Bliss, By Katherine Mansfield is one on the author’s earliest and greatest short stories. It was published in 1918 at a time when its themes of homoerotic longing could only be hinted at in the vaguest of terms. Born Katherine Beauchamp in New Zealand in 1888, At the age of 19, Mansfield left New Zealand and settled in England, where she became a friend of writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf. In 1917, she was diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, that claimed her life at age 34.
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Radio Beams – 25 year old Leigh Brosnen adventurer.
Leigh Brosnan is 25 year old and has worked as volunteer in a number of the 25 countries she visited so far.
Leigh is from Ennistymon. Radio Beams caught up with her recently.
Count Ferdinand Eboli by Mary ShelleyRead by Fiona Kelly
‘Ferdinand Eboli, a tale’ was first published in 1838 by Mary Shelley in a volume entitled The Keepsake for 1829. Mary Shelley is best known for her career defining novel Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. This story comes from her large collection of lesser known short stories and is being broadcast on Radio Corca Baiscinn in the hopes that it will bring her less well known works to a wider audience. Mary Shelley is also well known for her close association with many of the most prominent literary figures of her age including her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, her father, the Novelist William Godwin and her mother was the early feminist writer and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft.
RCB Sports 21.01.19
On this RCB Sports Show, we review defeat for Clare Camogie team V Kilkenny in 1st Rd League plus look ahead to opening round of Hurling league. We hear from Irish Women’s Hockey star Naomi Carroll & Irish men’s Basketball manager Mark Keenan. We also round up the local Soccer & athletics news & results.
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The Word – Conflict
Join the gang every Sunday for an hour of relaxing discussion on issues of spirituality, and some great music thrown in too. Forget your worries and listen to The Word.
Reflections
A weekly 30-minute space for Christian prayer, song and devotion. It is presented by the Kilkee Prayer Group led by Anne Haugh and Kathleen Ryan and joined in by Donnie Dillon, Anne Marie Harte and Antonio Cebas. It is an invitation to engage in Christian worship through prayer and song, as well as to reflect on the lives of the Saints whose feast day we celebrate. All listeners at home are invited to add their own prayers and petitions and together with those of the group offer them in unison to the Grace of the Lord and our Blessed Lady.
The Smokin’ Room Sessions
The Smokin Room Sessions trad and folk tunes from Ireland and around the world. A weekly show hosted by Stax Green.
The Gardening Show
In the studio with James, John and Local gardener Johnny Collins knowledge drawn from a lifetime of experience these guys know their onions and best of all it wont cost a bean just tune in to 94.8fm or stream online from the play button on Tuesday’s at 4:05 or hear the repeat on Thursday’s at 7pm
Whats On in Clare – Brendan from The Shannonside Winter Music Festival
A 30 minute live Thursday broadcast highlighting some of the main events taking place around the county and beyond. Live interviews, sports analysis, entertainment news, good banter and more. Donnie Dillon, John O’Boyle, Suzanne Dillon and Antonio Cebas will keep you entertained and informed with what’s going on. Antonio Speaks to Brendan Walsh about the upcoming Shannonside Winter Music Festival
The Genealogy Radio Show Series 9 episode 21 Arielle Blair, Singer songwriter and writer. Reminiscences to Ireland
Lorna Moloney’s doctoral thesis, ‘From Gaelic Lordship to English Shire: The MacNamaras of Clare, c.1259-1603′, is being supervised by Professor Steven Ellis. Lorna’s academic profile can viewed at http://nuigalway.academia.edu/LornaMoloney. She has delivered conference papers at Oxford; Lincoln College: Exploration of the Medieval Gaelic Diet: (2012); seminar papers at the Moore Institute in NUI Galway, ‘The Gaelic Lordships in Thomond, c. 1400-c.1500’ and papers at Irish Conference of Medievalists on themes of Brian Boru and landscape of East Clare. Lorna has published on medieval themes and on maritime subjects.
Lorna received her Certificate for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) in Dallas in March 2015.
Paulines Poems
Join Pauline Skehan with Rob Hopkins Live for a slice of the creative and the artistic.
Radio Beams – Ken O’Sullivan , Underwater Documentary Maker
Ken is an underwater film maker from Lahinch who in 2018 brought us some of the most stunning film around the Irish coast on whales and other species.
The RCB Sports Show
On this RCB Sports Show, we review Clare’s win over Tipperary in Munster Hurling League Final & Clare’s win in McGrath Cup football final over Cork. We preview the Alcohol, Drugs & Addiction Awareness seminar by Clonlara GAA & we get info on the Vandeleur Parkrun – Kilrush, Robert Clancy rounds up the local Soccer news & James Sexton gives us the local athletics results.
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Tune in on Monday’s at 6pm and repeated Tuesdays at 5pm 92.5fm – 94.8fm , alternatively live stream with any mobile smart device and tablet or desktop anywhere in the world from the Listen Live page.
Social media links : #GAA, #ClareGAA, #TippGAA, #MunsterGAA
The Smokin’ Room Sessions
Trad and folk tunes from Ireland and around the world. A weekly show hosted by Stax Green.
The Random Mix
Aisling Healy is back behind the microphone for 30 minutes of pure madness. I’m delighted to be back guys, hitting the air waves of South West Clare and beyond, with a bang. Tune in for a few minutes of me talking pure nonsense, playing epic tunes and basically having the time of my life, doing what i do best!
Expect the unexpected!
Whats On 11.01.19
A 30 minute live Thursday broadcast highlighting some of the main events taking place
around the county and beyond. Live interviews, sports analysis,
entertainment news, good banter and more. Donnie Dillon, John O’Boyle,
Suzanne Dillon and Antonio Cebas will keep you entertained and informed with what’s going on.
The Genealogy Show Series 9 episode 20 : Surname Variants
Lorna Moloney’s doctoral thesis, ‘From Gaelic Lordship to English Shire: The MacNamaras of Clare, c.1259-1603′, is being supervised by Professor Steven Ellis. Lorna’s academic profile can viewed at http://nuigalway.academia.edu/LornaMoloney. She has delivered conference papers at Oxford; Lincoln College: Exploration of the Medieval Gaelic Diet: (2012); seminar papers at the Moore Institute in NUI Galway, ‘The Gaelic Lordships in Thomond, c. 1400-c.1500’ and papers at Irish Conference of Medievalists on themes of Brian Boru and landscape of East Clare. Lorna has published on medieval themes and on maritime subjects.
Lorna received her Certificate for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) in Dallas in March 2015.
Coore and It’s People
This three part series tells the story of Coore using the voices of people who have settled in the area. It describes the circumstances that brought them, their challenges, stories and achievements, as well as the prominent role religion has played in shaping the character of the community.
The central theme throughout the documentary series is the honour and the reverence the people of Coore feel for their heritage.
The documentaries include the voices not just of the people of Coore but also from esteemed historians and archaeologists.
RCB Radio is a non profit community radio station that aims to give a voice to local people and broadcasts in the South West area of Clare. The station welcomes new volunteers from all backgrounds who would like to get involved in media in any capacity and can provide full training and facilities for anyone wishing to fulfil their ambitions and interests in becoming involved in radio. Contact RCB on 065 9083022 or email for more information.
LOOPERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2038
Invites you on a voyage of discovery…
How did the Sandhills acquire the nickname “Big Favour Bay”?
What is the real significance of the rocket shaped round tower on Scattery Island?
And is Santi really an alien?
This latest “Loopers” offering commemorates the passing winter festival with UFO sittings, wild goat capers and an investigative report from heroic radio hack Aine McEvoy.
RCB Sports Show
On this RCB Sports Show, we review Clare’s win over Cork & Waterford in Munster Hurling League plus hear from Dermot Gannon after Inagh-Kilnamona qualified for the Munster Junior B Hurling final. We review Clare’s win in McGrath Cup football & preview next week’s final V Cork. Paudie Vaughan of Sporting Ennistymon tells us about their season so far plus Robert Clancy rounds up the local Soccer news & James Sexton gives us the local athletics results
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