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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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1Today’s panel includes Louise Bayliss, Founder of Single Parent organisation SPARK & Campaign Co-ordinator of Focus Ireland; Pat Leahy, Political Editor at the Irish Times; Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin & Brenda Power, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Times and barrister.
The families of those killed and injured in the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan Bombings will be marking the fiftieth anniversary later this month. Aidan Shields, Sharon and Paul Askin, all lost loved ones in the disaster. They're taking part in a new six-part documentary series on RTÉ Radio 1, The Forgotten, starting at 6.30pm on Tuesday May 7th.
Boxing writer for the Irish Sun, Kevin Byrne, takes Brendan through the latest novelty match between YouTuber Jake Paul and heavy-weight legend Mike Tyson
Grainne Humphreys, Director of the Dublin International Film Festival and Rory Cashin, Entertainment and Culture journalist, give their recommendations for what to watch on the big and small screens for the week ahead.
World-leading expert in trauma and addiction, Dr Gabor Maté, is coming to Dublin's RDS on June 20th. He spoke to Brendan about collective traumas experienced by groups and countries, and how individual traumas can be as simple as unmet childhood needs. He also cautions that any suppressed trauma can contribute to poor physical health.
Broadcaster Tom Dunne gives Leinster fans a few handy tips on crossing the Liffey for Croke Park.
As US Campus protests head for their third week, author and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer talks to Brendan about her experiences of 1968, the year of revolt.
Music legend Cait O’Riordan talks to Brendan about the music of her life and dealing with the loss of her friend and bandmate Shane MacGowan
Physiotherapist Aisling Frawley talks to Brendan about the benefits of returning to sport as an adult, how to find the activities you love, and the best way to stay fit and injury-free.
With Communion season upon us, food writer Lilly Higgins gives Brendan her top tips for hosting, and the best recipes to cook for a crowd.
Today’s panel includes Oisin Coghlan, Chief Executive Friends of the Earth Ireland, Wendy Grace, Broadcaster and Columnist, Dr. Mick Molloy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror. Senior Counsel Sunniva McDonagh also joined the programme.
Nuala O’Connor, the celebrated author, talks to Brendan about her new novel, Seaborne, about the life of Anne Bonny. She also discusses her recent diagnoses with ADHD and autism, and how the discoveries have changed her life.
Online sleuths, armchair detectives and the rise of the confessional comedy. Podcaster Fionnuala Jones talk to Brendan about the mini-culture war swirling around TV series Baby Reindeer.
Irish Times Film Correspondent Donald Clarke and writer Henrietta McKervey give their recommendations for what to watch on the big and small screens for the week ahead.
Celebrated writer Salman Rushdie was subjected to a savage knife attack in 2022. The attack came 33-years after the Supreme Leader of Iran issued a fatwa calling for him to be killed, in protest at his novel The Satanic Verses. In his new book, Knife, Rushdie recounts the events of that day, and his ‘miraculous’ recovery.
Pagan Priestess Deirdre Wadding talks Brendan through the rites and rituals of Bealtaine
Registered Dietitian Sarah Keogh talks to Brendan about Ultra Processed Foods, dispelling the myths and allaying fears about some of our favourite meals.
Psychotherapist Richard Hogan on what a mid-life crisis is, who it strikes, how to navigate it and how to prevent one happening in the first place.
Michelle Walsh-Jackson from TheNovelTraveller.com outlines some of the themed cruise holidays available. From cruises for motorbike enthusiasts to cruises for lovers of Eighties music, there is a themed cruise for everyone and she also explains how mini cruises can be a cheaper way to sail.
Actor, food lover and style guru Stanley Tucci chats to Brendan about how to fix the perfect cocktail, the importance of dressing for dinner and his go-to risotto recipe.
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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.