# Patrick Freyne

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The art of adaptation - Hinterland Festival

Novelist Patrick Freyne and playwright Matthew Spangler on the art of adaptation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glen Hansard: Remembering Ireland's ‘unofficial national bard’ with Patrick Freyne

Glen Hansard died in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash in the Strawberry Beds area of Dublin. He was 56. He was one of Ireland’s most well-known musicians who leaves behind an incredible musical legacy from a career that took him from being a teenage busker on Grafton Stree…

Is there such a thing as a ‘performative reader’?

Is there such a thing as ‘performative reader’ ? Someone who reads to come across as intelligent rather than for their love of a good book?   Ciara asked both Patrick Freyne, Feature Writer at the Irish Times and Saoirse Hanley, Journalist with the Irish Independent.

Public transport increases; Creche overcharging; Patrick Freyne's Kardashian analysis

Bus and train fares are to increase by an average of 15% under new measures to be announced on Thursday. There has been a steady increase in the number of childcare providers under investigation for possible overcharging of parents since 2024. Make no mistake, last week’s 18 billion dollar settleme…

Four HSE regions to lose powers; 9/11; The Grand Tour reboot

Four HSE regions are to be stripped of their powers over day-to-day spending by the Government in response to an overspend of hundreds of millions of euro, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said. Of 12 teenagers before Dublin Children’s Court on Wednesday, facing charges including f…

Budget fall-out; Laois solicitor suspended, Irish-Jewish community safety fears; Deep fakes

An enormous post budget row has erupted between the government and RTE over a shortfall in funding for the broadcaster agreed in this week’s budget. A solicitor known for establishing the Co Laois music festival, Forest Fest, has been suspended from legal practice by the High Court. Security concer…

Four Questions: Are you in a book club?

We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions: What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week? Joining Seán to discuss is Liadán…

Panopticontent

The modern-day panopticon is not a circular prison with a central guard tower, it’s a network of connected devices capturing and tracking our every waking minute and collecting copious amounts of data to share with the highest bidders – or the most fascistic authorities. In this episode, Kelly and …

Four Questions: I’m not getting wiser with age!

We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions: What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week? Joining Seán to discuss is Brenda…