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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 Radio 1.
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Baker, Author and Founder of 2210 Patisserie, Una Leonard talks to Dearbhail about how her own history of disordered eating and her mother’s cancer diagnosis, led her to found her own bakery, and inspired her second book “Good Together” - a celebration of meals and deserts to be shared with loved ones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Ruth Freeman, Director at Research Ireland tells Dearbhail about how the discovery of a million-year-old skull in China has upended our understanding of human evolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Irish Times Film Critic, Donald Clarke, and host of The Bellissimo Files podcast, Sarina Bellissimo, join Dearbhail to preview film and TV highlights of the week, including ‘The Walsh Sisters’, ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining Dearbhail to discuss the Sunday papers are: Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland; Lucinda Creighton, Founder and CEO of Vulcan Consulting and former Minister of state for European Affairs; Dr. Barra Roantree, Economist at Trinity College Dublin and Bobby MacDonagh, Former Irish Ambassador to the UK, the EU and Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Writer and filmmaker, Zlata Filipovic, shot to international fame when her childhood diary, during the Bosnian War saw her dubbed ‘The Anne Frank of Sarajevo’. She tells Dearbhail about the songs that evoke her early experiences of war, moving to Ireland as a teenager, and building a career and family here over the past 30 yearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Broadcaster and self-build enthusiast, Harrison Gardner chatted to Dearbhail about the construction jobs most of us can do ourselves, from pouring concrete to tiling. He's on a mission to empower homeowners to save money by investing time in their houses. Harrison is back on RTE on Wednesday October 1st with a new season of Build Your Own Home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As Traitors comes to an end and the presidential election heats up, performance coach Enda McNulty talks to Dearbhail about what makes a competitive person, are they born or made and is the drive to win always a good thing?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Activist and survivor of rape, Blathnaid Raleigh joins Dearbhail to talk about her new memoir Aftermath. She talks about how she coped in the years following her horrific rape, the devastating effect the trauma had on Blathnaid and her family, her experience of the justice system and finding solace with her beloved horses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As flu season rolls around, do you still need to get a Covid booster? Does the shingles vaccine have an impact on dementia? And how does disinformation fuel vaccine scepticism and herd immunity? Professor Cliona O’Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology & Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin answers these and other vaccine related questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chef Alannah Sheehan joins Dearbhail to give us all the tasty tips on how to batch cook delicious dinners without sacrificing your Sunday to the kitchen or compromising on flavour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are: Siobhán Fenton, writer and former deputy head of press for Sinn Féin; Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs and columnist with The Currency; Louise Burne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Examiner, Prof Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film critic for the business post John Maguire, and writer Henrietta McKervey, join Brendan to talk through the week's best films and TV showsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1Actor and broadcaster Carrie Crowley joins Brendan to talk about her career, playing Mammy Walsh in the upcoming RTÉ TV series 'The Walsh Sisters', her forthcoming play 'Konstantin' and going back to TV after 20+ year hiatus. She also picked five songs that chart her life ranging from Willie Nelson to Kermit The FrogSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A beloved figure will return to our screens: Alan Partridge - sports anchor, turned chat show host, turned radio DJ, turned stand-in BBC presenter. He'll be fronting a new BBC show called "How are you? It's Alan (Partridge)". TV producer and director, Brian Reddin, celebrates the occasion with a look at Alan's enduring appeal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof on 50 years of the Rats, why the Ireland of his youth was a 'Banana Republic', moving to London, observing social change, setting up Band Aid and Live Aid, grappling with overnight becoming 'Captain Africa' and his thoughts on modern-day free speech and cancel culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Academy award winner, Brenda Fricker, invited Brendan into her home to talk about the events that have shaped her life. Her memoir is called 'She Died Young - A Life in Fragments' - published by Head of Zeus. And her new film, The Swallow, is on release at selected cinemas. The interview covers difficult themes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Neuroscientist Brian Pennie has practical tips on how to calm yourself in the moment when the red mist descends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Irish Times Arts Journalist, Nadine O’Regan and host of the Screenland Podcast, Brian Lloyd join Brendan to talk through the week’s best films and TV shows, including ‘The Long Walk’, ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ and ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the evenings drawing in, poet Enda Wyley chose uplifting poems to read. Nourishing poems of Soul and Light and The Poetry Pharmacy Returns, ‘The Washing’ by Jaan Kaplinski; ‘Rain’ by Raymond Carver; ‘Romanesque Arches’ by Tomas Tranströmer; ‘Although the Wind,’ by Izumi Shikibu; ‘This Moment’ by Eavan Boland; and ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Having turned 50 in May, Jamie Oliver is in a reflective mood when he speaks to Brendan. He talks about his dyslexia, and shares health hacks on getting more fruit and veg, how to make treats healthier [like tofu with chocolate!], and how to get a good night’s sleep. Jamie’s new book is ‘Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to change your life’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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O connor giving airtime / employment to the usual hacks and government lackies ... how depressing
I wonder does the allocation of €750 million of taxpayers money to biased rte the political wing of fg ff colour their Sunday panel discussions 😂💰#biasedrte
No programme on Bloody Sunday from this prick...
This is excellent. Heard it yesterday on the show and just had another listen. Some great stuff in here.
Plenty of rational, younger people see through Meghan as well as the older generations.