Brendan O'Connor

Psychotherapist Dr Richard Hogan on looking at yourself before looking for a life partner; love and intimacy; how to handle conflict and stress; when to seek professional help and when you might need to call it a day.

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Maureen Nolan on starring in "Menopause the Musical 2" and coping with the death of her sister Linda.

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Building Engineer Kieran McCarthy talks us through the nuts and bolts of building a cabin in your back garden

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The season to buy Seville Oranges ends in the next two weeks. Chef Darina Allen joined Brendan on the line from India to explain why Sevilles make the best marmalade.

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Cork actress Demi Isaac joined Brendan ahead of her 2FM debut and talked about losing both her parents at a young age; auditioning for The Young Offenders on YouTube at 16; being trolled and working on her self-esteem. She chose songs from Luther Vandross to The Frank and Walter

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T.V. and radio producer Eoin Sweeney looks back on the case of U.S. school shooter Brenda Spencer whose famous retort inspired the Boomtown Rats hit I Don’t Like Mondays, the controversy surrounding the song and Spencer’s parole hearing which is due to happen this year.

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Singer-songwriter and storyteller John Spillane shares five songs that shaped his world from his early days growing up in Cork listening to the Beatles his love of the poetry of Dylan Thomas, music as a ‘vocation’ and the importance and endurance of the folk tradition.

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Writer Henrietta McKervey and Dave O’Callaghan, Host of the From Here and Back Again podcast give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and film to watch for the week ahead.

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Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were Hazel Chu, Green Party Councillor, John O’Brennan, Professor of European Politics at Maynooth University, Sarah McGuiness, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail, John Fitzgerald, Economist and former member of the Climate Change Advisory Council.

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Freelance journalist Édaein O’Connell and actress Norma Sheahan join Brendan to talk about being single at different stages of their lives. What life is like on the dating scene post-divorce, the explosion of choice on dating apps and what these changes mean in the pursuit of love in the modern world.

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