Brendan O'Connor

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November 01, 2025 Manchán Mangan's month's mind - "There's hundreds gathered here to remember him"
Producer/director and colleague and friend of Manchán Mangan, Brian Reddin, spoke to Brendan en route to the Hill of Uisneach today for a celebration of the life, and scattering of the ashes, of the late broadcaster and scríbhneoir.
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14 min
November 01, 2025 High blood pressure, the silent killer
High blood pressure is known as the silent killer. GP, Dr Brendan O'Shea explains why it's important to monitor your blood pressure and what steps you can take to reduce it when necessary.
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9 min
October 26, 2025 The Watchlist
Radio and TV producer Eoin Sweeney and writer Henrietta McKervey join Brendan to review the best of this week’s TV and cinema, including Nobody Wants This, Regretting You and Oíche Shamhna: An Ancient Mystery.
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12 min
October 26, 2025 Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to analyse the Sunday newspapers and Catherine Connolly’s election are Irish Times’ political editor, Pat Leahy; former Fine Gael TD, Noel Rock; Sunday Times’ columnist, Alison O’Connor; VP of Academic Affairs at Mary Immaculate College, and former Labour candidate, Niamh Hourigan; and former Fianna Fáil minister, Mary Hanafin.
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52 min
October 26, 2025 “I picked his brain” - Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon and best-selling author Harlan Coben talk to Brendan about their joint novel – a thriller about an army surgeon who uses her skills to conduct questionable operations for supremely wealthy, international clients... Gone Before Goodbye.
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12 min
October 26, 2025 “Younger people are grasping for authenticity” - Mark Little
Mark Little – entrepreneur and journalist – casts his eye over the recent Presidential election campaign to see what it might tell us about politics and media in 2025.
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25 min
October 25, 2025 “It’s President Connolly!” - Presidential Election Results Panel
As the full tallies began to land, Brendan was joined by Sinn Féin TD, Claire Kerrane; Fine Gael Minister of State, Emer Higgins; Communications Consultant and Labour Party member, Lorna Fitzpatrick; DCU Politics Professor, Gary Murphy; newspaper columnist, David Quinn; Former Fine Gael TD, Michael Ring; and RTÉ’s Barry Lenihan.
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1 hr 2 min
October 25, 2025 “A committed, long-term relationship with pain” - David Gillick
Former Irish Olympian and European indoor gold medalist, David Gillick talks to Brendan about the excitement, heartbreak and anxiety of competing in top-level sport, and transitioning to a post-athletics career, as outlined in his memoir “The Race”.
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22 min
October 25, 2025 “I’m tickled pink!” - Mary Coughlan on Catherine Connolly’s win
The Connolly campaign mobilised artists and musicians to the cause over the summer. One of whom was her childhood friend from Shantalla, musician Mary Coughlan, who joined Brendan on the line.
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6 min
October 19, 2025 The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to talk through the Sunday newspapers are Lisa Chambers, Director of Public Affairs at Consello and former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator, Oisin Coghlan, Public Policy Advisor, Jennifer Bray, Political Editor with the Sunday Times and Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government at DCU .
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53 min

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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…