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 li...
Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were, Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with The Irish Mirror, Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD, Finian McGrath, former Independent TD and Minister of State for Disabilities and Ellen Coyne, Special Correspondent for the Irish Independent.
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“It was me and the bottle, alone in hotel rooms”
West Cork writer, Mary-Kate Harrington, has just turned 26, but – in her short adult life – has been through multiple blackouts, bed-wetting, and two stints in rehab. She came into studio to tell Brendan about her journey through alcoholism and her continuing recovery.
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“A uniquely modern murder”
Over the past week or so social media has been flooded with images of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the shocking murder of Brian Thompson CEO of United Healthcare. An online circus has sprung up around Mangione and Dave Hanratty, host of the No Encore podcast joined Brendan to discuss.
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The Watchlist
Podcaster Fionnuala Jones and Freelance Entertainment Journalist Brian Lloyd deliver their verdict on the TV shows and movies of the week ahead.
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“People talk about ‘burden’ but it was a privilege to spend time with Pat”
Poet Theo Dorgan and his sister Angela Dorgan remember their late brother, the Special Olympian Pat Dorgan who died this year but lived a life less ordinary.
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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