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.
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The Watchlist
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May 10, 2026 |
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The irrational optimism of driving a convertible in Ireland
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May 10, 2026 |
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Theo Dorgan: “My Dad buried himself early so that we might live”
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May 10, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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May 10, 2026 |
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Why we need holidays
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May 09, 2026 |
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Maria Walsh MEP: “It takes a village – that’s the image I’m leaning on, as a gay, single mum-to-be"
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May 09, 2026 |
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“Australia’s Martha Stewart” Donna Hay
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May 09, 2026 |
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“Thank you isn’t nearly enough” - finding the good Samaritan who saved his life
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May 09, 2026 |
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Bill Nighy: “Now I’m Irish, I’m going to have to rebrand”
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May 09, 2026 |
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“‘Yesteryear’ shines another light on the Trad Wife culture war”
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May 03, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 03, 2026 |
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James Kavanagh - “My bully found all manner of creative ways to make my life hell”
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May 03, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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May 03, 2026 |
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“I’m looking for the woman who saved my life”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Fruiting up your salads!
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May 02, 2026 |
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Summer Life Hacks
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May 02, 2026 |
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“Teaching Love to medical students allows them to bring their own vulnerabilities to the job”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Michael Bublé - “I’m a pretty big deal, you need to see me before I die!”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Dr Richard Hogan - “The birth mothers who’ve come to my clinic have stayed in my soul”
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May 02, 2026 |
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“The last hurrah, for a golden age of fashion magazines” the enduring appeal of The Devil Wears Prada
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Michael Harding: “The sun gaslights us in Ireland. We’re never sure of it”
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a naked dew-roll
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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All the tricks you need for an authentic Caribbean BBQ
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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How long will the sunshine last?
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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PJ Gallagher: “You’d never let anyone talk to you, the way you talk to yourself when you’re unwell”
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Katriona O’Sullivan: “I felt like a fat bride, and I still hate the wedding photos”
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Actor, Eileen Walsh: “It’s so gross....but women are like avocados – nearly ready and then gone off”
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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“YouTubers are increasingly invading our TVs”
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Theologian: “Trump’s post was blasphemous and utterly un-Christian"
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Neurologist: “Procrastination is a tug-of-war between parts of your brain”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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French classics with an Irish twist
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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How to Walk, with Karl Henry
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Jan Carson - “Maybe the whole of Northern Ireland should have gone to therapy”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Holidays Of A Lifetime “If you’re dreaming about it, just go”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Apps that make travel easy with Conor Pope
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Niall Quinn “Football is the answer to a lot of problems in modern Ireland”
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Do you know your love language? Psychologist, Allison Keating explains!
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Baking this weekend? Chef Una Leonard has some tips!
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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What is likely to happen now in the stand-off over the fuel protests?
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Dermot Bannon “People say they need storage, but what are they storing?!”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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“You lose 30% of your collagen around perimenopause”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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“My father thought I was part bird, because I was born without arms”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Nóirín Ní Riain – “The modern world badly needs a spiritual transplant”
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Kathryn Thomas - “I would never have admitted to Botox five years ago”
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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The Edge on his friend Hal Wilner - “It was our good fortune to know him”
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Trisha Lewis - “I love myself now, I didn’t love myself 7 years ago”
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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European Greenway Holidays “I wouldn’t go on a holiday now that didn’t involve cycling”
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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The Ultimate Chocolate Cake this Easter
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Crime writer, Tana French - “Women are socialised to think about predators who see us as prey”
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Comedian, Emma Doran - “I’m like a Jack Russell; all bark but really I just want to be up on the couch!”
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Arrest of controversial influencer Clavicular
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Rita Ann Higgins: “The witch in me wanted to scramble his eggs”
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Stefanie Preissner: “I have six hoovers – and a back-up battery.”
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Was this the week the tide turned against social media giants?
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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The secrets of making great coffee, at home or at work
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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How to ask for a pay rise
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Donal O’Shea: “Everything is salted caramel now: it combines salt, fat and sugar.”
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Colm Tóibín: “After Epstein, I wanted to explore why some people feel no guilt”
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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The real-life drama surrounding TV show ‘Love Story’
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Richie Sadlier: “I was in this pit of self-pity and anger and loss all wrapped into one”
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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“This used to be called insider trading!” – the rise of online prediction markets
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Darina Allen: “Risotto is the ultimate stand-by dish”
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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“Troy Parrott is just in flying form right now” - Tony O’Donoghue
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Carrie Crowley on the joys of sea-swimming
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Dr Richard Hogan: “Guilt & shame have their tentacles in everything”
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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John Banville - “Humble items around the house might bring me to tears”
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Ed Guiney “The car queue lasts around 2 hours to the Oscars”
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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“Mam knew she was loved, but I wish I told her more” Édaein O'Connell on grief of losing her mother
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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“Eid has become so commercialised – the price of dates is ridiculous”
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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RTE Sport’s Jacqui Hurley on the most exciting Six Nations in years
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Mr Motivator - “Every minute I’m sad, I’m missing out on 60 seconds of happiness”
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Restaurant level fish dishes at home
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Liz Nugent - “I only ever had bad dreams – I’d wake up thinking I’d murdered someone”
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Mark Little - “Bro culture is infiltrating politics ...and now war”
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Pokémon at 30: “I’ve rediscovered it now as an adult and realise it’s a great way of keeping you company”
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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“I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Eva Pau’s Sensational Stir Fries!
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Ex-Trump advisor, Anthony Scaramucci: “I was in the Epstein Files”
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Ireland’s Prettiest Towns and Villages
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Leo Varadkar: ‘I think the European-Atlantic relationship is changed forever’
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Neil Jordan “Everyone knew what Weinstein was”
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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“I was a bit player in my parents’ drama, a parentified eldest daughter”
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Colum McCann “With my brain condition - the medicine altered me more than the pain”
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Mar 01, 2026 |