Mick Heaney
Radio Columnist
Mick Heaney is radio columnist for The Irish Times and a regular contributor to the paper’s Arts pages. As a journalist and broadcaster, he has extensively covered all aspects of cultural issues over the past 20 years for a variety of publications and programmes, including RTÉ 1’s arts magazine The Works.
Radio Review: a week of sadness after Donal Walsh’s death, but one of uplifting insight too
- Media
- May 18, 2013, 01:00
Death and illness dominated the on-air discussions this week, but the presenters managed to deal with the subjects adroitly and em(...)
From tat to taste: selling Irish culture
- Culture
- May 11, 2013, 01:00
Visiting Ireland used to mean kissing the Blarney stone. A new focus could help to attract well-heeled tourists
Joe Duffy cools hotheads while Ray D’Arcy applies refreshing pressure
- Media
- May 4, 2013, 06:00
Radio
Radio review: Irish mezzo Naomi O’Connell’s quick trip to a hall of fame
- Media
- April 27, 2013, 06:00
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Colm Hayes boldly goes where Ryan Tubridy is too meek to explore
- Media
- April 20, 2013, 06:00
The 2FM jocks played their listeners against each other, with wildly different results
The Nordic Effect is one to savour
- Culture
- April 18, 2013, 07:00
A new show of Norwegian and Finnish work highlights the region’s bold design culture, a distinctiveness that Irish craft has strug(...)
Derek Mooney provides blank canvas for damning portrait of Margaret Thatcher
- Media
- April 13, 2013, 07:00
The most visceral reaction to the death of the late British PM was a bolt from the bland
Presidential reserve trumped by performer’s emotion
- Media
- April 6, 2013, 06:00
John Bowman’s radio portrait of Mary Robinson was detailed but lacked the impact of the Aslan singer’s heartfelt interview