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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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Joining Brendan to discuss the stories in this Sunday's newspapers are; Professor of Politics at DCU, Gary Murphy; Barrister and former Fianna Fail Minister, Mary Hanafin; Political Correspondent at the Irish Examiner, Louise Burne; and Public Policy Advisor, Oisin Coghlan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael Doherty, Entertainment Editor at the RTE Guide and arts journalist Zara Hedderman pick out their highlights from a bumper week of Christmas TV specials and major movies. Spanning the big and small screen over Christmas week and into the New Year, their choices include Saipan, Oppenheimer and An Cailín Ciúin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Acclaimed chef and broadcaster Rick Stein joined Brendan to discuss all manner of Christmas cooking concerns, including how to keep turkey moist, why choosing the right starter is key for a successful Christmas dinner and how he copes with is own grief at this time of year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two teams made up of Ireland's greatest minds battle it out to be crowned the champions of Brendan O'Connor's inaugural Big Quiz of the Year 2025. Pat Shortt, Emer McLysaght, Fionnuala Jones and Brian Dobson grappled with questions on the year's bestselling memoirs, mystery voices, the political year as well as a special round called Who is TallerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley talks to Brendan about their raw and emotional performances in 'Hamnet' - which have received glowing reviews, multiple Golden Globe nominations, and sparked hopes of further success at the Oscars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christmas Hacks expert Denise O'Donoghue talks us through some top tips this festive season, on packing the car, making the most of 'the big shop', and keeping your turkey moistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Father Iggy O'Donovan talks to Brendan about the meaning of Christmas, and how we understand God and meaning in a world beset by war, conflict and suffering.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining Brendan to discuss today’s newspapers are Dr Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer with the ESRI; Former Irish Ambassador to the United States, Dan Mulhall; Sunday Times Columnist Alison O’Connor, and Prof Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prof Katriona O’Sullivan from the Dept of Psychology in Maynooth University talks about having her own sexual empowerment epiphany in her early twenties and explains how women should think about their own sexual pleasure, how to communicate, how to instigate and how to spice things up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Nadine O’Regan, Irish Times Arts journalist and Brian Lloyd, Freelance Entertainment journalist, cast a discerning eye over the TV shows and movies that are worth a watch this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Actor, screenwriter and gifting expert Stefanie Preissner gives her top tips for the women in your life – whether they're your friends, partners, mothers or nieces. She chooses Tymos and bags to journals and scented LED candles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Irish Times columnist Brianna Parkins joined Brendan on the line from the scene at Sydney’s Bondi Beach where 12 people so far have been confirmed to have lost their lives in a terrorist shooting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Booker Prize-winning writer, John Banville, screen and stage actor, Clelia Murphy and former Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar joined Brendan with books, old and new, that they would gift someone this Christmas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Comedian and broadcaster Tommy Tiernan told Brendan about his mixed feelings around Christmas, his Christmas rituals, learning to sing for an upcoming musical and the 10th series of The Tommy Tiernan Show returning in the new year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Actor Adele King, AKA Twink, told Brendan about the devastation she is feeling over the death of her parrot and panto co-star, ‘Timby’, after 26 years together. She also talked about her love for the rest of her pets, including a magpie who lives in her house.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aoife Carrigy, Food and Drink writer and columnist with The Irish Independent, talks us through the cocktails that will heat us this winter including tips for the ultimate hot whiskey, Irish coffee and mulled wine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Author Joseph O’Connor won the An Post Irish Book of the Year this week for ‘Ghosts of Rome’. He joined Brendan to talk about his delight and gratitude, moving home to Ireland on Christmas week 25 years ago and he also read a Christmas-themed poem, ‘Solstice at Newgrange’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joining Brendan to dissect the stories making the headlines today, are Executive Director of TASC, Shana Cohen; Special Correspondent for the Irish Examiner, Mick Clifford; Chief Economist with Deloitte Ireland, Kate English; and John O’Brennan, Professor of European Politics at Maynooth University.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Podcaster and writer, Blindboy talks Brendan through the soundtrack to his life, including songs by Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman and Gil Scott-Heron.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Writer Henrietta McKervey and host of the ‘Here and Back Again’ podcast, Dave O’Callaghan join Brendan to discuss some of the best film and TV this week. Their choices include ‘Eternity’, ‘Ripple’ and ‘President Connolly: How The Race Was Won’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Good grief o connor must have the goods on rte she's never off it 🤡
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.