Morgan O Reilly – Near FM

Poem of the Week # 19 I Hope To Dream More by Kevin Bateman

George Mulcahy August 10, 2017

Poem of the Week # 19 is I Hope To Dream More by and read by Kevin Bateman. Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made with the support…

Poem of the Week # 15 The YCV’s and the Ulster Division by John Hewitt

George Mulcahy July 13, 2017

Poem of the Week # 15 is The YCV’s and the Ulster Division by John Hewitt, read by Gerry Dawe. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’ Reilly and Near FM Poem of the Week is made…

Poem of the Week # 14 The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats

George Mulcahy July 13, 2017

Poem of the Week # 14 is The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats, read by Theophilus Ejorh. Poem of the Week is produced and presented by Morgan O’ Reilly and Near FM Poem of the Week is made with the support…

Poem of the Week #1 – Anyone lived in a pretty how town by E.E. Cummings

Paul April 3, 2017

Programme 1, to commemorate Aprils Fools day, is Anyone lived in a pretty how town by E.E. Cummings and read by Dublin based poet Kate Dempsey. Produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly with support of Near FM. Poem of the Week is…

Writer’s Block 27th May 2016

Morgan June 3, 2016

This edition of writer’s block sees two dear friends of the show return once more unto the breach. Colm Kearns of The Runt Zine takes us through the story so far of the irreverent publication he and his friends have unleashed upon…

Writer’s Block 22nd April 2016

Morgan April 24, 2016

Morgan welcomes Brian Merriman back to the show after the world has turned another year over. Brian is the director of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival and he fills in Morgan on all of the exciting shows which will feature throughout…

Writer’s Block 25th March 2016

Morgan April 3, 2016

Morgan’s first guest on the centenary weekend is the Gutter Bookshop’s Bob Johnston. Bob is one of the presenters of the Bookish podcast and has been a book seller for over 20 years. This week, Morgan’s in-studio guest is Skerries author Patrick…

Writer’s Block 26th February 2016

Morgan March 10, 2016

Morgan returns to Dublin Castle to visit Caoimhe Creed and her team of young writers as they host a public reading of their work in the castle’s Chapel Royal (2 mins 13 secs). This week’s visiting writer is Paul Rooney. He and…

Writer’s Block 22nd January 2016

Morgan January 29, 2016

Amy Herron, events co-ordinator of the Irish Writer’s Centre, once again joins Morgan to discuss what’s in store for 2016 at Parnell Square (15 secs). This week’s visiting writer is Swords native Seán O Halloran (11 mins 40 secs).

Writer’s Block 27th November 2015

Morgan November 29, 2015

Morgan O Reilly welcomes Olivia Smith and Kevin Barry to the show to talk about the newly published Irish arts journal Winter Pages, off which they are editors in-chief (1 min 50 secs). This week’s visiting writer is Dublin born and bred Kenneth…

Writer’s Block 23rd October 2015

Morgan November 2, 2015

Morgan O Reilly is joined in studio by children’s author Mary Shiel to discuss her latest books Piper’s Pet Shop, of which, all of the proceeds will go to the LauraLynn foundation (2 mins 50 secs). This week’s visiting writer is Dublin poet Paul Murray.…

Writer’s Block 9th October 2015

Morgan October 11, 2015

One week before the Lingo Festival kicks off, Co-director Phil Lynch joins Morgan on the show to discuss the status of the spoken word in Dublin (2 mins). This week’s guest is critically acclaimed poet Angela Carr whose debut collection How to…

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