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EPISODE 2 : Eden is surprised to meet Lucca’s robotic creation - Grimes McNally.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ahead of The Echo Women's Mini Marathon on September 21, Mary Corcoran meets representatives from some of the charities taking part, including a special Cork lady who completed the marathon to mark her 80th birthday. The Echo Women's Mini Marathon brand-ambassador, Brenda Dennehy joins us in studio to talk about how she first started running, and the unforgettable experience of taking part in the event with her mum by her side. Ken Smyth from Cork Athletics and Bill Allen, Race Director and Chair of the Cork Athletics Board have all the details on registration and the route, while Sarah Brereton with Naturalife has advice around nutrition and hydration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bhuaigh an albam is déanaí ag an amhránaí Corcaíoch, John Spillane, gradam mór le déanaí. Is é Fíor Uisce – The Legend of the Lough an buaiteoir an gradam d’Albam na Bliana ag na RTÉ Folk Awards. Labhrann sé anseo ar podchraoladh The Echo – eagrán speisíalta de Scéalta Chorcaí do Seachtain na Gaeilge – faoin albam, faoin mbua agus a shaol mar amhránaí. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The giddy excitement of Christmas Eve was matched and accentuated by the long list of jobs that had to be done. The turkey or goose had to be cleaned out, the good ware, glasses and cutlery had to be washed, the presents had to be wrapped, the baby Jesus had to be located to be put in the crib and importantly the youngest in the house had to light the Christmas candle. There was a hubbub of never-ending chores, of manic tidying and preparing, while simultaneously entertaining visiting aunts and uncles and neighbours who dropped in.
Holly Bough cover artist Peter Buckley joins editor Mary Corcoran in studio where he talks about the inspiration behind this year’s cover and the process involved in bringing it to life. He also chats about his memories of growing up in Cork, of the Holly Bough and of Christmas as a child.