Brendan O'Connor
By RTÉ Radio 1
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by RTÉ Radio 1
Category: News Commentary
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 961
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 100
Description
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.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
The Watchlist
|
Aug 16, 2026 |
|
“I’m not worried about Millennials; I’m worried a fear of cringe is ruling Gen Z lives!”
|
Aug 16, 2026 |
|
"My big ambition? That my wife is happy" - writer, Richard Ford
|
Aug 16, 2026 |
|
Newspaper Panel
|
Aug 16, 2026 |
|
“Odyssey Round the A&E”, a new poem by Rita Ann Higgins
|
Aug 16, 2026 |
|
Homemade Ice Cream for Dummies with Kevin Dundon
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
A Physio’s Guide to Improving your Balance
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
“He told me ‘word is you’re a flash in the pan’ - that drove me to prove myself” - Phil Coulter
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
From pink cocaine to ultra strong MDMA - a warning on this year’s casual drug trends
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on climate change?"
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
Robbie Williams - “I’m taking the weight loss jabs. I didn’t qualify, but I’m a celebrity”
|
Aug 15, 2026 |
|
“Real life horrors are on your phone instantly”
|
Aug 09, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Aug 09, 2026 |
|
“Jeremy Irons can hold his own at a seisiún ” - Martin Hayes
|
Aug 09, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Aug 09, 2026 |
|
The ultimate cheeseburger
|
Aug 08, 2026 |
|
“People used tea bags and gravy browning to tan their legs!”
|
Aug 08, 2026 |
|
“I didn’t think Ferris Bueller would last 40 years” - Matthew Broderick
|
Aug 08, 2026 |
|
“I think I'll miss being given out to by Brenda Fricker the most!”
|
Aug 08, 2026 |
|
“Marriage needs conflict” - Prof. Katriona O’Sullivan
|
Aug 08, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Aug 02, 2026 |
|
Literary feuds – “She shot to fame in a film that sexualised a young girl”
|
Aug 02, 2026 |
|
Ellen Keane: “I came back from the Paralympics and my motivation was in the bin”
|
Aug 02, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper panel
|
Aug 02, 2026 |
|
Summer debts: “Dog-sitting can be a great way to get a cheap holiday - if you like dogs!”
|
Aug 01, 2026 |
|
Weinstein survivor, Ashley Judd: “Not all men are violent, but most men are silent”
|
Aug 01, 2026 |
|
Viral Clare businesswoman: “I was born with resting bitch face, and I’m proud of it!”
|
Aug 01, 2026 |
|
“You don’t need a free bar two hours before the meal” - Noel Cunningham on hosting a recovering alcoholic
|
Aug 01, 2026 |
|
Glen Hansard Interview - February 14th 2026
|
Jul 29, 2026 |
|
“Camping is just THE BEST way to explore Ireland”
|
Jul 26, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jul 26, 2026 |
|
Shane Daniel Byrne - “I like the way songs can change meaning over the years”
|
Jul 26, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Jul 26, 2026 |
|
Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
|
Jul 25, 2026 |
|
“There is always violence bubbling under”
|
Jul 25, 2026 |
|
Pat Shortt: “I love grotesque, edgy madness!”
|
Jul 25, 2026 |
|
“You want a waxy spud for a potato salad”
|
Jul 25, 2026 |
|
“People are watching Netflix while they’re driving along”
|
Jul 25, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jul 19, 2026 |
|
“By the time you’re thirsty you're already 2% dehydrated” - Defeating Dehydration
|
Jul 19, 2026 |
|
“Are bank details on a wedding invite the new norm?”
|
Jul 19, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Jul 19, 2026 |
|
Discover the Coolcation
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
Luke Combs at Slane - “Ordinary is the appeal”
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
“Don’t be afraid of your home” - Getting to Know Your House
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
Sensational Strawberries with Neven Maguire
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
“I want to make the women of Ireland safer” - Leona Mackin
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
Frances Black - “A Woman’s Heart was the inspiration for the Spice Girls!”
|
Jul 18, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jul 12, 2026 |
|
“‘The Queue’ at Wimbledon is now a social media sensation in its own right”
|
Jul 12, 2026 |
|
“Crying shows us what really matters to us” - The Power of Crying with Dr Tony Bates
|
Jul 12, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Jul 12, 2026 |
|
Why Buying Refurbished Tech saves money and the planet
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
Minding Yourself In The Heat with Dr Colm Henry
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
“Breadcrumbing is where the man isn’t giving you the full loaf of bread!”
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
Darina Allen - "Your oven should never be moody”
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
Your Summer Dilemmas with Dr Richard Hogan
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
Mary Kennedy - “I’m at an age now where I don’t care what people think of me”
|
Jul 11, 2026 |
|
How to Pack the Perfect Holiday Suitcase
|
Jul 05, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jul 05, 2026 |
|
“Choose Life” - The Trainspotting Soundtrack turns 30
|
Jul 05, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Jul 05, 2026 |
|
Shellfish masterclass: “Irish people always think seafood will kill us. But it's very safe now”
|
Jul 04, 2026 |
|
Niall Moyna: “Within four hours of this treatment, 18,000 bio-molecules are produced in your body”
|
Jul 04, 2026 |
|
Cape Verde’s World Cup Heroics: “It’s been a fairytale, but not an overnight success”
|
Jul 04, 2026 |
|
Summer Holiday Book Recommendations “It’s Sinead’s memoir, and she’s reading it – it’s very intimate”
|
Jul 04, 2026 |
|
Enda Walsh: “Bowie told me he was sick – he wanted to leave on his own terms”
|
Jul 04, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jun 28, 2026 |
|
Wedding bells in Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift?
|
Jun 28, 2026 |
|
Conversations To Have With Your Parents Before They Die
|
Jun 28, 2026 |
|
Newspaper Panel
|
Jun 28, 2026 |
|
“Dot cakes are dopamine baking!”
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
Do you need an LED face mask? - Prof Caitriona Ryan
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
Enda Wyley – Poems for Summer
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
“Having a son with special needs introduces you to so many everyday heroes” - writer, Ian Rankin
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
Ann Lane - “People started dying, the Captain told us it was Hantavirus”
|
Jun 27, 2026 |
|
The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron
|
Jun 21, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jun 21, 2026 |
|
Mark Little: ‘Technology doesn’t have a moral compass – WE need to rein it in and to push for that!’
|
Jun 21, 2026 |
|
Newspaper Panel
|
Jun 21, 2026 |
|
Sprucing up your packed lunch
|
Jun 20, 2026 |
|
Financial Cultures: avoiding the social pressure to overspend
|
Jun 20, 2026 |
|
Roddy Collins, Mary Coughlan, Kyla Cobbler & more - Advice for the Class of 2026
|
Jun 20, 2026 |
|
Adam Harris: Why I’m leaving ‘AsIAm’...
|
Jun 20, 2026 |
|
Daniel Wiffen: “I’ll never replicate the joy of a really tough training session”
|
Jun 20, 2026 |
|
The rise of the Naked Nail
|
Jun 14, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jun 14, 2026 |
|
Patrick Freyne -“There’s a beauty in accepting that you’re probably just average”
|
Jun 14, 2026 |
|
Newspaper Panel
|
Jun 14, 2026 |
|
Stefanie Preissner’s Father’s Day Gift Guide
|
Jun 13, 2026 |
|
“Porridge with chocolate milk? Yes! Change up the liquids you use!”
|
Jun 13, 2026 |
|
Irish priest and spiritual advisor to Anthropic reacts to U.S. ban on foreign use
|
Jun 13, 2026 |
|
Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!”
|
Jun 13, 2026 |
|
Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”
|
Jun 13, 2026 |
|
The Watchlist
|
Jun 07, 2026 |
|
“It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40
|
Jun 07, 2026 |
|
Elvis Costello: “This is my face – there's nothing I can do about it!”
|
Jun 07, 2026 |
|
The Newspaper Panel
|
Jun 07, 2026 |
|
Author, Elizabeth Strout: “A marriage can be a lonely place”
|
Jun 06, 2026 |
|
Richard Hogan: “Too many feel their boundaries should never be breached”
|
Jun 06, 2026 |