Ireland celebrates arts and crafts throughout August
Artisans from across Ireland and further afield will take part in next month's annual celebration of craft. Jenny Lee finds out more and speaks to Co Down artist Ruth Osborne who uses nature to inspire and produce her work
The drama of crafting the Holy Grail of whiskey
Jenny Lee talks acting, gaming, whiskey and taking risks with Fermanagh actor, writer and former solicitor Joyce Greenaway whose one-woman play combines tragedy, treachery and the search for the perfect single malt
Hymn-writing couple Keith and Kristyn Getty on bringing their Irish Christmas show back to its roots
Jenny Lee chats to Grammy-nominated recording artists Keith and Kristyn Getty who have revolutionised the hymn genre with songs such as In Christ Alone, about bringing their popular Christmas show back home to Ireland
Armagh musician Gareth Williams is capturing the soundtrack of Irish literature - and tackling long Covid
From the melancholy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes to the crescendo of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy at the close of Joyce’s Ulysses, Armagh musician and composer Gareth Williams’s Songs from the Last Page finds new musical beginnings from the ending of stories. He chats to Jenny Lee about finding musical inspiration from literature and how he’s helping people living with long Covid
Getting to know yer man, Jarlath Regan
Ahead of his gig at Bangor’s Open House Festival, comedian and creator of the Irishman Abroad podcast, Jarlath Regan, chats to Jenny Lee about US politics, running, Christmas cards and why he has his sights on Jamie Dornan
‘It’s good to dream’ – True love, socialism and screen tests in coming-of-age true story from Tony Macaulay
As his coming-of-age memoir All Growed Up comes to the Belfast stage this summer, Jenny Lee chats to writer and peacebuilder Tony Macaulay about what university life taught him about difference, literature and parking on the beach
‘I thought writing was a stupid hobby’ - Co Down crime fiction novelist Claire McGowan on turning her childhood passion into an award-winning career
Jenny Lee chats to Rostrevor novelist Claire McGowan about her latest murderous mystery, Truth Truth Lie, the art of crime fiction and her next writing challenge
Make-up artist Ciara Daly on the secret of lasting happiness
Multi-award-winning west Belfast make-up artist Ciara Daly is a passionate advocate for mental health and wellbeing. Jenny Lee finds out more from the founder of the annual HappyFest wellness movement about her own journey and her commitment to helping others find happiness in both their inward and outward appearances
Animated version of Roddy Doyle’s tender take on childhood grief comes to cinemas
A Greyhound of a Girl is a heart-lifting adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s children’s novel which follows cheeky 11-year-old Mary as she faces the loss of her beloved granny. Jenny Lee finds out more about the making of the animation and speaks to the Italian director
Derry Girl Diona Doherty on her new Belfast comedy, postnatal depression and performing at Edinburgh Fringe
Derry actress, comedian, podcaster and writer Diona Doherty chats to Jenny Lee about motherhood, intimate female health, presenting ambitions and her new comedy drama Sex in the City Hall
Therapeutic garden offers spinal injury patients a lifeline
Jenny Lee finds out more about the new outdoor rehabilitation haven for patients affected by spinal injury at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast
Decluttering your kitchen... and reclaiming the heart of your home
Jenny Lee aims to get her morning off to a calmer start with the help of an organised kitchen. She invites professional declutters and organisers Order In The House into her home to lend a hand
Allen without Foster: After 50 years, folk legend Tony Allen launches solo career
Tony Allen chats to Jenny Lee about going solo and his lifetime of musical memories
Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I feel a great gratitude to the people of Derry’
Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney stars in The Molly Films, a new cinematic presentation of James Joyce’s closing episode of Ulysses, which premieres in Derry and Donegal next month. Jenny Lee finds out more and discovers why she enjoys saying YES
‘James Joyce would have enjoyed Derry Girls’
As the two-year Ulysses European Odyssey project completes its journey in Ireland's north-west, Jenny Lee catches up with one of the organisers of this epic tribute to James Joyce's 1922 classic and finds out what spectacles visitors can look forward to