Afleveringen
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Holly Bough cover artist Peter Buckley joins editor Mary Corcoran in studio where he talks about the inspiration behind this year’s cover and the process involved in bringing it to life. He also chats about his memories of growing up in Cork, of the Holly Bough and of Christmas as a child.
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Holly Bough editor John Dolan talks to the 2023 cover artist Fiona Foley about her wonderful design for this year’s edition, and about her life and career in Cork
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For almost 20 years, Jimmy Crowley has compiled the popular weekly Songs of Cork column in The Echo. It has reached its 1000th song. Jimmy reflects on the milestone, and plays a few songs that have made it into the Songs of Cork columns so far…
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The Diffney Quiz has become a staple of the hugely popular annual Holly Bough - a devilishly addictive quiz where letters and numbers are given as clues, and you have to guess what they stand for.Holly Bough editor John Dolan talks to the quiz compiler Gerry Diffney about how it all began, the secrets of its success, and the pride he feels that it unites families at Christmas.And look out for a clue for one of this year's most puzzling Diffney Quiz questions!
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Editor John Dolan talks to cover artist Keith Anderson about how he came up with this year's brilliant artwork, the hundreds of hours he puts into each oil painting, and why he didn't even study art at school.
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Droid Part 12 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca reflects on the tragic events and wonders about Grim in the basement.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Droid Part 11 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : CC and Trinny have a dramatic showdown. Lucca decides to lock Grim away.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Things start to fall apart for Lucca.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Droid Part 9 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Grim's strong moral compass kicks in and Lucca begins to wonder about his creation. Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Droid Part 8 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca wakes up to a surprise visitorWelcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Droid Part 7 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Trinny finally gets its hands on the robot, but gets more than he bargained for.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Episode 6: Trinny decides that he wants to get his hands on the robot.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Episode 5: Eyebrows are raised when it emerges that Mallow is the chosen location for the press event to showcase Lucca's robot.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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Episode 4: Grim McNally makes an appearance on the Late Late Show.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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EPISODE 2 : Eden is surprised to meet Lucca’s robotic creation - Grimes McNally.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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EPISODE 3 : A picture in the Echo provides food for thought for the Advanced Robotics academics.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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EPISODE 1 : Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.
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The final episode: How will this story end for Anne May? Is it a simple 'stay or go home' decision for her or are other forces at play?The Echo's Summer Soap is a series of brilliant and compelling fictional short stories written in conjunction with the MA in Creative Writing Programme at University College Cork with 12 episodes broadcast daily for a fortnight every summer.This series is entitled Annie May And The Hit Brigade, and the story follows a young woman from the USA who moves to Cork to start a new life. What will her impression of the city be? Will she find work... friendship... love... and a place to call home? It was written by Mahito Indi Henderson, from Colorado, who is on the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC, and is read by the author.
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A call from her friend Stella leads Annie to think of home. Meanwhile her gift to Eugene has a very unexpected consequence.The Echo's Summer Soap is a series of brilliant and compelling fictional short stories written in conjunction with the MA in Creative Writing Programme at University College Cork with 12 episodes broadcast daily for a fortnight every summer.This series is entitled Annie May And The Hit Brigade, and the story follows a young woman from the USA who moves to Cork to start a new life. What will her impression of the city be? Will she find work... friendship... love... and a place to call home? It was written by Mahito Indi Henderson, from Colorado, who is on the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC, and is read by the author.
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