Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
Episodes
1300-
Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 14 Jun 2026
1299-
Patrick Freyne -“There’s a beauty in accepting that you’re probably just average”
Listened
Sun, 14 Jun 2026
1298-
The Watchlist
Listened
Sun, 14 Jun 2026
1297-
The rise of the Naked Nail
Listened
Sun, 14 Jun 2026
1296-
Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”
Listened
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
1295-
Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!”
Listened
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
1294-
Irish priest and spiritual advisor to Anthropic reacts to U.S. ban on foreign use
Listened
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
1293-
“Porridge with chocolate milk? Yes! Change up the liquids you use!”
Listened
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
1292-
Stefanie Preissner’s Father’s Day Gift Guide
Listened
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
1291-
The Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
1290-
Elvis Costello: “This is my face – there's nothing I can do about it!”
Listened
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
1289-
“It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40
Listened
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
1288-
The Watchlist
Listened
Sun, 07 Jun 2026
1287-
Richard Hogan: “Too many feel their boundaries should never be breached”
Listened
Sat, 06 Jun 2026
1286-
Author, Elizabeth Strout: “A marriage can be a lonely place”
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Sat, 06 Jun 2026
1285-
Masterchef’s Anna Haugh: “Appalling treatment of restaurant staff makes my blood boil”
Listened
Sat, 06 Jun 2026
1284-
Greenways: “Cycling is about much more than getting from A to B”
Listened
Sat, 06 Jun 2026
1283-
“After your show aired, the guy I loved, from years back, got in touch...”
Listened
Sat, 06 Jun 2026
1282-
The Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 31 May 2026
1281-
“I thought I was the saviour of the planet” - GOT actor, Hannah Murray
Listened
Sun, 31 May 2026
1280-
The Watchlist
Listened
Sun, 31 May 2026
1279-
Does technology mean that our cars are no longer private spaces?
Listened
Sun, 31 May 2026
1278-
“I’m telling his story, because Brian can’t” - Emily O’Reilly
Listened
Sat, 30 May 2026
1277-
"Did I want to be an actor or a movie star? That was the question for me" - Jack Reynor
Listened
Sat, 30 May 2026
1276-
“Lot of lemon juice, lots of lemon zest; delicious”
Listened
Sat, 30 May 2026
1275-
“Although the U.S. has an awful lot of problems, most Americans will still celebrate the 250th anniversary”
Listened
Sat, 30 May 2026
1274-
“Being an influencer is the loneliest job” - TikToker, Miriam Mullins
Listened
Sat, 30 May 2026
1273-
Playwright Deirdre Kinahan - “Living to retire is such a cod. None of us knows what’s coming next”
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1272-
The Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1271-
The Watchlist
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1270-
How to holiday with friends without falling out
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1269-
“I was so moved by the experience of hopelessness I shared with these women”
Listened
Sat, 23 May 2026
1268-
“I was a very shy kid and suffered from shyness right up until my 40s”
Listened
Sat, 23 May 2026
1267-
Why brack is not just for Halloween
Listened
Sat, 23 May 2026
1266-
The low down on cholesterol
Listened
Sat, 23 May 2026
1265-
“I was so moved by the experience of hopelessness I shared with these women”
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1264-
“I was a very shy kid and suffered from shyness right up until my 40s”
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1263-
Why brack is not just for Halloween
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1262-
The low down on cholesterol
Listened
Sun, 24 May 2026
1261-
The Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 17 May 2026
1260-
Can a chatbot be a good friend? Two Gen Z guinea pigs find out
Listened
Sun, 17 May 2026
1259-
“When dressing for an event, don’t forget who you are!”
Listened
Sun, 17 May 2026
1258-
The Watchlist
Listened
Sun, 17 May 2026
1257-
Director, John Carney: “I had an almost priestly calling to film-making"
Listened
Sat, 16 May 2026
1256-
“The God I grew up with was all about hell and punishment” - Fr. Iggy O’Donovan
Listened
Sat, 16 May 2026
1255-
What’s your flexibility score? (and why it matters) flexibility
Listened
Sat, 16 May 2026
1254-
Mick Lynch - “People feel Britain needs a radical change right now”
Listened
Sat, 16 May 2026
1253-
Salad dressings that don’t skimp on flavour
Listened
Sat, 16 May 2026
1252-
Newspaper Panel
Listened
Sun, 10 May 2026
1251-
Theo Dorgan: “My Dad buried himself early so that we might live”