Ep 08: John Ennis
In this episode of The Nerve, we are joined by our very first special guest, Dr. John Ennis, award-winning poet and former Head of School of Humanities at WIT. John talks to us about his poetic connec...
23 Mar 201848min
Ep 07: In Search Of Valour
This episode of The Nerve is also taken from our week on Vibe WIT Radio. Here, guest presenter Kate McCarthy hosts a discussion on Waterford playwright Theresa Deevy's work 'In Search Of Valour' follo...
15 Mar 201837min
Ep 06: Creative Writing
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Jenny O'Connor is joined by Margaret O'Brien, lecturer in Creative Writing on the English programme. Also in studio are final year student Apryl Byrne and former st...
15 Mar 201830min
Ep 05: Christmas
In this episode of The Nerve, Jenny is joined by colleagues Dr. Una Kealy, Dr. Christa de Brun and Dr. Paul Clougher to talk about the Christmas-themed texts that evoke those all-important festive fee...
7 Des 201737min
Ep 04: 1984
In this episode of The Nerve, Dr. Jenny O'Connor talks to Dr. Christa de Brún and second year English students Aisling O'Byrne and Brandon Collins about George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, a novel t...
17 Nov 201729min
Ep 03: Recommendations
In this episode of The Nerve, Jenny talks to Dr. Richard Hayes and students of English Dylan Phelan and Zoe O'Sullivan about the books and films that they're currently enjoying outside of class time. ...
25 Okt 201743min
Ep 02: The Great Gatsby
In this episode of The Nerve, Jenny is joined by Kate McCarthy who discusses the recent production of The Great Gatsby in Dublin’s Gate Theatre. Dr. Christa de Brún, who teaches The Great Gatsby as pa...
12 Okt 201732min
Ep 01: Teresa Deevy
In the first episode of The Nerve, Jenny speaks to Dr. Una Kealy about Teresa Deevy, a Waterford playwright born in 1894. Deevy’s play “Katie Roche” is currently running at the Abbey theatre in Dublin...
20 Sep 201729min
