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Lyric Through the Night

Lyric Through the Night

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The best of classical music including full works, chamber music and RTÉ lyric fm's acclaimed CD releases.

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Christmas in Kilmainham presented by Marty Whelan

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Opera Night with Paul Herriott

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Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

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Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

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Culture File Presents: The Comfort Zone

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Ambient Orbit

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Centuries of Christmas with Vlad Smishkewych

RTÉ lyric fm Presenters

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Marty Whelan

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Niall Carroll

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Evonne Ferguson

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Claudia Boyle | Weekend Classics

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Vlad Smishkewych

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Simon Delaney

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RTÉ lyric fm has 342,000 listeners every week

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Spring Lunchtime Concerts return on The Full Score with Liz Nolan

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Ambient Orbit Winter Solstice Special Live from Carrowmore

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Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025

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WALTONS RTÉ LYRIC FM MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT

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Promoting peace: Blazing Sky by Liam Bates

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Join us for RTÉ lyric fm's Movies and Musicals Live in Cork

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RTÉ lyric fm's steady rise continues in listenership figures

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Choirs for Christmas Competition 2025

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Watch and Listen to Wexford Festival Opera 2025 on RTÉ lyric fm

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RTÉ lyric fm wins Music Station of the Year at IMRO 2025

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Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm

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Apply for tickets to RTÉ lyric fm's Aedín in the Afternoon Live

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Culture Night on RTÉ lyric fm

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RTÉ lyric fm shortlisted IMRO entries revealed

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Ambient Orbit: exploring ambient sound in Irish sacred spaces

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RTÉ lyric fm increases its share to an all-time high of 2.8%

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Seán Rocks 1961 - 2025

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Winners of the RTÉ lyric fm Awards at Feis Ceoil announced

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RTÉ lyric fm live at Bloom by Bord Bia 2025

RTÉ lyric fm highlights

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Highlights - Saturday 21st February - Friday 27th February

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Highlights - Saturday 14th February to Friday 20th February

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Highlights - Saturday 7th February - Friday 13th February

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Highlights - Saturday 31st January to Friday 6th February

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Highlights - Saturday 24th January - Friday 30th January

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Highlights - Saturday 17th January - Friday 23rd January

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Oíche Chiúin: a reflective and peaceful music special

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Paul Herriott on his love for Wexford Festival Opera

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Ambient Orbit Returns for a Seventh Series on RTÉ lyric fm

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Bird Songs with Seán Ronayne

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Black History Month | October 2024 | On RTÉ lyric fm

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Black History Month 2022 on RTÉ lyric fm

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Niall Carroll's Classical Daytime

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The Full Score with Liz Nolan

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Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

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Daybreak with Evonne Ferguson

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Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

Features/Spoken Word

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The Lyric Feature

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Culture File

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Marty in the Morning

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Aedín in the Afternoon

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Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley

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Sunday Afternoon with Simon Delaney

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Marty in the Morning

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Evelyn Grant’s Weekend Drive

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Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive

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Mystery Train with John Kelly

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The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

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Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

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Ambient Orbit

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Lyric Through The Night

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Suaimhneas

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The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke

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Vespertine with Ellen Cranitch

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Aedín in the Afternoon

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Evening Song with Shirley Keane

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Vox Nostra with Vlad Smishkewych

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Ambient Orbit

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