Brendan O'Connor

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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.

3 DAYS AGO

Art Gone Bananas?

Irish artist Dorothy Cross talks Brendan through the controversy surrounding Maurizio Cattelan’s work, Comedian - a banana duct taped to a wall that sold for $6 million this week, its meaning in the art world and the value of art.

7 min
3 DAYS AGO

Lyra – My Life in Five Songs

Bandon popstar Lyra talks about five songs that have made an impact on her life, her struggles in the music industry, the bonds of family and finding her inner strength to develop as an artist

29 min
3 DAYS AGO

The Newspaper Panel

Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were Síona Cahill, Account Director at DHR Communications, Prof. Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCU, Bobby McDonagh, Former Ambassador to the UK and the EU, Jennifer Bray, Irish Times Political Reporter.

52 min
3 DAYS AGO

The Watchlist

Dublin International Film Festival Director Gráinne Humphreys, and RTÉ Guide Movie Editor, Michael Doherty deliver their verdict on the TV shows and movies of the week ahead.

8 min
4 DAYS AGO

Beating Winter Bugs

GP Yvonne Williams talks to Brendan about common winter infections, how to prevent them and what you can do to protect yourself and others in the colder months.

8 min
4 DAYS AGO

Pork Perfection

Chef and Co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, Rory O’Connell tells Brendan how to create the perfect roast pork and provides tips on how to get the best out of the humble pork chop.

9 min
4 DAYS AGO

The Gift of Reading

Brendan is joined by Man Booker prize-winning author John Banville, author and journalist Aingeala Flannery and economist and writer David McWilliams who give their recommendations for the best books from nonfiction to novels to gift this festive season. Book recommendations, see Notes, Resources and Links - Brendan O'Connor show homepage.

26 min
4 DAYS AGO

“For me taking Ozempic is about regaining who you are as a person”

With the diabetes drug ‘Ozempic’ becoming shorthand for weight loss, Brendan is joined by Dr. Ruth Yoder, Clinical Psychologist, and two Ozempic patients, Bernie Walsh and Pia Zain who talk about their relationship with food, the trials of dieting and their personal experiences with the drug.

30 min

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You know

Mar 11

Soshin17

Please please please ask guests to refrain from using ‘you know’ every second word. It’s becoming impossible to listen to the programme recently because it’s so irritating.
Get it up quicker!

03/30/2020

Finifinfins

Where is the newspaper review segment that as expats help us stay in touch. Disappointed.

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.