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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403 episodis
Why we need holidays
Chartered work and coaching psychologist, Leisha Redmond McGrath, joins Brendan to discuss the psychological importance of holidays. She talks about t...
Maria Walsh MEP: “It takes a village – that’s the image I’m leaning on, as a gay, single mum-to-be"
MEP for Midlands-North-West and former Rose of Tralee, Maria Walsh, joins Brendan to talk about her fertility journey. She outlines her options as a s...
“Australia’s Martha Stewart” Donna Hay
On her first trip to Ireland, the best-selling author and cook, dubbed “Australia’s Martha Stewart” Donna Hay, joins Brendan in studio. She discusses...
“Thank you isn’t nearly enough” - finding the good Samaritan who saved his life
A week after he told Brendan about having a cardiac arrest on a Dublin street, Irish Times columnist Brian Boyd is reunited on air with two of those w...
Bill Nighy: “Now I’m Irish, I’m going to have to rebrand”
Actor Bill Nighy, joins Brendan to discuss his fashion sense, his anxiety and the tension between his Irish heritage and his persona as ‘the quintesse...
“‘Yesteryear’ shines another light on the Trad Wife culture war”
The new novel ‘Yesteryear’ imagines what would happen if a modern-day trad wife influencer woke up in the brutal reality of 1855, forced to actually l...
The Watchlist
Writer, Henrietta McKervey and Andy McCarroll, Host of the Extra Vision podcast join Brendan to talk through some of the biggest films and TV shows of...
James Kavanagh - “My bully found all manner of creative ways to make my life hell”
Podcaster and presenter, James Kavanagh, tells Brendan about his life through the prism of five songs from Enya to Kate Bush to The Spice Girls. He ta...
Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Talk show host and former Independent Ireland candidate in the European elections,...
“I’m looking for the woman who saved my life”
Irish Times columnist Brian Boyd suffered sudden cardiac arrest while cycling past Donnybrook Garda Station in Dublin on April 1st and clinically died...
Fruiting up your salads!
Blazing Salads Chef Lorraine Fitzmaurice has recipes for delicious summer salads that include a sweet pop of fruit flavours. She uses grilled peaches,...
Summer Life Hacks
Life Hacks Columnist of the Irish Examiner, Denise O’Donoghue, has a heap of summer hacks like: why baby powder is a summer essential; how to wash you...
“Teaching Love to medical students allows them to bring their own vulnerabilities to the job”
Prof Colin Doherty, Consultant Neurologist and Head of the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin tells Brendan why they have put Love on the ne...
Michael Bublé - “I’m a pretty big deal, you need to see me before I die!”
Canadian crooner Michael Bublé is coming back to Ireland this summer for three tour dates. He talked to Brendan about his father, his faith, meeting t...
Dr Richard Hogan - “The birth mothers who’ve come to my clinic have stayed in my soul”
Psychotherapist Dr Richard Hogan talks about historical Adoption in Ireland and its psychological ripples from the perspective of the birth mother, bi...
“The last hurrah, for a golden age of fashion magazines” the enduring appeal of The Devil Wears Prada
Twenty years after its release, and on the eve of a highly-anticipated sequel, author and magazine superfan Anna Carey joins Brendan to discuss the en...
The Watchlist
Producer, Eoin Sweeney and Presenter and Podcaster, Fionnuala Jones, join Brendan to talk through some of the biggest films and TV shows of the week....
Michael Harding: “The sun gaslights us in Ireland. We’re never sure of it”
Author Michael Harding joins Brendan to discuss the psychological and spiritual impact which sunshine and summertime have on Irish people. He reminisc...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday newspapers and Washington shooting are BBC News Chief Anchor, Caitriona Perry; Vulcan Consulting CEO and former...
From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a naked dew-roll
A great excuse to hear the late and much missed Manchán Magan marking the start of Irish Summer with a bit of naked dew rolling. Not for the faint of...
All the tricks you need for an authentic Caribbean BBQ
Irish-Trinidadian chef, Eamon de Freitas gives Brendan his top tips for cooking an authentic, Caribbean-flavoured barbecue – from fuel choice to marin...
How long will the sunshine last?
BBC weather presenter Barra Best tells Brendan about the unusually sunny weather Ireland is experiencing. Barra also looks ahead to see how long the s...
PJ Gallagher: “You’d never let anyone talk to you, the way you talk to yourself when you’re unwell”
Comedian, writer and radio presenter PJ Gallagher tells Brendan about five songs that have deeply impacted his life. He also opens up about his childh...
Katriona O’Sullivan: “I felt like a fat bride, and I still hate the wedding photos”
Bestselling author of ‘Poor’, Katriona O Sullivan joins Brendan to talk about her new book ‘Hunger’, which details her relationship with her body. She...
The Watchlist
Joining Dearbhail to preview the best films and TV shows this week are Zara Hedderman, Culture Journalist, and Michael Doherty, Movies Editor with the...
Actor, Eileen Walsh: “It’s so gross....but women are like avocados – nearly ready and then gone off”
Actor Eileen Walsh is well known for her roles on stage, films like Small Things Like These and The Magdelene Sisters, and TV shows like Catastrophe....
“YouTubers are increasingly invading our TVs”
Daddy and daughter duo Salish and Jordan Matter are the latest YouTubers, who make content aimed at kids, to move to Netflix. Broadcaster Aifric O’Con...
Newspaper Panel
Joining Dearbhail to discuss the stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Keire Murphy, Senior Policy Officer at the ESRI & Sunday Independent columnist; D...
Theologian: “Trump’s post was blasphemous and utterly un-Christian"
This week we saw unprecedented exchanges between Pope Leo and the Trump administration. The Pope said that the world is being ‘ravaged by a handful of...
Neurologist: “Procrastination is a tug-of-war between parts of your brain”
Do you tend to put tasks on the long finger? Neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan explains why we procrastinate. She outlines some different types of proc...
French classics with an Irish twist
Head Chef at Mount Congreve Gardens in Waterford, Jean-Baptiste Dubois, came up to Dublin to talk Dearbhail through four recipes for French dishes, wi...
How to Walk, with Karl Henry
It’s often overlooked as a form of exercise, but WALKING is actually an extremely beneficial form of exercise – that's according to personal trainer,...
Jan Carson - “Maybe the whole of Northern Ireland should have gone to therapy”
Northern Irish author Jan Carson’s new novel is ‘Few and Far Between’. She tells Dearbhail about her strict, Evangelical, Presbyterian upbringing, bre...
Holidays Of A Lifetime “If you’re dreaming about it, just go”
RTÉ Sport presenter, Jacqui Hurley, Travel Blogger, Marie Noonan and former Luxury Travel Editor of the Daily Telegraph, John O’Ceallaigh join Dearbha...
Apps that make travel easy with Conor Pope
Irish Times Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor Pope joins the show to highlight the essential apps you need before you head to the airport. From bag...
The Watchlist
Joining Brendan to preview the best films and TV shows this week – including Season two of Beef, Margo’s Got Money and Big Mistakes are; Sarina Bellis...
Niall Quinn “Football is the answer to a lot of problems in modern Ireland”
Former Republic of Ireland soccer player Niall Quinn joins Brendan to share the five songs that have soundtracked his journey from the pitch to the bo...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the lead stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Mary Regan, Political Editor with the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent...
Do you know your love language? Psychologist, Allison Keating explains!
Chartered psychologist Allison Keating explains the psychology behind love languages, how they shape our relationships, and why understanding them can...
Baking this weekend? Chef Una Leonard has some tips!
Baker and founder of 2210 Patisserie Una Leonard joins Brendan to talk about the joy of baking at home, why she loves recreating tastes from her child...