Episodes

  • Inside Books Episode 121 Caroline Madden

    Inside Books Episode 121 Caroline Madden
    Jun 4 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Caroline Madden who has been writing for The Irish Times for over fifteen years. She was longlisted for the Write Stuff competition at the London Book Fair in 2019 and The Husband Whisperer was longlisted for the Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award in 2022.
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    24 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 120 Kevin Rafter

    Inside Books Episode 120 Kevin Rafter
    May 21 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Kevin Rafter an Irish academic and non-executive director. He has authored/edited over a dozen books including, most recently, Dillon Rediscovered: The Newspaperman Who Befriended Kings, Presidents and Oil Tycoons published by Martello. His previous books include Political Advertising in the 2014 European Parliament Elections , Martin Mansergh - and several histories of Irish political parties including Clann na Poblachta, Sinn Féin, Democratic Left and Fine Gael.
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    30 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 119 Tom Lyons

    Inside Books Episode 119 Tom Lyons
    Apr 23 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Tom Lyons is one of Ireland’s most decorated journalists, winning a string of awards and accolades for his coverage of Irish business and finance over the past two decades. He is the co-author of two bestselling books - The Fitzpatrick Tapes and Fingers, and a presenter of Inside Irish Nationwide - a full length television documentary.
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    38 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 118 Roisin O Donnell

    Inside Books Episode 118 Roisin O Donnell
    Mar 24 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Roisín O'Donnell the an award-winning author. Roisín won the prize for Short Story of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards in 2018, and was shortlisted for the same prize in 2022. She is the author of the story collection Wild Quiet, which was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and shortlisted for the Kate O’Brien Award. Her short fiction has featured in The Stinging Fly, The Tangerine, the Irish Times and many other places
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    24 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 117 Brighid McLaughlin

    Inside Books Episode 117 Brighid McLaughlin
    Feb 24 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with 'Brighid 'Biddy' McLaughlin, Irish journalist and storyteller
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    23 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 116 Catherine Dunne

    Inside Books Episode 116 Catherine Dunne
    Jan 10 2025
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Catherine Dunne, the author of twelve novels, several essays and one work of non-fiction.
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    25 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 115 Martina Devlin

    Inside Books Episode 115 Martina Devlin
    Dec 23 2024
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Martina Devlin, the award-winning novelist and journalist with 12 books published.
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    38 mins
  • Inside Books Episode 114 Cavuery Madhavan

    Inside Books Episode 114 Cavuery Madhavan
    Nov 6 2024
    Inside Books is a regular popular author interview podcast presented by Breda Brown. In this episode Breda is in conversation with Cavuery Madhavan, the Indian born writer living in Ireland who uses her experience of being a migrant in her writing.
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    22 mins