Episode 4: Grim McNally makes an appearance on the Late Late Show.

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 4 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 9 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Grim's strong moral compass kicks in and Lucca begins to wonder about his creation. 


Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 9 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 8 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca wakes up to a surprise visitor



Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 8 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 7 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Trinny finally gets its hands on the robot, but gets more than he bargained for.

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 7 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Things start to fall apart for Lucca.

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 11 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : CC and Trinny have a dramatic showdown. Lucca decides to lock Grim away.

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 11 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 12 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca reflects on the tragic events and wonders about Grim in the basement.

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...
Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

Droid Part 12 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Editor John Dolan talks to cover artist Keith Anderson about how he came up with this year's brilliant artwork, the hundreds of hours he puts into each oil painting, and why he didn't even study art at school.

Holly Bough Editor talk to this year's cover artist, Keith Anderson

The Diffney Quiz has become a staple of the hugely popular annual Holly Bough - a devilishly addictive quiz where letters and numbers are given as clues, and you have to guess what they stand for.
Holly Bough editor John Dolan talks to the quiz compiler Gerry Diffney about how it all began, the secrets of its success, and the pride he feels that it unites families at Christmas.
And look out for a clue for one of this year's most puzzling Diffney Quiz questions!

Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

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