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Brendan O'Connor

Brendan O'Connor

Written by: 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 1.2026 RTÉ Radio 1 Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The Newspaper Panel

    The Newspaper Panel
    Feb 8 2026
    Joining Brendan to talk through the Sunday Newspapers are Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner Special Correspondent; Mary Hanafin, barrister and former Fianna Fáil government minister; Jennifer Bray, Sunday Times Political Editor; and Graham Finlay. Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, UCD.

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    55 mins
  • “The first 2 years of my life were a gap – where was I for those years?” - Paul Cullen

    “The first 2 years of my life were a gap – where was I for those years?” - Paul Cullen
    Feb 8 2026
    Former Irish Times journalist Paul Cullen is adopted and has written a memoir, ‘Outsider’, about meeting his birth mother, finding his birth father through DNA and only recently being able to piece together his first two and a half years of foster care using old records.

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    27 mins
  • The Watchlist

    The Watchlist
    Feb 8 2026
    Brendan previews the best TV shows and films coming to a screen near you with Michael Doherty, RTÉ Guide Movies Editor and Fionnuala Jones, Podcaster and Presenter.

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    12 mins
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