“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”-George R.R. MartinThis week, our host Catherine Hickey is joined by Eorann Kavanagh, Georgia Lee Flynn, and Sean O'Brien, to discuss the pl

A Door Into The Dark - Emily Dickinson - The dizzying highs, the wonderfully weird

May 16th, 2023 33m 3s

This week, without regular host Catherine Hickey, Patrick Murtagh and Sean O’Brien go wildly off topic as they discuss Dickinson. Taking detours through Delgany, Darwin’s ‘Origin Of The Species’, shifty lawyers, Elvis Presley and Coca Cola adve

A Door Into The Dark - Shakespeare - Happy Birthday William!

May 14th, 2023 32m 49s

This week, Catherine is joined by Sean O’Brien and former St. Columba’s College English teacher John Fanagan. John’s experience as an English teacher of 35 years is touched upon, as well as his unbridled passion for Shakespeare’s works. To any

A Door Into The Dark - Patrick Kavanagh - Kavanagh, a contrary curmudgeon

Apr 27th, 2023 45m 36s

This week, our host Catherine Hickey is joined by Sean O’Brien and history teacher extraordinaire John Simpson. John provides the inside track on all things Monaghan, as he grew up near ‘Billy Brennan’s Barn’, just off the Iniskeen Road. We dis

A Door Into The Dark - Elizabeth Bishop - Epiphanies

Mar 31st, 2023 28m 53s

This week, our host Catherine Hickey is joined by Patrick Murtagh and Sean O’Brien to discuss one of their favourite poets: Elizabeth Bishop. Bishop’s discerning eye for detail, her emotional depth and knack for writing from unique perspectives

A Door Into The Dark - Romeo & Juliet - The Ultimate Representation of Romantic Love?

Mar 23rd, 2023 29m 21s

This week our host Catherine Hickey is joined by Georgia-Lee Flynn, Eorann Kavanagh, and 6th Year students Lily McCann and Amy Kennedy to discuss Shakespeare’s ode to young love, Romeo & Juliet. Did Shakespeare nail it? Is this the perfect depi

A Door Into The Dark - Macbeth - Shakespeare The Chancer

Mar 14th, 2023 25m 22s

Its 1606, in the jolly old town of London. Jesuit revolutionaries have just tried to blow up Westminster, women are being accused of witchcraft across the country. There is a new king, who hails from the mysterious, dark hinterland of Scotland.

A Door Into The Dark - Masculinity

Feb 27th, 2023 24m 42s

As a school, we have decided to look at issues surrounding gender identity in the world we now live in. Four hundred years ago, Shakespeare was also investigating the pitfalls of masculinity in his tragedy 'Macbeth'. Join Catherine Hickey, Pa

A Door Into The Dark - Macbeth - Ambition

Feb 23rd, 2023 20m 32s

Welcome to the first episode of the TCG English Department's podcast 'A Door Into The Dark'! Each week, we will bring you a conversation about different English texts that are on the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle courses. We want to sha

Temple Carrig News Season 7 Episode 1

Dec 16th, 2022 36m 21s

We're back for our 2022/2023 edition with a new crop of podcasters, talking about Sophie Toscan du Plantier, top-rated crisps and pet peeves, and some general chat led by Rowan...