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The Sky is on Fire

Season 2, Ep. 1
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Recorded live in The Sky and the Ground on December 6th, 2020 as part of the Live Venue Collective, supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.


Special thanks to Johnny & Nuala Barron, Brian Byrne (Lantern.ie), Liz Burns, Cian Redmond, Bryan Stacy, Elizabeth Whyte and Valerie Kennedy.


Presented by Michelle Dooley Mahon

Produced by Ted Moran


Venue sound recording by Joe Murphy


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