Brendan O'Connor

Chef Kevin Aherne of Sage Products provides Dearbhail with some cabbage recipes beyond the traditional dishes, including an Asian slaw, a strudel and a filling cheese and cabbage tart.

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Dr. John Garvey, Clinical Director of the Sleep Laboratory in St. Vincent’s Hospital joins Dearbhail to talk about the source of snoring and tips to help those suffering with their sleep.

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RSA Ambassadors June McArdle and Sharon Cleary share their stories with Dearbhail about the heartbreaking loss of their family members in road traffic accidents and talk about how everyone should be more mindful when driving.

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Dearbhail is joined by Ornithologist and author Seán Ronayne, Folklorist, Aedín Ni Thiarnaigh and Author and sheep farmer John Connell to talk about the joy of spring, the optimism and pleasure to be found in nature at this time of year and the rituals of this season.

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Best-selling author Cathy Kelly joins Dearbhail to talk about five songs that have shaped her world from dancing to David Bowie at teen parties to the power of feminism and Tina Turner, the soundtracks to her strong friendships, her relationship with her children and her cancer diagnosis.

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Zara Hedderman, Freelance Journalist and Michael Doherty, Movies Editor of the RTÉ Guide give Brendan the definitive watchlist on the big and small screen for the week ahead.

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Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody’s new book, The Forest Is The Path, is a companion book to the album of the same name but also a highly moving account of Gary’s relationship with his late father and the days around his death. He spoke to Brendan about his father, his sobriety, ten years of being single and also chose five songs that have meant something special to him throughout his life.

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On The Newspaper Panel this week, Brendan is joined by; Michael Kelly, Public Affairs Director with ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ and former Editor of The Irish Catholic, Dr Emma Howard, Economist at TU Dublin, Bobby McDonagh, Former Irish Ambassador to the UK and the EU and Alison O’Connor, Columnist with the Sunday Times.

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RTÉ Sport’s Jacqui Hurley joins Brendan to tee up today’s epic match between Ireland and France, and why when it comes to Team Ireland, she’s an eternal optimist!

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A new poem by Rita Ann Higgins.

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