Brendan O'Connor

Authors Naoise Dolan, John Banville & Emer McLysaght bring us an eclectic list of book recommendations for your suitcase this summer.

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Nóra Quoirin was 15 years old when she died in tragic circumstances while on a family holiday in Malaysia in 2019. Today, on Nóra's birthday, her mother Meabh talks to Brendan about her brave, brilliant daughter. Meabh describes a powerful evening at Queen's University Belfast, where Nóra was celebrated through poetry and music.

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Leisha Redmond McGrath, chartered work and coaching psychologist talks to Brendan about the long-lasting benefits of kids helping-out with household chores, the tricks to getting kids and teenagers on board, and how chores can build confidence and resilience long into their adulthood.

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Academic Mary Ann Kenny joins Brendan to talk about her new book The Episode which details her mental health struggles after the death of her husband, how her overwhelming guilt and fears for her children consumed her to an extreme level causing her to lose touch with reality and the events that led to her eventual recovery.

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Guns ‘n’ Roses, Foo Fighters, and The Who – three bands which have fired their drummers in recent weeks. Why? Musician Cait O'Riordain has been studying "small team dynamics" - a.k.a. Bands!

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Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, The Irish Examiner; Brigid Laffan, Emeritus Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Peter Brown, Managing Director of Baggot Investment Partners, Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst, Social Justice Ireland.

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Irish Times Arts Journalist, Nadine O’Regan and Dave O’Callaghan, host of the Here and Back Again Podcast, give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.

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Writers Ann and Róisín Ingle join Brendan to talk about how they are dealing with the ageing process, how a life of dieting affected them, self-image and health, the importance of a top-sheet and how they are managing to let go of those minor everyday irritations.

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With the summer holidays just on the horizon, Brendan is joined by Bill Tyson Consumer Correspondent for The Irish Daily Mail who has some tips on how to budget for your break, dealing with international currencies exchange rates and pacing yourself financially.

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In the week that U2 were honoured at the Ivor Novello Awards, Bono spoke to Brendan about fatherhood, music, politics, and the criticism he received earlier this year for accepting an award from President Joe Biden. He also spoke about the new film, Bono: Stories of Surrender, which will be released next week on Apple TV.

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