Brendan O'Connor
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Brendan O'Connor
Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Rad...
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Ed Guiney “The car queue lasts around 2 hours to the Oscars”
Ed Guiney, CEO of Element Pictures – who made Room, Normal People and The Favourite – joins Brendan live from Hollywood, where he’s preparing to atten...
The Watchlist
Joining Brendan to look at the best TV shows and films heading our way this St Patrick’s week are broadcaster, Aifric O’Connell and Movie’s Editor wit...
“Mam knew she was loved, but I wish I told her more” Édaein O'Connell on grief of losing her mother
To mark Mother’s Day, freelance journalist Édaein O'Connell tells Brendan about her warm, loving and complex relationship with her late mother, who di...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan are political reporter with the Irish Independent, Aisling Moloney; Commentator and CEO of the Iona Institute, David Quinn; Law Lectur...
“Eid has become so commercialised – the price of dates is ridiculous”
Dr. Amanullah de Sondy, head of the study of religions at UCC offers his own reflections on the ending of the holy month of Ramadan. He talks about ho...
RTE Sport’s Jacqui Hurley on the most exciting Six Nations in years
As Ireland face Scotland for a Triple Crown decider in Dublin, RTE Sports’ Jacqui Hurley talks Brendan through the final day of the most unpredictable...
Mr Motivator - “Every minute I’m sad, I’m missing out on 60 seconds of happiness”
The OG fitness influencer Mr Motivator lit up our screens in the 1990s with his charismatic and energetic appeals to get off the couch and get moving....
Restaurant level fish dishes at home
Chef Brian “Danny Minnie” O’ Domhnaill is on hand today to give our home cooking a restaurant level polish. He talks Brendan through recipes, as gaeil...
Liz Nugent - “I only ever had bad dreams – I’d wake up thinking I’d murdered someone”
Bestselling and award-winning crime writer Liz Nugent chooses five songs that trigger memories of her life and career. She talks about the enduring im...
Mark Little - “Bro culture is infiltrating politics ...and now war”
Entrepreneur and Journalist Mark Little joins Brendan to talk about the how the war in the middle east is unfolding its impacts in the region and arou...
Pokémon at 30: “I’ve rediscovered it now as an adult and realise it’s a great way of keeping you company”
Novelist and video game critic for The Guardian, Sarah Maria Griffin explains to Brendan how she has rediscovered the 30-year-old Nintendo game recent...
The Watchlist
Joining Brendan to discuss the best TV and films coming this week are Grainne Humphries, Festival Director of the Dublin International Film Festival a...
“I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross
Artist Dorothy Cross tells Brendan about her Cork childhood, competitive swimming, the thrill of having her art first exhibited by the Tate in London,...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Times; Gerard Howlin, former government adviser and...
Eva Pau’s Sensational Stir Fries!
TV Chef & Asia Market MD, Eva Pau, has easy recipes for delicious stir fry recipes such as simple fried rice, black pepper beef and a veggie stir fry....
Ex-Trump advisor, Anthony Scaramucci: “I was in the Epstein Files”
Where is JD Vance? Is Rubio the coming man? One week into the US-Israel war on Iran, Brendan speaks to host of The Rest is Politics US, and President...
Ireland’s Prettiest Towns and Villages
Pól O’Conghaile, Travel Editor of the Irish Independent, joins Brendan with his pick of the prettiest places to visit in Ireland.
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Leo Varadkar: ‘I think the European-Atlantic relationship is changed forever’
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who has recently returned from the US, gives his take on the fall of the Iranian regime as the war enters its second we...
Neil Jordan “Everyone knew what Weinstein was”
Oscar winner and award-winning writer Neil Jordan tells Brendan about his first foray into science-fiction with ‘The Library of Traumatic Memory’. As...
“I was a bit player in my parents’ drama, a parentified eldest daughter”
First-time author Clíodhna O’Sullivan has written a romantasy novel, ‘Her Hidden Fire’ which has been chosen as a Good Morning America Bookclub pick f...
Love is Blind controversy: Body Shaming or Romantic Honesty?
Culture journalist, Zara Hederman joins Brendan to discuss a growing controversy in the latest season of ‘Love is Blind’, a dating show r. After one p...
The Watchlist
Joining Brendan to discuss the best TV and films coming this week, are Business Post film critic, John Maguire and Irish Times arts journalist, Nadine...
Colum McCann “With my brain condition - the medicine altered me more than the pain”
Award winning novelist, Colum McCann joins Brendan to discuss the songs that have formed the soundtrack to his life, including Ray Charles’ ‘Hit the R...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers, are publisher at TheBriefing.ie, Liz Carolan; research professor at the ESRI, Alan Barrett; Sunday Indep...
Quick and tasty homemade dips with chef, Alannah Sheehan
From salsa to tzatziki, and hummus to pesto, Chef Alannah Sheehan gives Brendan a how-to guide to making dips that are quick, simple and super tasty.<...
“De-escalation is out of the question” Middle East Update
Following joint US/Israeli strikes on Iran overnight, Iranian-American journalist Borzou Daragahi joins Brendan with the latest updates, as the impact...
A dietician’s definitive guide to protein
Dietician Sarah Keogh joins Brendan to discuss how much protein we really need, and the impact of eating too much or too little and gives her verdict...
Róisín and Ann Ingle on steady eddies, what makes a good sex scene and why we need to talk about death
Writer Ann Ingle, and her daughter, Irish Times journalist and Co-host of the Women’s Podcast, Róisín Ingle join Brendan to discuss the changing natur...
Colin Farrell - “I have enormous feeling around Emma, love for her, anger for her EB, sorrow for things EB has taken from her”
Actor Colin Farrell and campaigner Emma Fogarty join Brendan to discuss their deep friendship, their campaigning work on EB (known as ‘butterfly skin’...
How AI is changing the face of filmmaking and content creation
Elaine Burke, host of the ‘For Tech Sake’ podcast talks to Brendan about the impact of AI on Hollywood; from this week’s viral video which showed AI v...
The Watchlist
Brendan gets the lowdown on the best films and TV shows this week with Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster/Podcaster and Dave O’Callaghan, Host of the Here...
Prof Luke O’Neill - How to get through ‘Sniper’s Alley’ and optimise your health in midlife
Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College, talks to Brendan about ‘Sniper’s Alley’ - the period of time around your fi...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday newspapers are Adam Harris, Founder and CEO of AsIAm; Brigid Laffan, Emeritus Professor at the European Universi...
Jacqui Hurley previews Ireland v England in Twickenham
Jacqui brings her characteristic optimism to bear on her analysis of today’s high stakes clash between Ireland and England. She says Irish fans are ho...
Do you know your smishing from your vishing? - The top scams to watch out for right now
Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope talks Brendan through the most common scams doing the rounds right now and how we can all protec...
Dr. Mike Ryan: “My mother took me by the two hands and said ‘don’t you die over there”
Dr Mike Ryan, former Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization tells Brendan about heading up the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme du...
David Gray “My Dad pulled out his chemo tubes and came and cheered Bowie up”
David Gray’s White Ladder album remains the biggest selling album in Ireland, ever. He talks to Brendan about that time through the prism of five song...
Dads at the cutting edge - the half zip jumper is now fashion!
Life coach and personal shopper Cathy O’ Connor tells Brendan about the new stars of your wardrobe for spring, including the quarter zip jumper, and b...
The only muffin recipes you’ll ever need with Caryna Camerino
Caryna Camerino from The Camerino bakery gives Brendan her all-time favourite muffin recipes. She’s got a savoury muffin and a crowd pleasing classic...
Gruffalo Granny and the enduring appeal of Julia Donaldson
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has had her children's books translated into more than 100 languages. Mother of three Sinead Fox AKA parenting blogger...