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Brendan O'Connor

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 1.2026 RTÉ Radio 1 Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Newspaper Panel

    Newspaper Panel
    Mar 29 2026
    Joining Brendan to discuss the lead stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: CEO of Spunout and board member of Cybersafe Kids, Sinead Keane; Managing Director of Baggot Investment Partners, Peter Brown; Sunday Times columnist and commentator, Alison O’Connor; and professor of US and International Politics at UCD’s Clinton Institute, Scott Lucas.

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    57 mins
  • Rita Ann Higgins: “The witch in me wanted to scramble his eggs”

    Rita Ann Higgins: “The witch in me wanted to scramble his eggs”
    Mar 29 2026
    Writer Rita Ann Higgins tells Brendan about writing one of Ireland’s first 'sexy poems’, what first inspired her and how she is still learning from her grandchildren. She also reads from her newly-published ‘greatest hits’ collection, ‘Jiving with Wasps’.

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    28 mins
  • The Watchlist

    The Watchlist
    Mar 29 2026
    Joining Brendan to preview the best films and TV shows this week – including The Young Offenders, Saturday Night Live UK and Rory McIlroy: the Masters Wait – are Irish Times arts journalist, Nadine O’Regan; and host of the Extra Vision podcast, Andy McCarroll.

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    13 mins
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