Brendan O'Connor

The impact of the ongoing beef dispute is being felt in some supermarkets across the country Marian is joined by Damien O'Reilly, senior lecturer in retail management at Technological University Dublin to discuss this.

Earlier this week the technology giant, Apple, was announcing all their new releases, and among the they also unveiled the details of “Apple TV Plus”, a new “streaming service” To tell us more Paul Whittington, Film Critic at the Irish Independent joins Marian in studio

This morning Marian is joined by a lady who has been steadfast in her support of the American President since his election. Alice Butler Short,Virginia Women for Trump, Founder & President.

Dublin actor Allen Leech star of TV series Downton Abbey joined Marian this morning on the line from the UK for a chat.

Marian was joined in studio by Caelainn Hogan, Author and freelance Journalist, who has just written her first book called the Republic of Shame. About women who went into so called ‘Mother and Baby’ Homes the clouded secrecy of the state’s involvement in those homes and the role of the nuns and clergy in running them.

Dr Ella McCabe Senior Clinical Psychologist with Rugby Players Ireland joined Marian in studio to talk about the Mental Health of Elite rugby players.

Des Cahill, RTE sports broadcaster gives us an update and his predictions ahead of today's matches.

This mornings newspaper panel with Brendan O'Connor, John Bruton, Former Taoiseach & former EU ambassador to the US, Sinead O'Carroll, Incoming editor at thejournal.ie, Kevin Doyle, Group Political Editor INM, Suzanne Lynch, Washington Correspondent with The Irish Times and Jim Power, Economist.

Tim Loughton, Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham and Brexiteer joins Brendan and the panel on the line from the UK this morning.

Belfast journalist Eamonn Mallie chats to Brendan about the BBC Northern Ireland documentary Spotlight On the Troubles: A Secret History airing next Tuesday on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Four 8.30pm