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Sunday Miscellany – A Selection 2023-2025

By Sarah Binchy

RTE’s Sunday Miscellany returns with a new selection of stories and poems from the last three years of this beloved programme.

A beloved Irish institution, RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany has been woven into the lives of listeners for over half a century. Following on from the bestselling 2023 anthology, this collection brings together some of the best broadcasts of the past three years, arranged in calendar months. Featuring a spectrum of writing talent, from household names to striking new voices, it offers solace, joy and entertainment for all seasons.

Featuring:

Dermot Bolger

Jan Carson

Gerald Dawe

Wendy Erskine

Michael Harding

Michael D. Higgins

Paul Howard

Louise Kennedy

Rosaleen McDonagh

Liz Nugent

Joseph O’Connor

Olivia O’Leary

Donal Ryan

and many more …

About Sarah Binchy ...

An award-winning radio producer, Sarah Binchy has worked on arts programmes, documentaries and current affairs; she currently produces Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1. Her most recent Sunday Miscellany anthology for New Island was a bestseller and won TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Observer, The Irish Times, Sunday Independent, Irish Tatler, Ireland’s Own, IMAGE, Her Keys to the City (Four Courts Press) and Fishamble Tiny Plays (New Island).

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TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year

Shortlist 2025

Sunday Miscellany – A Selection 2023-2025

By Sarah Binchy

About Sarah Binchy ...

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