Sean Og and The Hag is a story set in 1799 in County Longford, Ireland. It does not take long for Sean Og Mc Donagh to discover that the beautiful young lady who finds him out in the dark of an Irish halloween is not what she appears to be but what can he do to get out of her clutches as he makes his way home on a dark October night?  Sean Og and The Hag was written and narrated by Jho Harris for Podcasts.ie especially for Halloween and we take another listen each year just before the eve of Samhain.  

January went by with wild winds, snow and hail.  Sinéad takes to the road on a quieter day with a light dusting of snow underfoot to talk about our weather, the rain and water as a once revered resource. To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

Sinéad rings the changes, on the last day of December 2014 and the eve of New Year.  With a look back over the year along the Calendar Road and a chat about the lapwings who have returned to winter here.   To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

It’s November on the Calendar Road and Sinéad takes a walk out at night to talk about the longer nights as winter approaches. To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

On the eve of Samhain Sinéad talks about the preparations for winter along the Calendar Road and how the wildlife is benifitting from a glut of wild berries. To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

The last day of September and Sinéad takes a walk through a forest for autumn to talk about conifer plantations and whether they help or disturb biodiversity in Ireland. To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

The last day of August and Sinéad feels that autumn has come to the Calendar Road. She talks about The Festival of Lunása and the Sun God Lugh, as the wind blows gently through the trees. To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

There has been warm, humid weather along the Calendar Road in July and all sorts of insects are buzzing about enjoying the weather.  Sinéad talks about some of the ones she’s spotted this month.   To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.

Lucy Montague-Moffatt is a 24 year old writer and comedian from Dublin.   Lucy was a winner of the Fishamble: Tiny Plays competition and is the Writer-in-Residence for the Inchicore College Theatre Studies Department. She has written and performedcomedy shows as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival  and was a Funny Woman Competition 2012 finalist. ‘If you see her, say hello’  is a story about a twenty-something guy who has just moved to New York to make money for his family and is doing so in an unusual line of work.  It contains some but not much adult language To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.  

Graham Connors is editor of Number Eleven Magazine.  He has been published widely in journals such as wordlegs, The Bohemyth, The Lit Garden, Under 30 and is a HeadStuff contributor. Though living in Dublin for the last ten years he hails from Co. Wexford. In this podcast Graham reads his short story ‘Sunshine’   To listen now click PLAY/PLAY IN POP UP to listen later Right Click/Ctrl Click and Save Target As to download.