Mind theGap
Why do we perform contentment, perform listening, perform strength? And what does it cost us when we do?
One voice, under ten minutes. Ninety episodes so far, and a new one when there’s something worth saying.
What I Heard When I Listened Back
5 September 2026
Running order: start with one of these
Shut Up. Let It Land.
Silence as something you do on purpose, and a family saying: be more Bob.
The Good Student Leaves
Limerick Junction, and the moment a teacher or a philosophy has taken you as far as it can.
Nobody Noticed the Bend
Challenger, and how damage seen on flight after flight came to look normal.
The voice behind it
I’ve been on Irish radio since 1977 and television since 1991: the pirates, local stations, RTÉ, and the day Lyric FM went on air.
From the tape box
The ten o’clock news, on the Fastnet race.
Early Breakfast on Boyneside Radio with David Browne. Yes, after the tractor, with an extra e.
The closing programme.