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 Radio 1.
Episodes (439)
“I’m not worried about Millennials; I’m worried a fear of cringe is ruling Gen Z...
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The Watchlist
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Newspaper Panel
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"My big ambition? That my wife is happy" - writer, Richard Ford
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From pink cocaine to ultra strong MDMA - a warning on this year’s casual drug tr...
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"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on cl...
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“He told me ‘word is you’re a flash in the pan’ - that drove me to prove myself”...
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“Odyssey Round the A&E”, a new poem by Rita Ann Higgins
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Robbie Williams - “I’m taking the weight loss jabs. I didn’t qualify, but I’m a...
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Homemade Ice Cream for Dummies with Kevin Dundon
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A Physio’s Guide to Improving your Balance
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The Watchlist
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The Newspaper Panel
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“Real life horrors are on your phone instantly”
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“Jeremy Irons can hold his own at a seisiún ” - Martin Hayes
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“People used tea bags and gravy browning to tan their legs!”
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“Marriage needs conflict” - Prof. Katriona O’Sullivan
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The ultimate cheeseburger
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“I think I'll miss being given out to by Brenda Fricker the most!”
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“I didn’t think Ferris Bueller would last 40 years” - Matthew Broderick
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Ellen Keane: “I came back from the Paralympics and my motivation was in the bin”
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The Watchlist
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The Newspaper Panel
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Literary feuds – “She shot to fame in a film that sexualised a young girl”
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“You don’t need a free bar two hours before the meal” - Noel Cunningham on hosti...
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Viral Clare businesswoman: “I was born with resting bitch face, and I’m proud of...
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Weinstein survivor, Ashley Judd: “Not all men are violent, but most men are sile...
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Summer debts: “Dog-sitting can be a great way to get a cheap holiday - if you li...
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Shane Daniel Byrne - “I like the way songs can change meaning over the years”
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“Camping is just THE BEST way to explore Ireland”
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Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
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“You want a waxy spud for a potato salad”
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“There is always violence bubbling under”
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“People are watching Netflix while they’re driving along”
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Pat Shortt: “I love grotesque, edgy madness!”
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“By the time you’re thirsty you're already 2% dehydrated” - Defeating Dehydratio...
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The Watchlist
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“Are bank details on a wedding invite the new norm?”
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The Newspaper Panel
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“Don’t be afraid of your home” - Getting to Know Your House
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Luke Combs at Slane - “Ordinary is the appeal”
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“I want to make the women of Ireland safer” - Leona Macken
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Sensational Strawberries with Neven Maguire
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Frances Black - “A Woman’s Heart was the inspiration for the Spice Girls!”
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Discover the Coolcation
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“‘The Queue’ at Wimbledon is now a social media sensation in its own right”
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The Newspaper Panel
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“Crying shows us what really matters to us” - The Power of Crying with Dr Tony...
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