Rosemary Ward & Ben Ó Ceallaigh

This episode sees Rosemary Ward and Ben Ó Ceallaigh discuss books of special interest to them. The range of books included cover the language of politics and geopolitics, humorous stories and youth fiction. Gaelic writers also feature prominently within the selection. Rosemary Ward has an enduring association with literature through her work at the Gaelic Books Council and is presently a director of Scottish Book Trust. Ben Ó Ceallaigh hails from the west of Ireland and is currently studying language revival. Language politics and the way language and linguistic differences between peoples are dealt with in the political arena are also of great significance.