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Threshold - Bedtime Stories

Support Threshold and enjoy a wonderful collection of well-loved stories read by Ireland’s most treasured authors, actors, poets and musicians. Your kindness is the key to preventing homelessness. Threshold is Ireland"s unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of homelessness. Every day, Threshold’s specialised housing advisors are preventing five families from losing the heartbeat of their lives – their family home. By supporting Threshold, you can help

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00:06:00

Fairies Don’t Exist - read by Adrian Dunbar

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

Kitty just can’t get to sleep... It’s the fairies you see, they’re everywhere. Messing about, the fairies are playing games, singing songs and demanding some very unusual snacks. Kitty knows she should be asleep, but what can she do? Dad will have to come and sort the fairies out. If he’d only just believe her.

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00:12:05

The Miracle on Ebenezer Street - read by Louise O'Neill

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

When George stumbles across Marley's Curiosity Shop, he finds a mysterious and magical snow globe. George and his Scrooge of a dad are soon swept on an incredible adventure to Christmases past, present and future. With help from an enthusiastic elf, a rather grumpy purple reindeer and a very mischievous Nan, can George find a way to bring the joy of Christmas home once again?

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00:10:33

Cześć Wilki - read by Aga Grandowicz

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2024/05/27

Behind the Four Winds housing estate, there is the land of Further and Further. This is where eleven-year-old Philip rides his bike when he wants to get out of the house and escape the holiday boredom. Because in Further and Further there are wolves sneaking between the trees, and in an old villa with a garden, Aunt Agnieszka, a writer, lives. Only she knows Philip's secret.

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00:02:45

Christmas - read by David Norris

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

A poem catching the imagery and meaning of Christmas.

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00:04:52

Blazing A Trail - read by Sarah Webb

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

From fearless aviator, Lady Mary Heath, the first woman in the world to parachute from an airplane, to Margaret Bulkley, the 18th-century surgeon who lived as a man, meet 28 remarkable Irish women who have taken the world by storm. You may have already heard some of their names, like Countess Markievicz and Mary Robinson, but others, like Anne Sullivan, Lilian Bland or Anna Haslam, may be new to you.

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00:03:26

Bí Ag Spraoí Liom - read by Sadhbh Devlin

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

Lúna is a wonderful inventor who’s just bursting with fun ideas. But her Mam is very, very busy and hasn’t the time to play. What can Lúna invent to put that right?

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00:06:46

Ark Malarkey - read by Debbie Thomas

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

Ark Malarkey is a story based on Noah’s Ark. Ryan the lion was terribly bored and could only complain, and feel peckish. He started eyeing the chance to chew on the tasty leg of a lady gnu. Mambas did sambas and moles rock n rolled, and all the other animals had to look for diversions to distract Ryan from gobbling up the lady gnu. Could they hatch a plan to save gnu-kind from the jaws of Ryan the lion?

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00:10:44

An Leaba Sciathnach - read by Áine Ní Ghlinn

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

An adventure tale in which a boy goes on a magic trip to the Planet of the Bears.

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00:02:45

An Hour of Your Time - read by Razan Ibraheem

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

A busy merchant travelled a lot and had little time to spend with his family. His son always missed him and his wife insisted that he give at least an hour of his time to his son. Money or time, which is worth more?

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00:13:24

An Féileacán Agus An Rí - read by Myra Zepf

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

An Féileacán agus an Rí (The Butterfly and the King), is a retelling of a very beautiful 1,000 year-old Irish myth - the story of Éadaoin, turned into a butterfly by a jealous rival for the love of King Mír.

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00:08:18

An Eilifint Shantach - read by Bríd Ní Neachtain

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

Séanna lived in the zoo. He was a young elephant. He was a nice gray colour. He had lovely big ears. He had a perfectly long trunk and a cute little tail. He looked very nice. But …

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00:17:51

A Town Called Ennis - read by Chris Judge

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

When four ravens choose their young warriors, the children are forced into an epic battle to save the town. Sixty years later, these warriors must train the new recruits, four children from CBS school. But time is running out! Can they join forces to fight the gigantic creature and his fire-breathing army before it’s too late?

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00:05:30

A Christmas Carol - read by Owen Roe

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/05/27

Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

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00:09:46

Storytime- Betty Beetle and Her Babies - Read by Bosco

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

Bosco helps Betty Beetle find a safe place to build a new home for her and her babies. Bosco and Betty meet all the animals of the wood on their quest to find the best place, the safest place, of all the places they search to make Betty’s nest.Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of homelessness. Every day, Threshold’s specialised housing advisors are preventing five families from losing the heartbeat of their lives –

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00:12:06

Storytime - The Selfish Giant - Read by Tom Vaughan...

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2024/04/24

When a giant returned from seven years abroad, he was upset to find the children playing in his garden. So, he built a wall around it to keep them out and put up a sign threatening anyone who entered. From then on, the children were forced to play on the dusty, hard road. Because of this selfish act, Spring, Summer, and Autumn stopped being interested in visiting the Giant’s garden and only Winter existed there. But birds will sing, and children will play. Written by Oscar Wilde. Threshold is

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00:09:20

Storytime- The Princess and Other Frog - Read by...

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

Princess Fionnuala set out to walk to the other side, with only her pet frog Hildegard-by-name for company. Disguised in her red hood, Fionnuala P set off to see her father the king, with a rainbow’s shadow, a silver lining, and a moon shower in her basket. Rambling through the woods, she came across a big, bad wolf, dragons, ogre-ish shenanigans and king-kissing-frogs. Written by Siobhán Parkinson Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and

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00:06:16

Storytime- Rapunzel - Read by PJ Lynch

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

A poor peasant man and his wife lived next door to a witch. They longed for a child and eventually their wish was granted. But the pregnant wife became ill and the husband, in search of healing herbs, is caught and tricked by the evil witch. Shut up in a high, lonely tower, their daughter Rapunzel. Written by Sarah Hayes Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of homelessness. Every day, Threshold’s specialised housing

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00:04:18

Storytime- The Ravenous Beast - Read by Niamh Sharkey

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

The Ravenous Beast, the hungriest creature of them all. Or is he? The Ravenous Beast who is hungry, hungry, hungry! But is he the hungriest animal of all? The other animals don't think so, but they want to watch out, or the ravenous beast might just gobble them up and swallow them down! A beautiful tale that's almost good enough to eat! Written by Niamh Sharkey Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of

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00:06:51

Storytime- What a Girl Can Do - Read by Juliette...

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

Irish woman Lilian Bland grew up in England a very long time ago, when there were so many rules and things that girls weren’t allowed to do. Lilian liked speed, liked wearing dresses and pants, and did just as she pleased. People were not impressed! So, what did Lilian do? She built her own flying machine to rise above it all and to drive her fortune, dreams and adventures. Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of

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00:04:31

Storytime- Let Me See .. What Will I Be? - Read by...

Threshold - Bedtime Stories ·

2024/04/24

When Rosie Red receives an invitation to her friend Darcy’s party, she tries on all sorts of costumes with the help of Mam, Baby and her cat Cooper until she finds out just who she wants to be. Threshold is Ireland's unique frontline service for people experiencing housing problems and those at risk of homelessness. Every day, Threshold’s specialised housing advisors are preventing five families from losing the heartbeat of their lives – their family home. By supporting Threshold, you can

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