Rick O'Shea
@rickoshea.bsky.social
Broadcaster @rte.ie - currently on Arena on @rteradio1.bsky.social.
Runs Ireland's largest book club, patron @epilepsyireland.bsky.social, board of Fighting Words NI.
Arts event curator and moderator.
Quizzer.
Links: https://linktr.ee/rickoshea
Runs Ireland's largest book club, patron @epilepsyireland.bsky.social, board of Fighting Words NI.
Arts event curator and moderator.
Quizzer.
Links: https://linktr.ee/rickoshea
Busy week already on Arena. Spoke to John Bishop about 'Is This Thing On?' & Rob Doyle about 'Cameo'.
Tonight it's George Saunders on 'Vigil' and @johnmaguire.bsky.social about the Godard season @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social.
Tonight at 7 @rteradio1.bsky.social or wherever you get your podcasts.
Tonight it's George Saunders on 'Vigil' and @johnmaguire.bsky.social about the Godard season @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social.
Tonight at 7 @rteradio1.bsky.social or wherever you get your podcasts.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Busy week already on Arena. Spoke to John Bishop about 'Is This Thing On?' & Rob Doyle about 'Cameo'.
Tonight it's George Saunders on 'Vigil' and @johnmaguire.bsky.social about the Godard season @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social.
Tonight at 7 @rteradio1.bsky.social or wherever you get your podcasts.
Tonight it's George Saunders on 'Vigil' and @johnmaguire.bsky.social about the Godard season @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social.
Tonight at 7 @rteradio1.bsky.social or wherever you get your podcasts.
Haven't been here for a while. We did a whole other live show with an audience since this one....
Going live, from the GPO! @RTEArena marking a century of Irish radio! Great programme ahead #RTE100 @rickoshea.bsky.social @rteradio1.bsky.social 📻
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Haven't been here for a while. We did a whole other live show with an audience since this one....
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Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
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January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
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This was a lovely chat with the fantastic @eithneshortall.bsky.social about all things SISTER WAKE, Sam, and a dinner party argument about why, no, colonialism was not a 'mixed bag...'
'Books and Sam' – extremely proud of @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social whose STUNNING Irish fantasy is out on Thursday #SisterWake www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Dave Rudden: ‘If stuck for a villainous phrase, I’d look up a thing said by someone from the British Empire’
If there was ever a time to attempt a sprawling fantasy novel featuring 200-foot gods and an intricately developed, alternate version of Ireland’s colonial history, then the pandemic – and accompanyin...
www.independent.ie
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This was a lovely chat with the fantastic @eithneshortall.bsky.social about all things SISTER WAKE, Sam, and a dinner party argument about why, no, colonialism was not a 'mixed bag...'
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@rickoshea.bsky.social and I had a good natter about translated fiction on Arena @rteradio1.bsky.social earlier in the week. You can listen back here if you fancy it.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Fiction in Translation
Writer and columnist Rónán Hession joins the show to be quizzed about best foreign fiction hitting the shelves, as well as the art of literary translation.
www.rte.ie
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
@rickoshea.bsky.social and I had a good natter about translated fiction on Arena @rteradio1.bsky.social earlier in the week. You can listen back here if you fancy it.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
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If you are still on "X", you have to ask yourself why.
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
Breaking: Women's Aid Ireland will no longer maintain a presence on X from tomorrow.
@womensaidireland.bsky.social
@womensaidireland.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
If you are still on "X", you have to ask yourself why.
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
If you are still on "X", you have to ask yourself why.
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
Breaking: Women's Aid Ireland will no longer maintain a presence on X from tomorrow.
@womensaidireland.bsky.social
@womensaidireland.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
If you are still on "X", you have to ask yourself why.
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
It's been a cesspool for years, recent days are a new low, it's not compulsory to be there.
If you don't leave it now, you have to ask what it would take to make you drop it?
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Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Delighted to announce that we will be publishing
_Richard Heart Julianne_
By @ronanhession.bsky.social
Spring/Summer 2027.
‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.'
Brilliant!
_Richard Heart Julianne_
By @ronanhession.bsky.social
Spring/Summer 2027.
‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.'
Brilliant!
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
In case you missed this last week - I took a quick run through some of the books I'm looking forward to most in 2026 for @independent.ie.
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Rick O’Shea: Why 2026 is going to be a special year for fiction fans
January has some gems straight out of the traps – I’m already reading Vigil by George Saunders as I’ll be talking to him on RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena soon.
m.independent.ie
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
In case you missed this last week - I took a quick run through some of the books I'm looking forward to most in 2026 for @independent.ie.
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
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Good to see @davetynan.bsky.social's We Used to Dance Here in @rickoshea.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025 list.
'Cracking, straight from the opening story...I rarely find a collection without a dud story somewhere - this is one of them.'
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
'Cracking, straight from the opening story...I rarely find a collection without a dud story somewhere - this is one of them.'
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
Rick O’Shea’s best books of 2025: Great reads you might have missed this year
I’m attempting to focus on books that you might not find in other end-of-year lists you’ve seen in the run up to Christmas – the ones that have possibly not gotten the spotlight and love they deserve.
www.independent.ie
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Good to see @davetynan.bsky.social's We Used to Dance Here in @rickoshea.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025 list.
'Cracking, straight from the opening story...I rarely find a collection without a dud story somewhere - this is one of them.'
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
'Cracking, straight from the opening story...I rarely find a collection without a dud story somewhere - this is one of them.'
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...
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It's time for a break. I'll be back online on Jan 5th to tell you all about the first regular Arena of 2026.
Stay safe x
Stay safe x
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's time for a break. I'll be back online on Jan 5th to tell you all about the first regular Arena of 2026.
Stay safe x
Stay safe x
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We've had live events for Culture Night, The Poems of Seamus Heaney, the RTE Short Story Competition, the 100th Dublin Review.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've had live events for Culture Night, The Poems of Seamus Heaney, the RTE Short Story Competition, the 100th Dublin Review.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
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It has been the most extraordinary and challenging time since then. I've spoken to hundreds of reviewers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, academics, composers, writers, poets, opera singers, photographers, artists, fashion designers...
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It has been the most extraordinary and challenging time since then. I've spoken to hundreds of reviewers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, academics, composers, writers, poets, opera singers, photographers, artists, fashion designers...
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But, it was the year I began on one @rte.ie channel and finished on another.
The year I found myself, for the last five months, sitting in the seat my late colleague Seán Rocks made his own for sixteen years before his sudden, tragic death at the end of July. No-one could have seen that coming.
The year I found myself, for the last five months, sitting in the seat my late colleague Seán Rocks made his own for sixteen years before his sudden, tragic death at the end of July. No-one could have seen that coming.
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
But, it was the year I began on one @rte.ie channel and finished on another.
The year I found myself, for the last five months, sitting in the seat my late colleague Seán Rocks made his own for sixteen years before his sudden, tragic death at the end of July. No-one could have seen that coming.
The year I found myself, for the last five months, sitting in the seat my late colleague Seán Rocks made his own for sixteen years before his sudden, tragic death at the end of July. No-one could have seen that coming.
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It's been two years of a year...
It was the year we started with two dogs and ended with three, the year I wrote and ended a book column, the year the @laibluesky.bsky.social gave me their Presidents Medal, the year I interviewed authors and filmmakers on stage, curated events, gave away awards.
🧵
It was the year we started with two dogs and ended with three, the year I wrote and ended a book column, the year the @laibluesky.bsky.social gave me their Presidents Medal, the year I interviewed authors and filmmakers on stage, curated events, gave away awards.
🧵
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's been two years of a year...
It was the year we started with two dogs and ended with three, the year I wrote and ended a book column, the year the @laibluesky.bsky.social gave me their Presidents Medal, the year I interviewed authors and filmmakers on stage, curated events, gave away awards.
🧵
It was the year we started with two dogs and ended with three, the year I wrote and ended a book column, the year the @laibluesky.bsky.social gave me their Presidents Medal, the year I interviewed authors and filmmakers on stage, curated events, gave away awards.
🧵
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€18,850.......
Friends, this is my last day online for a few weeks.
I do it every year, does wonders for the calm over the break. But I have things I want you to know about.
My Xmas Appeal in aid of three amazing charities is €1,405 shy of the €20,000 target I set.
Little help?
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/r...
I do it every year, does wonders for the calm over the break. But I have things I want you to know about.
My Xmas Appeal in aid of three amazing charities is €1,405 shy of the €20,000 target I set.
Little help?
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/r...
Support The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal on iDonate.ie
The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2025 for DSPCA, My Lovely Horse Rescue and Children's Books Ireland, created by Rick O'Shea | iDonate.ie
www.idonate.ie
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
€18,850.......
€18,850.......
Friends, this is my last day online for a few weeks.
I do it every year, does wonders for the calm over the break. But I have things I want you to know about.
My Xmas Appeal in aid of three amazing charities is €1,405 shy of the €20,000 target I set.
Little help?
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/r...
I do it every year, does wonders for the calm over the break. But I have things I want you to know about.
My Xmas Appeal in aid of three amazing charities is €1,405 shy of the €20,000 target I set.
Little help?
www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/r...
Support The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal on iDonate.ie
The Rick O'Shea Book Club Xmas Appeal 2025 for DSPCA, My Lovely Horse Rescue and Children's Books Ireland, created by Rick O'Shea | iDonate.ie
www.idonate.ie
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
€18,850.......
Goes into the "to be bought" list with my post-Christmas book tokens....
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Goes into the "to be bought" list with my post-Christmas book tokens....
It's time for a break. I'll be back online on Jan 5th to tell you all about the first regular Arena of 2026.
Stay safe x
Stay safe x
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's time for a break. I'll be back online on Jan 5th to tell you all about the first regular Arena of 2026.
Stay safe x
Stay safe x
We've had live events for Culture Night, The Poems of Seamus Heaney, the RTE Short Story Competition, the 100th Dublin Review.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've had live events for Culture Night, The Poems of Seamus Heaney, the RTE Short Story Competition, the 100th Dublin Review.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.
Everyone has been so lovely at every turn, don't think that every kind word hasn't meant the world to me.