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Sinéad Mooney brings you the best of the week's wireless - from the big news stories to the features, drama, documentaries, sport and music.
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Playback - Jan 7th from 2023-12-13T14:43:48.088895
This week on Playback. The Health System and the perfect storm. Ray has space envy. And politics, protest and poo on Liveline. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Feb 4th from 2023-12-13T14:43:48.071026
This week on Playback. Eating mouldy bread. The smelliest cheese in the world. And of course, Bridget Bridget Bridget. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - March 4th from 2023-12-13T14:43:48.058497
This week on Playback. Maestros and the politics of cancel culture. And the Windsor Framework – all change up north. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback April 8th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.999704
This week on Playback , presented by Evelyn O’Rourke … confirmation that President Biden will be here to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement.. Liveline heads to the library shelv...
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Playback - May 6th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.986701
This week on Playback. Coercive Control victims speak out. It’s coronation time – but will you be watching? And we go on a sonic journey – just mind the ducks. All on Playback presented by Sinéad M...
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Playback - June 3rd from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.977410
This week on Playback. Liveline and the forgotten fadas. Evelyn Cusack’s final forecast. And just who are you calling an organic farmer. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - June 10th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.974312
This week on Playback. Golf’s mega merger and accusations of sportwashing. The natterjack toad in trouble. And what to expect if you marry a múinteoir. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - July 8th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.965958
Presented by Evelyn O’Rourke. RTÉ bosses are back in front of politicians. Joe does the cross word live on-air… and 12 year old advocate Cara Dermody meets the Taoiseach to make her case.
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Playback - Aug 5th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.956771
This week on Playback. The fallout from the wettest July on record. Mortality and the fallacy of quality time. And pineapple on pizza – pick a side. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Sep 2nd from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.948155
This week on Playback. Her FAI contract not renewed – Vera Pauw speaks out. Adam Clayton finds solace in nature. And get that man a sandwich – hangry – it's a thing. All on Playback presented by Si...
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Playback - Sep 9th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.944545
This week on Playback. Sweaty Betty in the heat? Join Brendan in his ice bath. With Claire - sex, death and spiders. And smart phones and kids – how young is too young? All on Playback presented b...
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Playback - Oct 7th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.934219
This week on Playback. Blood sucking bed bugs. Leather, sweat and deodorant – a boxer’s story. And drumming for beginners. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Nov 4th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.906990
This week on Playback. The Beatles – back together with the help of AI. Conspiracy and the rise of the red pill. And brace yourself - it's stone lifting time. All on Playback presented by Sinéad M...
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Playback - Dec 2nd from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.899488
This week on Playback. The curlew makes a comeback. Cannonballs and bicycles – the joys of magnet fishing. And Shane MacGowan remembered. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Dec 9th from 2023-12-13T14:43:47.896709
This week on Playback. Ho ho ho or bah humbug – the two tribes of Christmas. The science of radio broadcasting. And 'calm down' – things not to say in a fight. All on Playback presented by Sinéad M...
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Playback - Dec 10th from 2023-11-30T18:13:25.565149
This week on Playback. Wrap up – the cold snap has landed. We mark the centenary of the Irish State – but where is the parade?And the royal dirt - dished. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Nov 25th from 2023-11-24T18:06
This week on Playback. Violence and rioting on the streets of Dublin. Bog, tree and spit – the latest names in scented candles. And annoying riddles – from a man who should know better. All on Play...
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Playback - Nov 18th from 2023-11-17T19:16
This week on Playback. Drivetime singing the shopping list. Liveline and the many ways to hum. And on Bowman Sunday – the chanting of W.B. Yeats. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - November 11th from 2023-11-10T19:01
This week on Playback. Beef exports, China and the climate. Gold watches, designer shoes – the ill -gotten gains of crime up for grabs. And the Venus Fly Trap - all you need to know. All on Playbac...
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Playback - Oct 28th from 2023-10-27T18:28
This week on Playback. Albino lobsters and whistling budgies. The wonder of stars in the night sky. And the latest in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mo...
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Playback - 21st October 2023 from 2023-10-20T18:44
On this week’s Playback with Evelyn O’Rourke... Flooding across Cork causes chaos... hitting the snooze button - the scientists investigate... and the country Legend, Dolly Parton talks to Liveline.
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Playback - 14th October from 2023-10-13T20:41
This week on Playback, presented by Evelyn O’Rourke… Devastation across the middle east... The calculators are out for budget day… And are you ready to belt out Zombie for the Irish Rugby match?
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Playback Sep 30th from 2023-09-29T17:50
This week on Playback. Covert influencers infiltrate TikTok. Science and the U-shape nature of happiness. And just what is it with men and the Roman Empire. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Sep 23rd from 2023-09-22T17:27
This week on Playback. The Dáil returns to protests. Irish clocks get set to the nanosecond. And the joys of aimless wandering. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Sep 16th from 2023-09-15T17:13
This week on Playback. Liveline on phone scams and fraudsters. Arena and the sexy Irish hag and on Second Captains – the A-lister giving it all away. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Aug 26th from 2023-08-25T17:55
This week on Playback. The brain and how we remember. Supermarkets and bundling. And some rather charming name dropping. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Aug 19th from 2023-08-18T18:39
This week on Playback. Mushrooms, trees and Brehon law. Joe and that rebel song. And RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy are no more. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Aug 12th from 2023-08-11T19:12
This week on Playback. The fallout from the data breach at the PSNI. The scientific benefits of gossip. And cycling to work and waving at squirrels. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - July 29th from 2023-07-28T17:22
This week on Playback. Twitter and the bird toppled off its perch. Partner, wife, special friend – the politics of naming your long-term love. And the great Sinéad O’Connor remembered. All on Playb...
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Playback - July 22nd from 2023-07-21T18:38
This week on Playback. Come on ye girls in green – we head down under for the World Cup. Barbie turns the world a delicious shade of pink. And just who has the softest hands in hip hop? All on Play...
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Playback - July 15 from 2023-07-14T20:11
This week on Playback presented by Evelyn O’Rourke... as the crisis in RTE rumbles on… Ryan Tubridy faces the politicians... New RTE DG Kevin Backhurst lays out his stall… and Dearbhail McDonald br...
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Playback - July 1st from 2023-06-30T17:25
This week on Playback. RTÉ controversy - resignations, statements and committees – but are we any clearer as to who knew what and when. Ray runs the country ragged with his 5K. And whale song to ma...
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Playback - June 24th from 2023-06-23T21:39
This week on Playback. Ireland and neutrality – it's complicated. Lightening strikes and the solstice. And RTE in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - June 17th from 2023-06-16T16:07
This week on Playback. Premiers, Presidents and Prime Ministers. Slugs, snails and housing. And no socks please - the politics of presents for Father's day. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - May 27th from 2023-05-26T17:47
This week on Playback. Budget tensions and conscious uncoupling in the coalition. Ryan on his last Late Late Show ever and we learn to breathe like a Druid. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - May 20th from 2023-05-19T18:09
This week on Playback. Homeless asylum seekers and protests in Clare. On Liveline – fast fashion and class. And Ray goes clubbing but is home by midnight. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - May 13th from 2023-05-12T18:58
This week on Playback. GAAGO – or not – we get into the controversy. Ray gets all cha cha cha at Eurovision. And the majesty of the dawn chorus. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - April 29th from 2023-04-28T17:05
This week on Playback. Hiding in aisle seven – the perils of being famous. Politicians and poetry on Late Debate. And tales from the dating trenches. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - April 22nd from 2023-04-21T18:48
This week on Playback. The fallout from the Hutch Trial. Ray puts pearls on a cat. And flesh eating zombies on Arena. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback April 15th from 2023-04-14T20:10
President Joe Biden lands in Ireland and from Belfast to Ballina, politicians and the public queue up for handshakes and selfies. Brendan Gleeson gives us the inside scoop on the Oscars in LA. And ...
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Playback - April 1st from 2023-03-31T21:21
This week on Playback, presented by Evelyn O'Rourke – The women of honour welcome an inquiry… tempers run high in the Dail chamber over the eviction ban… and Gladiator talk from Russell Crowe
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Playback - March 25th from 2023-03-24T14:29
This week on Playback. The trials of being super rich – no really. Fishnets, eyeliner and big boots – goth is back. And has spring finally sprung? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - March 18th from 2023-03-16T19:12
This week on Playback. Moss and the joys of green. Séan and the céilí band wars. And Ryan – Late Late no more. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Mar 11th from 2023-03-10T19:18
This week on Playback. Housing and the eviction ban – the debate raged. And matching luggage and goody bags – we get Oscar ready. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Feb 25th from 2023-02-24T18:39
This week on Playback. BAFTAs begone - we are all about the Hasty Pudding. Looking for love – just ask the Mammy – the case for arranged marriages. And one year on – the war in Ukraine. All on Play...
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Playback - Feb 18th from 2023-02-17T20:25
This week on Playback. The cost of living under scrutiny. The moral maze of property ownership. And Joe tackles tampons on the fairway. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney
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Playback - Feb 11th from 2023-02-10T19:34
This week on Playback. Pirates in West Cork. Bertie back in the Fianna Fáil tent. And devastation in Turkey and Syria. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Jan 28th from 2023-01-27T17:35
This week on Playback. No room at the inn - housing and asylum seekers. A good week for the Irish - fourteen Oscar nominations. Sixteen on the pitch however – trouble. All on Playback presented by ...
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Playback - Jan 21st from 2023-01-20T16:57
This week on Playback. Pascal and the Posters. Clare and the concrete. Ryan and the cake. And Brendan and the kitten mittens. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Jan 14th from 2023-01-13T20:03
This week on Playback. Protest or intimidation at asylum seeker centres. Ryan is all about the manifestation. And it's banshee fever for the nation. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Dec 31st - Best of the Year from 2022-12-30T13:28
This week on Playback - Best of the Year. Ambassadors under pressure. Climate change and turf wars. The King Puck controversy and more. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Dec 17th from 2022-12-16T17:27
This week on Playback. Political winners and losers on Late Debate. From raucous to respectable – how Christmas got re-made. And Argentina - France – who dares to call the big game? All on Playback...
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Playback - May 8th from 2022-04-21T11:18:14.058267
This week on Playback. Generation rent, big investors and the housing crisis. Joe talks to women about the menopause. And germs, dirt and downright filth – is it time to welcome back the good micro...
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Playback - June 5th from 2022-04-21T11:18:14.043384
This week on Playback. Have Prosecco – will need Portaloo - the messy reality of our outdoor summer. Take that Andorra – just about - Stephen Kenny’s team finally comes good. And are we about to sa...
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Playback - July 3rd from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.895201
This week on Playback, an Irishman in London dreads England winning the Euros, doors remain closed on our bars and cafes and the latest on Covid – it's a dog's life. Playback presented and compile...
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Playback - Aug 7 from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.875779
This week on Playback. Covid guidelines and regulations - we bring out the magnifying glass for the small print. Kellie Harrington - first bronze, now silver, and maybe, just maybe, gold. As well ...
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Playback - Sep 4th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.860793
This week on Playback. The government announce the easing of Covid restrictions, the big Housing for All plan revealed so why, oh why, won’t that appointment just go away? Also, Joe on trolley shop...
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Playback - Oct 2nd from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.853527
This week on Playback. A Bank Holiday for all – hurrah - but when? We hear the contenders. We celebrate a roundy birthday with the oldest rocks in Ireland. And don’t you dare call me a whale - I’m ...
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Playback - Oct 9th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.844898
This week on Playback. Algorithms and scrolling – we peek behind the Facebook curtain. Do women feel the cold differently from men? We fiddle with the thermostat. A glass of bubbles and teeny tin...
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Playback - Nov 6th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.834646
This week on Playback. Climate, cash and cuts – we get the lowdown from Cop26. The dos and don’ts of grave robbing – just don’t take the shroud. As well as Beethoven, Psychedelic Porn crumpets and ...
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Playback - Dec 4th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.778827
This week on Playback. All the Covid news - restrictions for Christmas and what we know so far about Omicron. Liveline tackles face masks for the kiddies. As well as seasonal plants with tricky nam...
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Playback - Jan 8th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.772912
This week on Playback. Twirl and swirl – we hear who gives a good antigen test. Children, pets and the Pope – things get heated on Liveline. And flat pints, pot noodles, and songs about knees – the...
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Playback - Feb 5th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.755906
This week on Playback. The breakfast roll index and the rising cost of living here in Ireland. A day trip to Rome – Liveline callers are not having it. And Ryan helps you find your Icelandic name. ...
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Playback - March 5th from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.695559
This week on Playback. If Dylan phoned, could you really name the bootleg B-sides? And The Batman – why the definite article? The Russian invasion continues – as does resistance from Ukraine. All...
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Playback - April 2 from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.687578
This week on Playback. As prices for everything go up, Ryan turns off the lights and hits the sliced pan while Ray goes hypermiling. It’s census time – so might you immortalize your pet? And we get...
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Playback - April 9 from 2022-04-21T11:18:13.684266
This week on Playback. As the war continues, an address to the joint Houses of the Oireachtas from President Volodymyr Zelensky. Seagulls and starfish – why we’re saying it all wrong. And just how ...
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Playback April 16th from 2022-04-15T12:00
This week on Playback. Politicians get into turf wars as we find out just who gets to cut the auld sod. We get a master class in ducking and diving when we ask, which came first, the chicken or the...
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Playback - April 10th from 2022-04-01T11:27:17.577677
This week on Playback. Riots and violence in Northern Ireland. We hear voices from the streets of Belfast. Reeling in the years gets up close and personal. As well as comb overs in the wind and the...
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Playback - March 26th from 2022-03-26T12:00
Ukranians in Ireland demonstrate at the Russian Embassy, heated exchanges in the Dail over airy fairy comments&no mow til May? Lazy gardeners are in luck. All on Playback presented and compiled by...
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Playback - April 3rd from 2022-03-19T03:18:49.577142
This week on Playback. Sixty is the new forty – unless of course you want to get up the vaccination list. We look at the new roll out programme. Why quiet people might just have the answer to ever...
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Playback - March 12th from 2022-03-11T12:00
This week on Playback. Teenage crushes morph into middle age and unusual love potions from Kerry. And as the war in Ukraine continues, we hear voices from cities under siege and analyse what the fu...
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Playback - Feb 26th from 2022-02-25T12:00
This week on Playback. What had been threatened for so long, came to pass. We hear from Ukraine as Russia invades the sovereign state. And we get an education in the cut throat business of performa...
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Playback - Feb 19th from 2022-02-18T12:00
This week on Playback. Is it finally time to unmask? We get the latest on the last NPHET letter to government. Ice-creams and inflation, chocolate bars and tax – financial planning for the kiddies....
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Playback March 6th from 2022-02-17T23:13:35.968639
This week on Playback. Gordon Elliott and horse racing under the spotlight. The challenges of loneliness and love for robots. And life online as a cheddar cheese. All on Playback presented by Siné...
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Playback - Feb 12 from 2022-02-11T12:00
This week on Playback. Ministers shop around on Drivetime. Liveline lovers lock eyes on the 54 bus. And Jessie Buckley British? We will not be having that. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.
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Playback - Jan 29 from 2022-01-28T12:00
This week on Playback. Tensions mount in Ukraine and here too as Russian military exercises come close to home. And the Mona Lisa on a banana, dinosaurs out your window and will it be elbows foreve...
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Playback - Jan 22 from 2022-01-21T12:00
This week on Playback. Is this the beginning of the end? Can it really be true? Covid Restrictions are lifted. And conspiracy theories, the raisin test, lost peacocks and presenters at double speed...
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Playback - Jan 15 from 2022-01-14T12:00
This week on Playback. Irritated, annoyed, downright furious? Head to the sea for screech on the beach. Salem, black cats and TikTok – we learn how having a witch in the family is so very on trend....
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Playback - 6th Feb from 2021-12-19T01:02:30.748107
This week on Playback. Cold Storage and GP hubs – we have the latest on the vaccine roll out. Brexit is back – and not in a good way. Mountain hikes followed by cognac on the terrace - Frank and Un...
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Playback - Dec 18 from 2021-12-18T12:00
This week on Playback, presented by Evelyn O'Rourke... in the countdown to Christmas day... Ryan Tubridy on re-gifting and how you can get away with it nowadays... Katie Hannon's Late Debate team p...
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Playback - Dec 11 from 2021-12-10T12:00
This week on Playback. Storm Barra - just how did he blow? We mark 100 years of the Anglo Irish Treaty. And runny pudding, milk on the turn and squishy spuds. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mo...
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Playback - Jan 9th from 2021-12-06T02:55:48.384447
This week on Playback. Rising numbers and more restrictions - we get the Covid news for the year so far. The storming of the Capitol building – we hear about the extraordinary events in Washington....
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Playback - Nov 27th from 2021-11-26T12:00
This week on Playback. The news none of us wanted – a new Covid variant - we get the latest. And - in no particular order - Garth Brooks, the Beatles and badgers. And Ryan Tubridy was one giddy lio...
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Playback - Nov 20th from 2021-11-19T12:00
This week on Playback. It’s beginning to look a lot like Covid. Sorry Christmas. We crunch the numbers and the what ifs. Brendan gets all 90s on us and Ray talks decompression rooms. All on Playba...
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Playback - Nov 13th from 2021-11-12T12:00
This week on Playback. Covid, clubbing and Antigen testing – we get the latest from NPHET. As COP26 nears a close, we examine the fine print from Glasgow. And Ancient Babylonian makes a come back ...
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Playback - Oct 30th from 2021-10-29T12:00
This week on Playback. Crisis – what crisis? We get a guide to the pitfalls and pleasures of midlife. You’re nothing but a soggy, slimy potato – we hear the best Irish insults. We learn just what ...
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Playback - Dec 5th from 2021-10-28T12:03:37.999426
This week on Playback. Our neighbours get the vaccine - we get the science behind the speedy approval. Waterford hurlers fling their kids into Christmas trees. No hugging, no singing and don’t forg...
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Saturday 23rd October 2021 from 2021-10-23T12:00
Highlights from the week just gone, with Brian Lally
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Playback - Oct 16th from 2021-10-15T12:00
This week on Playback. With rising Covid numbers and more unvaccinated people in hospital – we mask up and ask just what is going on. Berries lustrous black and shining scarlet - how birds see col...
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Playback - November 7th from 2021-10-07T05:13:16.681218
Philip Boucher-Hayes chooses the Playback radio highlights in a week when all attention turned to the United States of America.
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Playback - Sep 25th from 2021-09-24T12:00
This week on Playback. Middle-aged, middle income, single and homeless. Liveline opens the faders. Claire talks bed sheets and the theory of relativity. And lessons in love from a cat named Delia ...
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Playback - Sep 18th from 2021-09-17T12:00
This week on Playback. Invitation declined. We hear the debate around the President’s decision. Ray D’Arcy is intent on getting back to nature. And blame it all on his roots, Garth Brooks is back...
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Playback - Sep 11th from 2021-09-11T12:00
A compilation of the best of the week from RTE's audio services, presented by Evelyn O'Rourke.
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Playback - October 10th from 2021-09-09T09:57:01.418445
This week on Playback. Tailbacks, tantrums, the government and NPHET – is the honeymoon finally over? And we explore the growth of Limerick Hip hop, dig down into the plant life in Hawaii and take ...
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Playback - Aug 28th from 2021-08-27T12:00
This week on Playback. Suicide bombers at Kabul airport and where to now for the 39 million people living in Afghanistan. Listen up sheeple, the mainstream media is telling you lies – we unpick t...
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Playback - October 3 from 2021-08-24T03:25:49.835820
This week on Playback. The queen sends a fiver to sort out the famine. Small but perfectly formed – the short story dissected. And one million deaths from Covid 19, Trump versus Biden, and of cour...
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Playback - Aug 21st from 2021-08-20T12:00
This week on Playback. We track the grim developments in Afghanistan. Creaking leather and whirring helicopters – we explore sound in cinema. And Liveline gets a sermon on the mark of the beast. Al...
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Playback - Aug 14th from 2021-08-13T12:00
This week on Playback. Not one but two reports that bring climate change right to our door - we hear the science and what we can do to turn it around. And babblers, cancel culture, coffee slices an...
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Playback - July 31st from 2021-07-30T12:00
This week on Playback. Square and feather – Irish rowers win all around them and as for the boxing – sure it’s only just beginning. We hear all the key moments from Tokyo 2020. Also, music snobs ...
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Playback - September 5th from 2021-07-23T19:40:34.536892
This week on Playback. Pubs and restaurants get to grips with the new regulations around just who had the curly fries with their pint. Claire Byrne talks generational anxiety and the joy of tracksu...
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Playback - July 24th from 2021-07-23T12:00
This week on Playback. Walking into fridges, ice water socks and a nice hot Vindaloo. Just how hot did it get and what did you do to cool down? We apply the factor fifty. The flame has been lit. ...
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Playback - July 17th from 2021-07-16T12:00
This week on Playback. The burger al fresco or in the cosy nook - indoor dining is debated and things get heated. A delicate and tender flower? Sean Rocks stands accused. And scheduling fun times ...
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Playback - 10th July from 2021-07-10T12:00
Home, heroes and mental health as Evelyn gives the weekend a well-earned shot in the arm. But if you're dining outdoors this weekend, don't forget to BYOB - bring your own blanket.
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Playback - August 8th from 2021-07-05T20:36:33.867320
This week on Playback. We do a deep dive into the treasure beneath our feet – the bog. We exchange vows in a forest to celebrate love in the time of Covid. And we remember the late John Hume. All ...
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Playback - June 26th from 2021-06-25T12:00
This week on Playback. July 5th is the intended re-opening but as the Delta takes centre stage, will we actually get there? And just who wields the feather duster and at what cost? Sarah and Corma...
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Playback - June 19th from 2021-06-18T12:00
This week on Playback. Nasty, Brutish and short – Edwin Poots resigns as DUP leader after only 21 days. We get jiggy with pigeons and slugs. And the latest on Covid – it’s good news – honest. All o...
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Playback - June 12th from 2021-06-11T12:00
This week on Playback. Sure they were all it – political parties defend the practice of the posing pollster. Eavesdropping on organized crime with Operation Trojan Shield. And just why are poets so...
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Playback - July 4th from 2021-06-02T03:26:20.237856
This week on Playback. Up, up and away – or not – we assess the risks of air travel. We explore the gender politics involved in feathering a sparrow’s nest. And Joe Duffy goes toe to toe on those c...
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Playback - May 29th from 2021-05-28T12:00
This week on Playback. International travel in July, music festivals in the Phoenix park and a pint inside – we get the lowdown on the easing of restrictions. As well as Mickey Mouse and copyright ...
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Playback - May 22nd from 2021-05-21T12:00
This week on Playback. Decryption keys and data dumping - we get the latest on this most ruthless of crimes. Toilet roll holders, treadmills and the Turkey – it’s Eurovision time. And just how larg...
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Playback - May 15th from 2021-05-14T12:00
This week on Playback. Cybercrime and ransoms – our IT system under attack. Dawkins and O’Connor go toe to toe on matters of morality and logic. And imperfect gods, stolen ducklings and how best to...
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Playback - June 6th from 2021-05-14T01:53:02.908089
This week on Playback. While US cities protest at racism, we hear from Irish people facing daily discrimination. We learn how Japanese cinema can be a salve for troubled times. And dating, the debs...
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Playback - May 1 from 2021-04-30T12:00
This week on Playback. Short, back and sides and maybe even a pint? We get the low down on the easing of restrictions. Political anoraks are donned with high profile resignations and heaves. And c...
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Playback - April 24th from 2021-04-23T12:00
This week on Playback. We crunch the numbers on our climate emergency. Skin and hair fly when we saddle up for the Enda and Joe Show. And smut, filth and vice – we get a potted history of banned b...
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Playback - April 17th 2021 from 2021-04-16T12:00
A compilation of the best of the week from RTE's audio services, presented by Philip Boucher-Hayes.
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PLAYBACK - AUGUST 3 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.274135
A compilation of the best of the week from RTE's audio services, presented by Sinéad Mooney. This week we learn why charming and charasmatic people are the ones to be wary of....We hear about the t...
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Playback August 10 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.273085
This week on Playback. We’ll hear what makes a good political campaign song. We’ll get advice on love and gender politics from the archives – and today. And we’ll hear what happens with things go a...
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Playback Sep 7th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.269244
This week on Playback. We learn the crossword habits of Dame Judi Dench – or the Dude. We hear about the best way to buff the nails on a heifer. And yes, we’ll be doing the Brexit boogey. All on Pl...
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Playback Weekly - October 3, 2019 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.266446
The man who Sophia Loren tried to pick up; tears in Japan; kids who think they're Superman and chickens who lay the same egg twice. All in a week on RTE Radio
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Playback Podcast November 1 2019 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.263052
Border violence; Boeing 737 Max; Bruce Springsteen stories; Netflix and Paganini - and more. All brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback podcast November 6, 2019 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.262297
Happier memories from the Gay Byrne Radio Show
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Playback, December 7th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.259853
This week on Playback. We learn why you can never turn your back on a herring gull. Seán O’Rourke grapples with some trust issues. And Graham Norton goes dating – courtesy of the Farmers’ Journal....
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Playback - January 4th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.257634
This week on Playback. We get our wellies right down into the squelch of the bog. We learn where you can go to find a shift shack. And of course, we remember the career of broadcaster Marian Finuc...
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Playback- Feb 8 from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.253693
This week on Playback. Sail, Rail or Plane. Could you possibly bear to park the jet? Forks down – knives up – the great dishwasher debate rages. And bookclubs, buggies and profanities. All on Playb...
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Playback - March 7th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.248863
This week on Playback. Covid 19 containment and mitigation - we’ll chart the week’s events and the reaction on the airwaves. Government formation – remember that – we’ll take comfort in the party p...
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Playback - April 4th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.245299
This week on Playback. Decontaminating the shopping and should you wear a mask – the dos and don’ts of living with Covid 19. We hear the sound of cassettes both buried and burned. And sourdough sta...
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Playback - May 2nd from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.242027
This week on Playback. Joe serves up fornication and pornography on Liveline. We go trolling with Ryan while Ray calls time on comedy. And of course, we bring you the best of the week’s informatio...
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Playback - May 9th from 2021-04-15T01:51:34.241322
This week on Playback. We pay tribute to the career of Seán O’Rourke. We learn how to keep a pigeon motivated. And is it a necklace or a chain – Connell’s jewelry gives an interview. All on Playbac...
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Playback podcast June 7, 2019 from 2021-04-07T03:18:43.782655
D-Day; love and a brass plate; Venice cruise crash; Trump visit; Katie Taylor vs. Shane Ross; Bev-ing on Love Island; 2FM’s grumpy morning couple; the woman who fell under a moving train; AA Roadwa...
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Playback - March 27 from 2021-03-26T12:00
This week on Playback. Another week, another vaccine supply row – but has peace finally broken out? We learn the bitter truth about polyamorous cats. And moon halos, kitchen islands and Men in Bla...
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Playback - March 20th from 2021-03-19T12:00
This week on Playback. Off again, on again – we track the trials and tribulations of the AstraZeneca vaccine. We drown the shamrock for St Patrick’s day – but with water - it is a pandemic after al...
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Playback - March 13th from 2021-03-12T12:00
This week on Playback. Any chance of some spare jab? We get to grips with the vaccine supply – or lack of it. Meghan, Harry, Oprah and Joe – it’s a royal knockout on Liveline. And Ryan on the fle...
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Playback Podcast May 3 2019 from 2021-03-05T00:31:38.398209
Sexy Irish Accents - not; new citizens; Waterford acid attack; assault on Irish-African taxi-driver; drinking on Ryanair flight; Quirke murder trial verdict; GAA parents and mobile phones; killer ...
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Playback - Feb 27th from 2021-02-26T12:00
This week on Playback. International vaccine shopping – who went for what and did they keep the receipt? Ray’s making Dad jokes, Ryan has festival envy and Culture File get out of their 5km in a bi...
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Playback - Feb 20th from 2021-02-19T12:00
This week on Playback. Roll up your sleeves and take your medicine – we hear from the over 85s who got the jab. Racism and bigotry on the pitch and off – James and Erin McClean on a decade of threa...
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Playback - Feb 13th from 2021-02-12T12:00
This week on Playback. We get the latest on the Covid variants and where they might be lurking. We learn about the origin of Ireland’s grey squirrels – the wedding gift that just keeps on giving. A...
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RTE Playback Podcast April 12 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tiger Roll as RTE Sports Personality, Romance, John Prine, Lotto tickets in the wash, saving Limerick, a barber with a coffin handle, Billie Eilish, more romance, Dan the male midwife, Skin nerds, ...
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Playback Podcast - April 6, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lots of laughter - Poitín and pop music - cruel April Fools Jokes - one elderly woman's influence on a teenage boy - dreadful birth experiences - Game of Thrones and scones. All brought to you by R...
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Playback Podcast March 30 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Daddies, foxes and a Brexit bedtime story. As well as climate collapse, housing, soccer and a Memory Man. Just some of what’s in this week’s Playback - brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback March 23, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From pigeons to romance; How to say ‘cocktail’ in Irish and two deadly mysteries – one with a body – and one without. The tragedies in Southern Africa and outside a disco in Cookstown. Also, upl...
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Playback Podcast March 15 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
“Gobshites”, one-legged men, brides with no grooms, a soccer star on a game show, Ireland’s best St. Patrick’s parade (led by a dog) as well as lots of Dad jokes. Of course, the mosque shootings i...
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Playback 9th March 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Highlights from the past week's RTE Radio programmes with Marian Richardson
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Playback 2nd March 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Highlights from the past week's RTE Radio programmes with Marian Richardson
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Playback 23rd February 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Highlights from the past week's RTE Radio programmes with Marian Richardson
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Playback 9th February 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Highlights from the past week's RTE Radio programmes with Marian Richardson
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Playback 2nd Feb 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Highlights from the past week's RTE Radio programmes with Marian Richardson
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Playback - October 24th from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week on Playback. Level 5, super spreaders and what might happen in December – we deliver your weekly Covid 19 bite-size bulletin. Things hot up in the US ahead of the election. And just where...
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Playback May 10 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Orange and purple hair; a preacher with a gun; a scary orchestra conductor; seeing your father-in-law naked; Getting a ‘duff-duff’ in East Enders; rural broadband; an 82-year old finally gets to m...
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Playback Podcast April 26 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers; a song about Gordon Strachan; the liveliest podcast on RTE; Arena’s crime novels review; €1500 Holy Communion parties; St.Kevin the murderer; John Kelly’s presenting styl...
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Playback Podcast April 19 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Paddy Cosgrave; Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris; Tiger Woods and parenting; cycling to school; wedding nightmare video; Marty’s listeners’ gags; Notre Dame burning; Quasimodo, Superman, Harry Potte...
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Playback - Jan 30th from 2021-01-29T12:00
This week on Playback. Zero Covid - if not, why not - we hear arguments for and against. We get the skinny on that almighty row over vaccine delivery. Smelly, hairy and downright dirty - just what...
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Playback - Jan 23rd from 2021-01-22T12:00
This week on Playback. Covid and its many variants – we track the race between the virus and the vaccine. Joe Biden becomes President of the United States. And lockdown three has Ryan fighting rain...
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Playback - Jan 16th from 2021-01-15T12:00
This week on Playback. We hear the stories of the women and children in our Mother and Baby Homes. Covid numbers and hospitals under pressure – how are our health care workers coping? And Mooney Go...
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Playback - Jan 2nd from 2020-12-31T12:00
This week on Playback. We bring you the radio highlights of the year – Bono’s birthday chat with Ryan, Ray’s epic struggles with sourdough and Liveline’s Normal People special – as well as the poli...
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Playback - Dec 19th from 2020-12-18T12:00
This week on Playback. Restrictions lifted but hold the bubbles for New Year – we get the latest Covid news. Politicians manage budget overruns and win prizes. And the nanny, the vaccine and the su...
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Playback - Dec 12th from 2020-12-11T12:00
This week on Playback. Jon Bon Jovi does Fairytale of New York and Enya love comes out in force. Liveline learns how to milk a donkey and Boris and Ursula's Brexit dinner included scallops, turbot ...
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Playback - Nov 28th from 2020-11-27T12:00
This week on Playback. We pay tribute to the enormous talent that was Diego Maradona. We’re almost out of level 5 – but what is in store for Christmas? Can we hug granny and pull some crackers? And...
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Playback - Nov 21 from 2020-11-20T12:00
This week on Playback. We’re within spitting distance of the end of Level 5 – or are we? We crunch the latest Covid numbers. Hopping fleas, travelling rats and hungry elephants – we hear about c...
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Playback - Nov 14th from 2020-11-13T12:00
This week on Playback. Finally, some good news on the Covid front, we get the skinny on a possible vaccine. Tommy Tiernan stacks logs to kill the time. And holy shillelagh Séimí, here comes Wild Mo...
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Playback - October 31st from 2020-10-30T12:00
This week on Playback. We hark back to pandemics of yesteryear with cholera and that old classic, the plague. We explore issues of faith and falling leaves. And is sea swimming the new sourdough? A...
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Playback - October 17 from 2020-10-16T12:00
This week on Playback. Level 3, 4 and maybe even 5. Where are we now and where are we going? We get to grips with the week that was. Pink for girls - unconscious bias and the visibility of women ...
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Playback - September 26th from 2020-09-25T12:00
This week on Playback. Sweden, China and beyond – we play the game of Covid compare and contrast. Is my blue the same as your blue? We explore the science and philosophy of colour. And Ray gets ...
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Playback - September 19th from 2020-09-18T12:00
This week on Playback. We hear the power of song to bring history to life. Joe gets jiggy with it picking lotto numbers. And Living with Covid levels one through to five – we dissect the masterplan...
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Playback - September 12th from 2020-09-11T12:00
This week on Playback. Liveline hears from expectant parents about birth in the time of Covid. Dinner, a movie and lockdown - we get the skinny on the longest first date in history. And agreement, ...
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Playback - August 29th from 2020-08-28T12:00
This week on Playback. We chart the demise of EU Commissioner Phil Hogan. We dive into the world of mega footballers as Lionel Messi tries to break up with Barcelona. And the children are back in t...
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Playback - August 22nd from 2020-08-22T12:00
A compilation of the best of the week from RTE's audio services, presented by Philip Boucher-Hayes.
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Playback - August 15th from 2020-08-15T12:00
The sea rescue that captured the imagination of the nation...the closure of a much-loved rural pub...and a lesson in how to pronounce the name of Joe Biden's running mate....presented by Fiona Kelly
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Playback - August 1st from 2020-07-31T12:00
This week on Playback. Questions, clip boards, and airports – we unpack the pandemic unemployment payment travel saga. Might bats provide us with the key to fighting Covid 19? We join the vaccine...
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Playback - July 25th from 2020-07-24T12:00
This week on Playback. Drivetime is examining the fine print of the Green List. Liveline is smuggling dogs into hotels. And as for Beo ar Éigean – they just want to go home. All on Playback pres...
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Playback - July 18th from 2020-07-17T12:00
This week on Playback. Liveline puts the Céad Míle Fáilte on hold for foreign tourists. We remember footballing legend Jack Charlton. And Arena gets up close and personal with some smelly hippies...
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Playback - July 11 from 2020-07-10T12:00
This week on Playback. We discover which comets are cute and which are a disaster. As Donald Trump’s disgruntled niece spills the family secrets and the race for the White House hots up, we look ...
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Playback - June 27th from 2020-06-25T12:00
This week on Playback. We learn about biting bees and the buzz of a restaurant kitchen. We get an insight into how TikTok is changing the music industry. And returning to the skies - we hear the pr...
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Playback - June 13th from 2020-06-12T12:00
This week on Playback. We get an insight into high fashion snubs on the red carpet. David Gray’s dad cosies up to David Bowie. And disposable, medical grade and fabric – we do a deep dive into th...
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Playback - May 30th from 2020-05-29T14:00
This week on Playback. When two becomes one – we dissect the great social distancing debate. Trump on Twitter. Lessons in Icelandic. And are bikes really the new toilet roll? All on Playback prese...
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Playback - May 23rd from 2020-05-22T14:00
This week on Playback. The CIA infiltrate the world of soft rock. Morally superior smug merchants, also known as runners, get their comeuppance. And Blind Boy’s plastic bag melts live on air. All o...
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Playback - May 16th from 2020-05-15T14:00
This week on Playback. When is a pub, not a pub? Drinking in the time of Covid. Release the children – superspreaders no more – as far as we know. And Ray and Ryan engage in a socially distant cong...
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Playback - April 25 from 2020-04-24T14:00
This week on Playback. From selfies to zoom shots and right back to oil on the canvas - we explore the art of the portrait. We eavesdrop on a room that is completely and utterly silent. And of cou...
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Playback - April 18 from 2020-04-17T14:00
This week on Playback. We talk mummified arms in Kildare pubs. Stalking Matt Damon in Dalkey. And we check in on the existential angst that is sourdough. As well as the best of the week’s informati...
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Playback - April 11th from 2020-04-10T14:00
This week on Playback. We hear how artists relate to trees. Baking, painting and writing novels - are you feeling the pandemic pressure? And if you’re tuned in from your holiday home - Christy Moo...
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Playback - Mar 28th from 2020-03-27T13:00
This week on Playback. We get to grips with the virus – its impact on our health, our wealth and out wellbeing. We learn the correct etiquette for joggers on our beaches And crochet, macramé and m...
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Playback - March 21st from 2020-03-20T13:00
This week on Playback. Scrubbing, social distancing and sitting in – we look at all of the measures in place to flatten that curve. WhatsApp begone - we get a master class in phone tapping from th...
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Playback 14th March 2020 from 2020-03-14T13:00
A compilation of the best of the week from RTE's audio services, presented by Philip Boucher-Hayes.
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Playback - Feb 29 from 2020-02-28T13:00
This week on Playback. We hear about the horrors of being single in Ireland of yesteryear. We get to grips with the low beast that is the bass flute. And we get the good, the bad and the ugly on Co...
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Playback - Feb 22nd from 2020-02-21T13:00
This week on Playback. We bring you the best of coalition formation in slow motion. Very slow motion. We go big on the weather with storm naming and the beauty of clouds. And berets in Paris, harp...
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Playback - Feb 15th from 2020-02-14T13:00
This week on Playback. We hear why thirty is the optimum year for our brains. What price love? Well quite a lot it turns out. We learn about romance fraud. And “Will you go with my friend?” The be...
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Playback - Feb 1st from 2020-01-31T13:00
This week on Playback. Bangers versus Beamers - what your car says about you. Gloves – a vital accessory for the discerning mass goer. And Brexit – it’s all over. Kind of. All on Playback pres...
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Playback - January 25th from 2020-01-24T13:00
This week on Playback. We learn about political satire in the age of the absurd. We get a life lesson from Don Quixote. And if your political party was a pizza, which topping might they be? All on ...
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Playback- January 18th from 2020-01-17T13:00
This week on Playback. Evelyn Cusack vents about amateur meteorologists. Sean O’Rourke struggles with an advocate of a news-free life. And Election 2020 – it’s on. All on Playback presented by Siné...
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Playback, January 11th from 2020-01-10T13:00
This week on Playback. The Kerry Slug – an expert escape artist as well as being quite the lover. Hen Nights from hell courtesy of Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling. And we pay tribute to the won...
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Playback - December 21st from 2019-12-20T13:00
This week on Playback. We get into bed with a locksmith. We get the low-down on the new film version of Cats – it’s not good. And we tuck into a full Irish breakfast - from a tin. All on Playback p...
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Playback - December 14th from 2019-12-13T13:00
This week on Playback. We hear stories from migrants who now call Ireland home. We learn why only Culchies can keep turkeys as pets. And of course, we’ll cover events across the water. All on Play...
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Playback Podcast November 22 2019 from 2019-11-22T13:00
Parenting, farming, marriage, Trump, birds imitating machinery, Thierry Henry. It's all there - brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback Podcast November 16 2019 from 2019-11-15T13:00
Nigerian remittances; RTE on Climate and the Toy Show; Cranberries songwriting and much more. Brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback Podcast 25 October 2019 from 2019-10-25T14:00
Dail voting irregularities; RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards; 'Boiled Broccoli Breath' and much more. Brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback Podcast October 18 2019 from 2019-10-18T14:00
Billy Connolly, Fortnite blackout, Super Mario poetry and Brexit. Presented by Ronan Kelly
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Playback podcast version - October 11, 2019 from 2019-10-11T14:00
Annoying Bono by wearing a dress; the joy of a washing-machine box; the mystery 17-year old singing in 1969 as well as Brexit, Budget and backhanders for protection. Presented by Ronan Kelly
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Playback 21st September 2019 from 2019-09-20T14:00
This week on Playback. We’ll hear the voices of young protestors on our climate emergency. We’ll work out the mathematical beauty of the music of Bach. And of course, we’ll have an itty bitty bit o...
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Playback - Sep 14th from 2019-09-13T14:00
This week on Playback. We get the low-down on Margaret Atwood and Billie Eilish. We hear how an Aisling never misses the hotel breakfast. And of course, we’ll squeeze the pips out of Brexit. All on...
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Playback - August 31st from 2019-08-30T14:00
This week on Playback. We trace the rise, fall and rise again of feminism. We hear how woolly mammoths end up as snacks for hyenas. And yes, we’ll be getting our weekly dose of Brexit. All on Playb...
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Playback - August 24th from 2019-08-23T14:00
This week on Playback. We’ll squeeze all the Brexit news into a pithy little shot of backstop wheatgrass - pungent but good for you. We’ll hear about the best way to meet your maker if you’re a Vik...
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Playback - August 17th from 2019-08-16T14:00
This week on Playback. We’ll get an insight into the rise of far right extremism both here and abroad. We’ll learn about Beluga whale operatives in the world of espionage. And we’ll hear how drag q...
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Playback 27th July 2019 from 2019-07-26T14:00
This week on Playback, we’ll discover how Olivia Newton John kept love alive in Ireland. We’ll learn how a midnight phone call transformed one man’s life… And of course, we’ll hear from The Dude. T...
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Playback July 13 from 2019-07-13T14:00
This week on Playback we learn how to use superglue to highlight climate change, what forces come into play when a forty year old whale dies and the meaning of the term Dead Ting. And of course, we...
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Playback Podcast June 28 2019 from 2019-06-28T14:00
Golf and GAA commentaries; Online romance scam; Losing a ring an a love; story of a boat capsizing; the artist formerly known as Sinéad O’Connor; Mavis Staples; the referee who gave up because of p...
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Playback Podcast June 21 2019 from 2019-06-21T14:00
Documentary On One: The Case of Majella Moynihan; Ana Kriégel murder verdicts; Woman who met her husband because of Ray Houghton’s 1994 goal; how John Kelly picks his music; Sharon Mannion and Jenn...
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Playback Podcast June 14, 2019 from 2019-06-14T14:00
Racist abuse on Irish Rail, pigeons, donkeys, Philomena Lynott, fiscal advice, an Irish Miss Havisham and poetry for a dead sporting hero. All brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback May 31 2019 from 2019-05-31T14:00
Elections 2019; Maria Bailey TD; 40 years of 2FM; Morrissey’s new album; new drilling licence; Princess Diana’s death theme park ride; Department taking radios out of Army cars; Marty distracted by...
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Playback May 24 2019 from 2019-05-24T14:00
Out-Marty-ing Marty Morrissey; a letter from the dead on Liveline; Dr.Dance on Ray D’Arcy; incredibly epilepsy surgery with Ryan Tubridy. All brought to you by Ronan Kelly
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Playback May 17 2019 from 2019-05-17T14:00
Grand Theft Auto conned girls; piano-playing as a way to get a husband; Eurovision Israel; Michael O’Leary leaves racing; intensive farming making us extinct; lingerie for a washing-machine to wear...
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