Leeside Lives is back for a new season in 2023!

In this bonus episode, to celebrate Ireland Reads 2023, members of the Cork Prose Collective speak about the joys and wonder of reading.

There's lots of recommended reading mentioned throughout.

Thanks to Donal Hayes, Sue O'Connor, Assumpta Curran, Nick Smith and Janet Heeran for speaking on the episode, which is a crossover with The SWERVE Podcast.

Ireland Reads

On February 25th we’re inviting people of all ages to get reading.

One minute, ten minutes, an hour, or more – it doesn’t matter how long you read for or what you read!

Why? Because taking some time for yourself to relax and do the things you enjoy (like reading) is important to help look after your mental wellbeing.

Take the pledge below and see how many minutes people all over Ireland will be reading for on February 25th.

Ireland Reads is a is an initiative of the government of Ireland, funded by Healthy Ireland and supported by public libraries, and many organisations that promote literacy and the arts.

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In this episode, I read my short story (Over The Bar) and poem (The Painter On The Beach), which both feature in issue one of SWERVE Magazine.

SWERVE features new writing from over 20 Cork contributors. It was beautifully designed and edited by Mich Maroney and features wonderful images of the Irish countryside. For more SWERVE material,

visit www.swervemagazine.org, listen to The Swerve Sessions on Buzzsprout, check SWERVE out on Instagram (@swerve_magazine) or Twitter (@magazine_swerve)

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Mike Darcy of The Friary in Cork talks about arranging quirky bar events, his years as a singing caveman, accumulating arguably the world's whackiest shirt collection and the reason why there are lots of Nicholas Cage photos to be found at the bar. 

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This episode of LLP celebrates the wonderful Fiction At The Friary.

The co-hosts and co-founders of the monthly literary gathering at The Friary Bar in Cork, Danielle McLaughlin and Madeleine Darcy, speak about its development, the importance of a writing group, coping with doubt as a writer and the influence their previous careers in law has on their stories. 

Plus, Danielle and Madeleine both read excerpts from their short stories. 

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Paul Casey is a poet from Cork and is also the founder and director of Ó Bhéal.

Here he speaks about growing up in Africa, his writing routine and the therapeutic possibilities of poetry. 

Paul reads the poem, Question Of Memory, from his collection, Virtual Tides (Salmon Poetry, 2016).

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Cork singer/songwriter Dave Burke talks about his LP (Fulfil The Wish), supporting Ipswich Town FC and meeting one of his all-time heroes. 

Dave also performs Be Easy In Your Heart and Seeing With Different Eyes live for the podcast. 

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