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Arts North West

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Arts North West is a weekly, magazine arts show that covers everything creative in the region. It broadcasts every Thursday at 9.30 pm, with a repeat at 8 pm on Sundays. Featuring the best music, theatre, storytelling, and talent from Sligo, North Leitrim & South Donegal. Presented by Glens Artistic Director, Brendan Murray, it aims to afford artists of all disciplines the opportunity to engage with the community during this lockdown season. There will be top tunes, fresh prose, comedic commissions, and dramatic dirges, together with interviews and debate on the extraordinary flourishing of cr...

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Latest episode

Mar 20, 2026

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Arts_Northwest_Show_254 20.03.2026

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Arts_Northwest_Show_253 13.03.2026

Ar chlár na seachtaine seo cuirfidh an aoi-láithreoir Rossa Ó Snodaigh Naoise Ó Cearralláin as Kneecap faoi agallamh agus inseoidh daoibh conas duais de luach €1,000 a ghnóthú i gcranchur Cairde Fest. On this week's programme, guest presenter Rossa Ó Snodaigh will interview Naoise Ó Cearralláin from Kneecap and tell you how...

Arts_Northwest_Show_252 10.03.2026

Ar chlár an tseachtain seo beidh an aoi-láithreoir Rossa Ó Snodaigh ag caint leis an drámadóir Proin Ó Duigneáin as Splódar ag caint faoi na drámaí a bheidh á léiriú acu in Ionad na nGleannta. Freisin beidh sé ag caint leis an t-Ealaíontóir Anna Mc Leod faoin taispeántas is d...

Arts_Northwest_Show_251 10.03.2026

Guests are Easkey born writer, Jack Harte, founder of The Irish Writer’s Centre, and singer/songwriter EvieB. We look at What’s On  in The Glens, The Dock and Hawk’s Well" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arts North West 17.10.2025

Aishling Muller presents two contrasting but equally brilliant storytellers & musicians. Aindrias de Staic and Mark McCausland. Mark has a new film on release and Aindrias plays The Glens tomorrow night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traesa Nealon, Jonathon Heart and much more 17.07.2025

Homesick by Leitrim playwright Traesa Nealon, has been chosen to play the Dublin Fringe. We speak to her about this exciting opportunity. And we speak to Jonathon Heart about his fascinating History of the Dock project.  We also take a look at what's on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cayla O’Carroll, Órla McSharry and much more. 12.06.2025

  Cayla O’Carroll is this week’s guest from Cairde Sligo Arts Festival and we look at events at the Hawk’s Well, Leitrim Sculpture Centre and The Glens Centre. This week’s poem from Paved by Poetry is by Órla McSharry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasa Nealon, Kim Taylor and much more 08.05.2025

Featuring Treasa Nealon of The Rabbits Riot theatre company, and Kim Taylor of Mohill historical society. And we play the new single from Greene and Shine.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treasa Nealon, Niamh Crowley and much more 03.04.2025

Writer/director of Rabbit’s Riot, Treasa Nealon, and members of Manorhamilton Youth Theatre. Founder and director of Sligo Music Academy, Niamh Crowley. And we look at What’s On in the North West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joshua Burnside, Mike McLister and much more 27.03.2025

We also look at The Hawk’s Well programme for April (with Maeve McGowan) and Arts Council funding deadlines. Show repeats Sunday 8pm on all podcast platforms. Supported by Pobal, The Arts Council of Ireland & Leitrim County Council. www.oceanfm.ie/shows/arts-north-west This program is presented by Brendan Murray & supported by Pobal, The Arts Council of Ireland, and Leitrim County Council....

Niamh O’Brien, Diane Henshaw and much more 20.03.2025

Featuring Yeats Design Residency winner at the Abbey Theatre, Niamh O’Brien, and Project Manager of the Shared Island Cruinniú na nÓg north/south collaboration, Diane Henshaw. And we look at What’s On in the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niamh Kavanagh, David Madden and much more 07.03.2025

Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh, ahead of Musicals Show at the Hawk's Well. CEO of Sligo Rape Crisis Centre, David Madden, discusses its  Artist-in-Residence programme. We also look at What's On See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen O’Dowd, Malcolm Hamilton and much more 28.02.2025

Guests are singer/songwriter, Stephen O’Dowd, who plays The Glens next Thursday with Hugh Joseph Feely, and Malcolm Hamilton of Hamilton Gallery, which has two exhibitions opening International Women’s Day featuring 111 Irish women artists. Remarkable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maeve McGowan, Gerry Boland and much more 20.02.2025

Maeve McGowan runs through March at the Hawk’s Well and we speak with writer, Gerry Boland, who has a series of workshops at the Dock. We play Indian slide guitar maestro Manish Pingle, ahead of his concert at The Glens See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arts North West 13.02.2025

Guests are new Artist in Residence at The Hawk’s Well, Niamh McGrath, and ex RTE director, John McKenna, who has a show at The Glens February 22nd. And we look at events at The Dock and Leitrim Sculpture Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maeve McGowan, Matt Bartlett and much more 09.01.2025

Perry Blake presents Maeve McGowan of the Hawk's Well and London music agent Matt Bartlett, who speaks about the difficulties facing the live music scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niall Henry, Dave Spence and much more. 18.10.2024

Perry Blake is standing in for Brendan Murray this week, He'll be chatting with guests Niall Henry from The Blue Raincoat theatre company, Sligo & Sculptor & wood craftsman Dave Spence. Music by The Kings of Cool. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paddy Cullivan, Cathy Jordan and much more 10.10.2024

Guests are theatre-maker, standup, musician, songster & prankster supreme, Paddy Cullivan, and singer, writer, storyteller and Dervish star, Cathy Jordan. We also look at What’s On and play a tune from Charlie McGettigan & Jargon ahead of their concert at The Glens Arts Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marian Quinn, Dee Armstrong & much more 20.06.2024

Guest presenter, Perry Blake, talks film with director, Marian Quinn, ahead of her new feature, Twig, on release this week. And he pays tribute to the late Francoise Hardy.   Dee Armstrong gives the lowdown on the annual Rockschool at The Glens and we look at What’s On at the Hawk’s Well and the Dock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fergal Brennan, Felip Carbonell and much more 13.06.2024

Fergal Brennan, film animator, runs a film animation course for teenagers this summer. Felip Carbonell, of No Crows fame, is producing the Rumba Experience at the Hawk’s Well, July 6th. And we look at What’s On at The Hawk’s Well, Glens and The Model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irma McLoughlin, Lina Lambert & much more 30.05.2024

Irma McLoughlin of Performing Arts Forum and Lina Lambert of Punk Friday are tonight’s guests. And we look at What’s On over the coming, busy week of music, poetry, theatre and visual art. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arts North West 22.02.2024

Theatre practitioner and writer, Treasa Nealon, and printmaker, Lisa Callaghan, about their Creative Exchange collaboration exhibition.   Photographer, Cornelia Schmidt, tells of her upcoming residency at The Glens, where she will photograph some nudes…. Artistically of course.   And we hear a track from The Raines who play The Glens March 8th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Ciarán Taylor, John Spillane & much more. 02.02.2024

Our guests this week are; Sligoman, Ciarán Taylor, Director of Carpet Theatre; Corkman, John Spillane (who plays The Glens Feb. 12th); and Leitrimwoman, Fionnuala Maxwell, whose new project is an Exploration of Women in Traditional Singing in Ireland. Craig Cox takes a look at What’s On in The Model, The Dock, The Hawk’s Well and Féile na mBan in Bundoran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Jack O’Donovan, Perry Blake & much more 18.01.2024

Interviews with Heather Rose of Super Paua artist collective and Jack O’Donovan Trá of Fair Seas environmental agency (recent award winner Docs Without Borders film festival). And a classy track from singer/songwriter, Perry Blake, ahead of his upcoming Glens Centre concert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nessa Cosgrove, Declan Henry & much more 11.01.2024

1st show of 2024 features Nessa Cosgrove MSLETB on its training opportunities in mobile film making and podcasting. Author Declan Henry talks about his new book on the Lahore Ammadiyya Movement and we look at Whats On in the Hawk's Well,  The Model and The Glens Centre  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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