RTÉ Short Story Competition

About RTÉ Short Story Competition

Irish short fiction for radio, selected from the long-running annual contest in honour of Francis MacManus run by RTÉ, Irish public radio. A shortlist is broadcast every year, voiced by some of Ireland's most talented actors of the stage and screen. For more visit rte.ie/culture and rte.ie/writing.

Publisher

RTÉ Radio 1

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Sept 2020

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Like Clean Windows Kill The Birds, by John O'Donovan

   Like Clean Windows Kill the Birds, by John O'Donovan, read by Garrett Lombard. To read this (and all the stories) go to RTÉ Culture See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   24 Oct 2025

   RTÉ Culture: Auntie and Anto and Ivy and Ava by Ian Feighery

   Auntie and Anto and Ivy and Ava by Ian Feighery, read by Ebby O'Toole-Acheampong To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537452-rte-short-story-competition-auntie-and-anto-and-ivy-and-ava/

3. 

   23 Oct 2025

   RTÉ Culture: Pool Story by Jill Kenny

   Pool Story by Jill Kenny, read by Naoise Dunbar (pic credit: Eve North) To read, and find out more about, this story go to RTÉ Culture at https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/1011/1537451-rte-short-story-competition-pool-story-by-jill-kenny/