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Cottage Pie, by Alison Jameson

October 21, 2026 · 15 min

Cottage Pie, by Alison Jameson, read by Elaine O'Dwyer. To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Like Clean Windows Kill The Birds, by John O'Donovan

October 20, 2026 · 14 min

Like Clean Windows Kill the Birds, by John O'Donovan, read by Garrett Lombard.To read - and find out more about this and all the other stories in this year's competition - go to RTÉ Culture See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
RTÉ Culture: Auntie and Anto and Ivy and Ava by Ian Feighery

October 24, 2025 · 13 min

Auntie and Anto and Ivy and Ava by Ian Feighery, read by Ebby O'Toole-Acheampong To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537452-rte-short-story-competition…
RTÉ Culture: Pool Story by Jill Kenny

October 23, 2025 · 15 min

Pool Story by Jill Kenny, read by Naoise Dunbar (pic credit: Eve North) To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537451-rte-short-story-competition-pool-story-by-jill-kenny/See…
RTÉ Culture: A Spectrum of Sorrow by Angela Finn

October 22, 2025 · 14 min

A Spectrum of Sorrow by Angela Finn, read by Janet Moran To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537448-rte-short-story-competition-a-spectrum-of-sorrow-by-angela-finn/See…

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RTÉ Culture: Kazakhstan by Kevin McDermott

October 21, 2025 · 17 min

RTÉ Culture: Kazakhstan by Kevin McDermott, read by John Olohan To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537445-rte-short-story-competition-kazakhstan-by-kevin-mcdermott/See…
RTÉ Culture: Labels by Mary O'Rourke

October 20, 2025 · 12 min

Labels by Mary O'Rourke, read by Clare Barrett To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537444-rte-short-story-competition-labels-by-mary-orourke/See omnystudio.com/listener…
RTÉ Culture: Corrán na Maidine by Niall Ó Siadhail

October 19, 2025 · 18 min

Corrán na Maidine by Niall Ó Siadhail, read by Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537441-short-story-competition-corran-na-mai…
Wolves by Peter McCauley

October 19, 2025 · 17 min

Wolves by Peter McCauley, read by Paul Mallon To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537439-rte-short-story-competition-wolves-by-peter-mccauley/See omnystudio.com/listener…
RTÉ Culture: Feeding Time by Sinéad Troy

October 16, 2025 · 14 min

Feeding Time by Sinéad Troy, read by Andrew Bennett To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537435-rte-short-story-competition-feeding-time-by-sinead-troy/See…
RTÉ Culture: It Must Have Come First by Sage Omar

October 15, 2025 · 15 min

It Must Have Come First by Sage Omar, read by Marty Breen (pic credit: Jie Gao)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RTÉ Culture: Witness by Lynda McCarthy

October 14, 2025 · 16 min

Witness by Lynda McCarthy, read by Eileen WalshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About the show

Irish short fiction for radio, selected from the long-running annual contest in honour of Francis MacManus run by RTÉ, Irish public radio. A shortlist is broadcast every year, voiced by some of Ireland's most talented actors of the stage and screen. For more visit rte.ie/culture and rte.ie/writing.