Books for Breakfast (Ireland)
A podcast focussing on fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them.
Books for Breakfast (Ireland)
Latest Episodes
94: Caitriona Lally on her memoir Home Economics
On today's show we travel down the road to Carlow University Pittsburgh's MFA in Creative Writing Program during its annual June residency at Trinity College, Dublin where we have been invited to interview novelist
93: Poetry Ireland launch; Sean Borodale interviewed
On today's episode we visit 11 Parnell Square in Dublin for the launch of Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann's restored headquarters. We hear about the new performance spaces, education resources and ...
92: New poetry collections; Strokestown Poetry Festival
On today’s show we talk to Joseph Woods, director of the Strokestown Poetry Festival about what this year's programme will offer poetry lovers this May Bank Holiday weekend in Strokestown Ho...
Fan Mail
Greatly enjoyed the Christine Dwyer Hickey episode. Realised that the perspective of a novelist my own age was refreshing after so many recent Irish novels -many excellent - by and about people born after 1980. I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled… Andrew Deacon
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