Brendan O'Connor

Three amazing young people – Emily, Andrea and Kai - told Brendan their stories of growing up in foster and residential care in Ireland. They spoke about the challenges they faced, and how they overcame them. Each of the three sits on the Youth Council of the organisation, EPIC: Empowering People In Care.

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Brian as bialann Danny Minnie’s in Annagree, Dún na nGall, gave Brendan all the ins and outs involved in the creation of the ultimate fish pie.

Taking inspiration from the navy, the two-minute shower is the latest eco-trend to help conserve water, sustainability journalist Jo Linehan tells Brendan how to ditch the TikTok trend of the ‘everything’ shower for something speedy.

With the demands of modern life is it even possible to focus anymore? Dr. Trudy Meehan talks to Brendan about how everyone can get to grips with their procrastination and how to concentrate effectively on everyday tasks,

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Best-selling author Curtis Sittenfeld talks to Brendan about her latest book Show Don’t Tell a collection of stories about the changes of midlife, the struggles and the discoveries, wrestling with the ageing process and how desire never changes,

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Former Ireland International and broadcaster Donncha O'Callaghan joins Brendan to talk about losing his dad at a young age, being fiercely competitive as a player and coaching the next generation of rugby heroes.

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Joining Brendan to digest the Sunday papers are; Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with The Irish Mirror, David Quinn, Columnist with The Sunday Independent, Dr Graham Finlay, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at UCD and Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at the Saint Vincent de Paul.

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Ciara King, broadcaster & culture critic and John Maguire, film critic with The Business Post give Brendan the definitive watchlist for the week ahead on the big and small screen.

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Author, Bonnie Greer, tells Brendan about the political and cultural impact of the Black Nationalist, Malcolm X. Sixty years after he was assassinated, Bonnie recalls the impact he had on her as a young black woman and as a driving force in the movement for civil rights.

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Dr Aoife Morrin from the School of Chemical Sciences at DCU on the science when to eat.

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