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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 37 MIN

Director, John Carney: “I had an almost priestly calling to film-making"

from Brendan O'Connor · host RTÉ Radio 1

Film-maker John Carney chooses five songs from that bring him back to places, people and moments in his life. He talks about the beauty of the sibling relationship, feeling differently wired growing up, his time in ‘The Frames’, making ‘Once’ and ‘Sing Street’ and his new film, ‘Power Ballad’, which stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.

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