Drama On One

From Ross Island to Galapagos to the possibly mythical isle of HyBrasil, world renowned sound recordist Chris Watson teams up with Writer/Presenter Luke Clancy, Composer Irene Buckley and Actor Kathy Rose O'Brien to journey across an atlas of remote islands.

an intimate love letter commemorating the lives of a working family pursuing their dreams over several generations in America’s rust belt.

In a sinister triptych that mimics a hall of mirrors, Karl O'Neill’s three masculine monologues draw parallel portraits – a suitor, a stalker, a spouse – of concave Man obsessed with the opposite sex.

Hurl by Katie Honan is a hurling love story set in Waterford. Part Marty Morrissey, part Bridget Jones, Janet Walsh (a complete hurling novice) journeys into the world of Ireland's beloved national sport in search for belonging.

With Nick Dunning as Magnus Sparling and Barry McGovern as the paterfamilas Edwin.

blues musician, Sparkplug grapples with heartbreak, the welfare of bee populations and the writings of the physicist Erwin Schrödinger.

Composer Daragh Dukes and Radio Producers Eoin O Kelly and Kevin Brew explore the nature of youthful creativity as they remember their participation in the Limerick band scene of the early 1990s.

A podcast producer finds a set of code books. They are the Marconi International Code books. They contain 500 pages of 5-letter codes and their translations. The main character starts to read the codes obsessively and twist them into her own life story.

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce's death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds

Tubes written by renowned Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell In this black comedy we meet Titch a modern young Protestant, who is keen to portray his own community and the twelfth of July in a more positive light.

A Piece of Monologue, performed by Barry McGovern, directed by Daniel Reardon and introduced by Gerry Dukes, whose stage adaptation, with Barry McGovern, of Beckett's post-war trilogy of novels as I’ll Go On has played around the world.

The Old Tune is Beckett's free adaptation of La Manivelle/The Crank, a radio play by French writer, Robert Pinget. The Beckett Season is made possible by the kind permission of the Estate of Samuel Beckett.

A special programme curated from a brace of Bowman Sunday Eight Thirty programmes made in 2006 celebrating the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth.

Nothing Ever Happens Around Here written by Robert Barrett Reflecting on village life, mortality, poverty, opportunity, futility and ultimately hope, this comedy for radio focuses on a day in the life of Courtland Alexander

The Quiet Land By Malachy McKenna - a masterclass, served as it is by a brace of actors - Kevin Flood and Barry Cassin

The Gallant John Joe by Tom Mac Intyre - Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God."

guilt and grief cohabit a widower's home - Clive Geraghty is Tom and Deirdre Donnelly his wife Maura in Shay Linehan's first play for radio and RTÉ's entry at the Prix Europa 2007 in Berlin.

The Four-Faced Liar by Ger Fitzgibbon - It's part of the lore of Cork city that the four clocks on the four faces of Shandon Steeple rarely agree on the exact time - hence the nickname: The Four-Faced Liar.

Hubert and Rose Derdon have been together for a life, but when Rose dies, Hubert finds he is unable to grieve for his wife. The play stars Barry McGovern, David Herlihy, and Jane Brennan

Deep in 1988 Sir Henry's Cork, Larry Lehane is following the beat. Written & performed by Raymond Scannell

The Wickedness of Oz by Kate Gilmore - musicals-obsessed Debbie, takes us on a magical journey and we share her dreams, dreads, her love, and her loss.

Maire Hastings (Glenroe) and Áine Ní Mhuirí (Ballykissangel) who together with Emmet Kirwan (Fair City, Veronica Guerin) feature

Supported by real stories from real women, this play follows Jenny and Claire's opposite journeys along the same path.

Meet Peig Sayers as you have never heard her before. Performed by Caitríona Ní Mhurchú and Louise Lewis

This sparkling play by Yvonne Quinn and Bairbre Ní Chaoimh explores the rollercoaster life of broadcaster, playwright, novelist and agony aunt, Maura Laverty.

Award-winning sound designer Jimmy Eadie and music pioneer and DJ Donal Dineen join forces to create 100 for Drama on One

two people are united by a moment that will stay with them forever..

Truth, Love or Promise written & performed by Nuala McKeever. Truth, Love or Promise was the winner of the 2025 IMRO award for best drama.

Wogan's Sweet Sixteen By Kenneth Sweeney with Al McKenna as Terry Wogan

two souls weather the storm together at Inish Dúbh Lighthouse. Seamus O’Rourke plays Christy and Irene Kelleher is The young Woman

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of James Joyce’s death in Zürich on Jan 13th 1941, Ursula Zeller, Ruth Freiner and Fritz Senn from The James Joyce Foundation shared their stories with Kevin Reynolds

Eternal Lanes of Joy recreates Patrick Kavanagh's epic journey on foot from his home in County Monaghan to Dublin, in the year 1931

Made by Lighthouse Media in collaboration with As I Am and featuring Darcy Weekes as Hazel

written & directed by Dylan Tighe. It stars Thomas Collins & Gina Moxley and explores a relationship between a young Traveller man & an older woman from Dublin 4

written & directed by Dylan Tighe. It stars Thomas Collins & Gina Moxley and explores a relationship between a young Traveller man & an older woman from Dublin 4

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Mír 9. Is mór-shaothar nua drámaíochta é Jó Johnny Joe a nascann ceol den scoth le greann agus brón i scéal corraitheach, siamsúil, teannasach.

Islands fuses documentary and drama, and a bit of pretending, to make a journey not usually possible

Writer & director Darach Mac Con Iomaire and sound engineer Liam King feature.

Seamus O’Rourke plays Christy Irene Kelleher, the young Woman. The Wireless Coastguard and The Radio Presenter were played by Joe Taylor.

two men meet after travelling through a series of rooms, unsure of where they are and what they are supposed to do next. As they respond to various challenges, we learn more about the history that connects them. The play took third place in the 2024 PJ O’Connor Awards.

In this episode we hear from director Jessica Dromgoole, actors Ronan Leahy and Tadhg Murphy speaking about working on The Last Room by JP Mahon

joint winner of the PJ O’Connor Radio Drama Awards. Aoife Duffin stars as Cheese in a play about a girl who wanted to be heard, and a boy Chalk who didn't speak.