Brendan O'Connor

RTÉ Radio 1 · English · 152 episodes

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Daily · ~25 min · since 2026 · 152 episodes

TopicsMedia & journalism 21 Culture & arts 11 Food & drink 10 Celebrities 6 Psychology & relationships 6

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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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Death of Ciara Mageean - "The Irish athletic community are mourning a beautiful person today"

Nov 1 · 4 days ago13 min
The Newspaper Panel

Nov 1 · 4 days ago37 min
"Trump has squandered all his good opportunities in these midterms"

Nov 1 · 4 days ago24 min
"I had no intention of being a chef, I just opened a restaurant to pay the bills"

Nov 1 · 4 days ago13 min
The Watchlist

Nov 1 · 4 days ago11 min
Dr Maureen Gaffney - "The biggest predictor of a long and healthy life? Your close relationships.

Oct 31 · 5 days ago29 min
Hector Ó hEochagáin - "My brain surgery involved scooping around my pituitary gland"

Oct 31 · 5 days ago19 min
"I felt that I got grabbed and hugged by my mother in Knock Basilica"

Oct 31 · 5 days ago31 min
Twixmas Travel Tips

Oct 31 · 5 days ago8 min
The Watchlist

Oct 25 · 1 week ago8 min
John Creedon - “I got a crash course in tying laces before boarding school”

Oct 25 · 1 week ago38 min
The Newspaper Panel

Oct 25 · 1 week ago56 min
The Newspaper Panel

Oct 25 · 1 week ago56 min
James McClean - "This is a conversation I've never had before"

Oct 24 · 1 week ago38 min
No fashion victims - easy ways to wear this season's trends

Oct 24 · 1 week ago9 min
Katriona O' Sullivan - "We all need to plan out the joy in our lives!"

Oct 24 · 1 week ago26 min
Chef Maggie Roche on the perfect pie

Oct 24 · 1 week ago11 min
The Newspaper Panel

Oct 18 · 2 weeks ago51 min
Clodagh McKenna - "How about chocolate beef chilli served in a pumpkin?!"

Oct 18 · 2 weeks ago26 min
“I’m a Celebrity, don’t you know who I am?!”

Oct 18 · 2 weeks ago7 min
The Watchlist

Oct 18 · 2 weeks ago15 min
Kyle MacLachlan - "The role of Trey in Sex and the City? My wife said I had to say yes!"

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago25 min
"I thought I was a fairly unshockable court reporter til I started attending domestic abuse cases"

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago18 min
The Pagan Priestess' Guide to Samhain

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago5 min
“Writing my books and musical is the therapy that gets me through my incurable cancer diagnosis"

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago24 min
How to apply for a job

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago13 min
Trisha Lewis' ideas for eggs

Oct 17 · 2 weeks ago7 min
The Newspaper Panel

Oct 11 · 3 weeks ago51 min
“I miss physical touch” Ann Ingle on aging

Oct 11 · 3 weeks ago31 min
What is the Fall Girl Aesthetic?

Oct 11 · 3 weeks ago8 min
The Watchlist

Oct 11 · 3 weeks ago12 min
Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian on online hate, fatherhood and fame.

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago29 min
“Lobotomies were an act of therapeutic desperation”

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago16 min
'Elder Speak'

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago2 min
Don't let influencers freak you out about your blood sugar

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago9 min
Dr. Richard Hogan - "I buried my father yesterday, I'm so glad we reconciled"

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago29 min
Rut-busting midweek dinners

Oct 10 · 3 weeks ago8 min
The Newspaper Panel

Oct 4 · 1 month ago52 min
Aidan Gillen: “It takes a psychic toll to act certain roles”

Oct 4 · 1 month ago35 min
The Watchlist

Oct 4 · 1 month ago9 min
Sharon Horgan - “Putting yourself out there as a single person in your fifties is scary”

Oct 3 · 1 month ago34 min
Tom Dunne’s History of Punk in Ireland

Oct 3 · 1 month ago16 min
Naomi Klein - “We’ll all be living in the apocalypse of the tech bros’ creation, if we’re not careful”

Oct 3 · 1 month ago27 min
“Greek Yoghurt is having a (protein-related) moment!”

Oct 3 · 1 month ago7 min
Rory O'Connell's Comfort Foods

Oct 3 · 1 month ago8 min
The Newspaper Panel

Sep 27 · 1 month ago55 min
Keith Barry - "I'm very clear on who I don't want to be – an absent father"

Sep 27 · 1 month ago24 min
The Watchlist

Sep 27 · 1 month ago8 min
Louise O' Neill - "I was standing in the ashes of my former life"

Sep 26 · 1 month ago31 min
Poems to get you through the change of season

Sep 26 · 1 month ago11 min
Peter O' Mahony - "I had a chance to reflect on myself, how I minded people"

Sep 26 · 1 month ago33 min
Marco Pierre White - "Everything I do is rebuilding my childhood"

Sep 26 · 1 month ago15 min
The Newspaper Panel

Sep 20 · 1 month ago53 min
Mark Little - We can take back our power over AI

Sep 20 · 1 month ago31 min
Jennie Bond - "It's an absolute character assassination of King Charles"

Sep 20 · 1 month ago5 min
The Watchlist

Sep 20 · 1 month ago12 min
"Sitting with Manchán while his soul left his body was life-changing"

Sep 19 · 1 month ago27 min
Anthony Scaramucci - "I simply got seduced by the power"

Sep 19 · 1 month ago15 min
“Nikita has empowered other survivors to get support”

Sep 19 · 1 month ago10 min
Nikita Hand - “I tried to fight but I couldn’t overpower somebody like him”

Sep 19 · 1 month ago39 min