Brendan O'Connor

Mary Jennings on how to keep active and fit during summer months.

Annette Callan talks about how flying a plane – aged 86 – was the latest thing she crossed off her bucket list after a recent sky dive and advises people not to complain and never give up.

Clare businesswoman Rita McInerney talks about former US President Donald Trump’s reported visit to Doonbeg this August.

A year on from Stefanie's diagnosis she talks to Brendan about how it impacted her marriage, friendships and life.

Trevor White, Director of the Little Museum of Dublin, was one of five judges in the Irish Times/Fáilte Ireland “Best Place to Holiday in Ireland” competition. He gives Brendan a robust defence of the decision to give that title to The Burren in County Clare.

Jess Murphy from Kai and Eoin Clusky from Bread 41 talk about their new cookbook, The United Nations of Cookies, featuring recipes from immigrants and refugees in Ireland. All author proceeds going to the UNCHR.

JOE.ie’s Rory Cashin and podcaster Esther O’Moore Donohoe talk Brendan through the TV, cinema and streaming hits of the week ahead

Brendan is joined by Adam Higgins, political correspondent at The Irish Sun; Amii McKeever, editor of Irish Country Living; Norman Crowley, founder and CEO of CoolPlanet; Niamh Hourigan, sociologist and Vice President of MIC, UL; and RTE’s Des Cahill looks ahead to the All Ireland Football final between Counties Kerry and Galway.

How the Nazis Stole my Grandmother’s Cookbook” Karina Urbach tells Brendan her grandmother’s WW2 story – from well-to-do Viennese family to running a home for Jewish refugee children , to being a TV cook in the US in her eighties.

Broadcaster, playwright and poet Vincent Woods unearths stories unique to each of Ireland’s counties in new RTE radio series The County Measure . He also speaks about the death of his wife - Monica Frawley.