Arrivals
This year’s Christmas story is about a father who finds himself incapable of giving up on his missing child, even though it feels like a lost cause. You can hear my reading of the story on the Christmas Special episode of the podcast.
December 2024
The 2024 Christmas Special! – Episode 186
It’s the 2024 Christmas Special!
Pulling it out of the bag at the eleventh hour, Dara presents a very short, but somehow shaggy interview with his daughter Maeve, who gives a shout-out to Harry Styles, of all people.
This is followed by this year’s new Christmas story, ‘Arrivals’. It follows a father who tries to honour his faith in his missing son by being at a certain place on a certain day every year. Will his faith be rewarded? A quiet and quietly rewarding story for the season that’s in it.
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Dara, Meet Dara – The Story of How I Met My Sister! – Episode 185
In this episode, Dara is speaking from a position of powerlessness thanks to the after-effects of Storm Darragh, which ripped through many parts of Ireland last week with an unforgiving ferocity.
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Ask Me Sponge Balls! – Episode 184
In this episode, Dara is warming up for the festive season by acknowledging how stress-inducing it can all get and how it really isn’t for everybody. In his own household a new permutation is longed for by some, which doesn’t entirely suit him.
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