Brendan O'Connor

Arun Kapil, founder of Green Saffron, on the origins, varieties and magic of the humble kebab as well as some ingredient and cooking tips.

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Irish Times China Correspondent in Beijing Denis Staunton explains the trade tariffs standoff between USA and China and why the feeling on the ground in China is that they’ve been correct to stand their ground so far.

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Joining Dearbhail to dissect the Sunday papers are Alison O’Connor, Columnist with the Sunday Times, Dr Graham Finlay, Assistant Prof of Politics and International Relations at UCD, Aideen Heydon, Housing Policy Expert, and David Quinn, Columnist with the Sunday Independent.

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Writer Henrietta McKervey and Michael Doherty, RTÉ Guide Movie Editor give Dearbhail their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.

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Writer Edel Coffey joined Dearbhail to talk about what made the series groundbreaking in the late 1990s, why female characters don’t always have to be likable and how a new generation have fallen under the spell of Carrie Bradshaw all over again.

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Novelist Joe Dunthorne’s on his book Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance, a personal story of his family’s life in Germany during the Second World War. Joe spoke about digging into the uncomfortable strands of the story and resisting the urge as a writer to ‘tidy’ it away.

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Author Donal Ryan talks Dearbhail through five songs that have impacted his life from the genius of Shane MacGowan soundtracking his bucolic childhood summers to his wedding song in tribute to the strength of his wife and speaks about the realities of being a writer and a reluctant literary sensation.

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Using money apps to help split the bill when you are out socialising, with Ciara O'Brien, Technology Journalist with The Irish Times.

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Lorraine Fitzmaurice on getting ready for Spring salads with radishes, cauliflower, apples, kale, beetroot and more.

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Special coverage of the funeral mass of Pope Francis with Dearbhail McDonald in Dublin and commentary from Colm Ó Mongáin and Fr. Thomas McCarthy in Rome.

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