Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor
Episodes
Divine Sparks Christmas Special
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Jewish community after Bondi - Tamir Aloni. Report: Hanukkah in Dublin. Daniel O’Connell documentary - Ruan Magan. Essay: McGregor’s Vatican w...
Episode 7
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Religious or multi faith schools – David Quinn and Jane Donnelly. Pope Leo’s favourite movies – Peter Admirand. Essay: What should we call Chris...
Episode 6
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colm Toibin on the making of the Virgin Mary. Frank McNally essay - Nativity play pandemonium. Maurice Cohen on Irish Jews' sense of identity and belo...
Episode 5
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the week that Pope Leo began his first overseas trip to Turkey, Mary MacAleese assesses his first 200 days. Report: Irish baha'is. Ruhi Jahanpour, ...
Episode 4
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Church of England child abuse - Andrew Graystone. Parrott’s divine hat-trick – Ken Early. Report - Dublin’s new cathedral. St Laurence O’Toole...
An Extended Interview with Andrew Greystone
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Áine Lawlor's extended interview with Andrew Graystone, author of Bleeding for Jesus: John Smyth and the Cult of Irwerne Camps which will be publishe...
Episode 3
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imam Ibrahim Michael Noonan, founder of Galway Mosque. Dr. Barry Cannon - far-right extremism. Report: Sacred relics. Historian Nikki Carter - Saint T...
Episode 2
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Threats to global religious freedom - Michael Kelly. Religion & politics: peace/conflict? – Rev. Dr. Gary Mason. Religions in the NEIC - Richard Car...
An Extended Interview with Rev. Dr. Gary Mason
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An extended interview with Rev. Dr. Gary Mason from the second episode of 'Divine Sparks with Áine Lawlor' first broadcast on 07th November 2025.See ...
Episode 1
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On All Hallows’ Eve, Gen Z’s Catholic revival (Ellen Coyne, Sarah Ryan Purcell & PJ Cronin), Siofra Mulqueen report – Patron Saints. John Henry ...