Radio highlights: Ryan Tubridy's weekend show for local stations continues

Plus Dan Hegarty looks back on the Irish at Holland’s Eurosonic festival on 2FM
Radio highlights: Ryan Tubridy's weekend show for local stations continues

Ryan Tubridy on Dublin's Q102

SATURDAY

An tSeachtain le Máirín Ní Ghadhra, R na G, 11am: Máirín Ní Ghadhra will discuss the new political season ahead, at home and abroad.

Big Kids Quiz, RTÉ Jr, 11.30am: Grab your pens and paper, and join Cassie Delaney for a quiz for all the family.

SUNDAY

The Ryan Tubridy Show on Sunday, Cork’s 96FM and other regionals, 10am: Tubs’ second career chapter continues, with a secondary weekend show, recorded from London for local Irish syndication.

Shadowplay, RTÉ 2XM, 4pm: Laura Lee-Conboy curates the very best in alternative music old and new, from goth and industrial, through EBM and new wave.

MONDAY

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Hisham Matar discusses his novel My Friends with Sean Rocks.

Groovers’ Corner, RTÉ 2XM, 9pm: RTÉ radio producer and trendsetter Peter Curtin oversees an eclectic selection of music from independent music scenes around the world.

TUESDAY

Dreamland, RTÉ 2XM, 7pm: An intimate journey exploring contemporary music and landscape on Ireland’s western edge — episode nine features interviews and live sessions from Strangeboy, Emma Langford, and Post Punk Podge & the Technohippies, plus chats with the Féile Na Gréine festival crew.

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: With debut album Letters to Self on shelves, Dublin punks Sprints head to Studio 8 for a live session with Dan Hegarty.

WEDNESDAY

Radio Free UCC, UCC 98.3FM, 1pm: Cormac Donovan O’Neill spotlighting new Irish pop, folk, alternative, and indie releases.

The Alternative, 2FM, 11pm: Dan Hegarty looks back on the Irish at Holland’s Eurosonic festival, including performances from Power Of Dreams (1991), Republic Of Loose (2010), Soak (2015), Sinead O’Brien (2020), and Sello (2023).

THURSDAY

The Collins Collection, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, 8pm: Music man Ronan Collins shares the studio with a well-known musical artist to talk about their career, their music, and what motivates them to perform.

FRIDAY

New Noise, UCC 98.3FM, 1pm: Host Eric Bickerdyke closes off the college/working week with an hour of selections from the worlds of punk, hardcore, and metal.

Arena, RTÉ 1, 7pm: Theatre critic Helen Meany reviews Krapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett — the new Landmark production at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, starring Stephen Rea.

Ireland’s Unreal, RTÉ Jr, 7pm: Join Hugh Cooney as he shares magical stories about Ireland — perfect for listeners under seven.

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