyth selects songs from winners and nominees throughout the history of Ireland's Choice Music Prize.

Arena; RTÉ 1, 7pm 

Writers Kerri Ní Dochartaigh, Róisín Kiberd, Hilary White and photographer Ishmael Claxton discuss the Winter Papers literary journal.

Seamus Heaney: an Arena special marking the 10th anniversary of his passing re-airs; Friday, 7pm; RTÉ 1.
Seamus Heaney: an Arena special marking the 10th anniversary of his passing re-airs; Friday, 7pm; RTÉ 1.

FRIDAY 

Game On; 2FM, 6pm 

Shane Dawson and guests look back on a historic year for Irish women’s football - including the World Cup.

Lyric Live; LyricFM, 7pm 

Paul Herriott brings us new recordings by Irish composers performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Arena; RTÉ 1, 7pm 

Listening back to a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Seamus Heaney's death.

The Laziest Man in Ireland; RTÉ Jr, 7pm

What happens when the laziest brother gets the farm? Another magical tale from Hugh Cooney.

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