Leabhar Hour

S2 E9 | The Thursday Murder Club

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:32:45 GMT

David, Marty, Óran and Franny discuss Richard Osman's bestselling debut novel 'The Thursday Murder Club' In the penultimate episode of Season 2.

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S2 E8 | Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:35:32 GMT

Irish author Séamas O'Reilly joins David, Marty and Franny to discuss his best-selling memoir 'Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?'.

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S2 E7 | Roald Dahl Collection

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:27:53 GMT

"Fantastic Mr." Franny Walshe, Óran "Oompa Loompa" Fitzpatrick, Marty "Mr. Twit" Gillespie, David "Danny the Champion of the World" Smith and Podge "Snozzcumber" Gaffney take a trip down memory lane to discuss their favourite books and stories from the Roald Dahl Collection.

The lads also reveal the winners to the Leabhar Hour social media giveaway live on the show.

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S2 E6 | In Cold Blood

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:17:32 GMT

David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss Truman Capote's non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood'. The lads catch up after Christmas, discuss the true crime genre, and rate and review Capote's classic.

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S2 E5 | The Paper Bracelet

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:30:41 GMT

Irish author Rachael English joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her novel 'The Paper Bracelet'.

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S2 E4 | Open: An Autobiography

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:29:13 GMT

Franny, Óran, David and Podge discuss Andre Agassi's bestselling sports autobiography 'Open'.

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S2 E3 | The Great Gatsby

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:09:50 GMT

David, Marty, Franny and Óran discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novella 'The Great Gatsby', and discuss which classics failed to live up to their expectations.

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S2 E2 | Magpie Murders

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:57:21 GMT

Anthony Horowitz provides a special introduction as the Leabhar lads discuss the English author's murder mystery 'Magpie Murders' in the second episode of Season 2.

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S2 E1 | Boys Don't Cry

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:50:17 GMT

In the first episode of Season 2, Irish author Fíona Scarlett joins the Leabhar Hour lads to discuss her bestselling debut novel 'Boys Don't Cry'.

Fíona discusses her inspiration for the book, her intent behind the ending, her favourite books and much more.

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S1 E10 | Where the Crawdads Sing

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:20:37 GMT

In the 10th and final episode of Season 1, David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick and Marty Gillespie review and rate Delia Owens' best-selling novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing'.

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S1 E9 | Of Mice and Men

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:51:11 GMT

In episode nine of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie join David Smith to discuss John Steinbeck's classic novella 'Of Mice and Men'.

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S1 E8 | Snowflake

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:13:10 GMT

In episode eight of the Leabhar Hour podcast, 'Snowflake' author Louise Nealon joins David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss her bestselling debut novel.

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S1 E7 | The Midnight Library

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:37:49 GMT

David Smith, Franny Walshe, Óran Fitzpatrick, Podge Gaffney and Marty Gillespie discuss Matt Haig's bestselling novel 'The Midnight Library'.Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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S1 E6 | Fahrenheit 451

Tue, 18 May 2021 10:28:36 GMT

David Smith is joined by Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic 'Fahrenheit 451' in episode six of the Leabhar Hour podcast.Head over to www.leabharhour.com for more.

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S1 E5 | TransAtlantic

Mon, 03 May 2021 05:52:07 GMT

In the fifth episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, Podge Gaffney, Marty Gillespie, Franny Walshe and Óran Fitzpatrick join host David Smith to discuss 'TransAtlantic' by Irish author Colum McCann.

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Leabhar Hour | Our latest book recommendations

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 03:33:32 GMT

In this excerpt from episode four, David, Óran, Franny, Podge, and Marty discuss what books they are reading.Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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Trailer | The Leabhar Hour podcast

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 03:25:04 GMT

Welcome to the Leabhar Hour podcast, a new Irish book club podcast and blog. Visit leabharhour.com for more.

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S1 E4 | Leonard And Hungry Paul

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:42:13 GMT

David Smith, Podge Gaffney, Óran Fitzpatrick, Franny Walshe and Marty Gillespie discuss 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' by Rónán Hession, featuring a very special introduction by the Irish author.Check out Dublin City Libraries' 'One Dublin One Book' campaign for more on 'Leonard and Hungry Paul'.

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S1 E3 | Animal Farm

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:33:18 GMT

In the third episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Francis Walshe, Marty Gillespie, Pádraig Gaffney and Óran Fitzpatrick to discuss George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm'.

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S1 E2 | Raised In Captivity

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:59:35 GMT

In the second episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, host David Smith is joined by Óran Fitzpatrick, Pádraig "Podge" Gaffney, Francis "Franny" Walshe and Martin "Marty" Gillespie to discuss 'Raised in Captivity: Fictional nonfiction' by Chuck Klosterman.This book was chosen by Richard Corbally.Head over to https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more.

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S1 E1 | A Thousand Splendid Suns

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:26:35 GMT

In the first episode of the Leabhar Hour podcast, this week's host David Smith is joined by Marty Gillespie, Óran Fitzpatrick and Pádraig Gaffney to discuss 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.Head over to https://leabharhour.wixsite.com/podcast for more.

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