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Minding Yourself In The Heat with Dr Colm Henry

July 11, 2026 6:00am 8 min

Dr Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE has advice on managing the hotter days of summer. He has practical tips around staying cool, sleeping, hydration, suncream and tells us why we should all know the symptoms...

Your Summer Dilemmas with Dr Richard Hogan

July 11, 2026 6:00am 27 min

Summer can be a stressful time for some. Changes in routine, high expectations, changes in your environment and loneliness. Psychotherapist Dr Richard Hogan answers your summer dilemmas and gives tips on navigating poten...

Darina Allen - "Your oven should never be moody”

July 11, 2026 6:00am 9 min

Darina Allen, Chef and Founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School joins Brendan as a cookery agony aunt, solving common kitchen issues. She explains the importance of quality kitchen equipment and understanding how your ap...

Why Buying Refurbished Tech saves money and the planet

July 11, 2026 6:00am 6 min

Colin Baker, CEO of Back To The Future, explains why a refurbished laptop or computer might actually be a smarter purchase than a brand-new machine. He explains they are commercial grade, factory-refurbished and often la...

Mary Kennedy - “I’m at an age now where I don’t care what people think of me”

July 11, 2026 6:00am 30 min

Broadcaster Mary Kennedy charts her life and career through the prism of five songs ranging from ‘Frankie and Johnny’ to ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade” to her nephew, Dermot Kennedy’s, ‘Funeral’. She talks about her parents’ ...

“Breadcrumbing is where the man isn’t giving you the full loaf of bread!”

July 11, 2026 6:00am 12 min

Freelance journalist Édaein O’Connell takes a look at new dating trends like ‘wildflowering’, ‘chalant dating’, ‘communal vetting’ and ‘sunset clauses’. She also talks about her new relationship and when to have the ‘boy...

The Watchlist

July 05, 2026 6:00am 12 min

Joining Brendan to look at the best films and TV shows available this week are Executive Director of the Dublin International Film Festival, Grainne Humphreys and host of the Screenland podcast, Brian Lloyd. Their choice...

How to Pack the Perfect Holiday Suitcase

July 05, 2026 6:00am 10 min

Fashion stylist and personal shopper, Cathy O’Connor, joins Brendan with some top tips on holiday packing. She has strategies for organising your clothes, embracing ‘the slow pack’, and not filling your suitcase with thi...

The Newspaper Panel

July 05, 2026 6:00am 53 min

Joining Brendan to discuss the top stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Director of Public Affairs at Consello and former Fianna Fáil TD, Lisa Chambers; political editor of the Irish Times, Pat Leahy; Head of Social Justi...

“Choose Life” - The Trainspotting Soundtrack turns 30

July 05, 2026 6:00am 23 min

Musician and broadcaster, Tom Dunne, joins Brendan to celebrate the iconic soundtrack from Danny Boyle’s 1996 hit film Trainspotting. The album included songs by Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Pulp and Underworld.

Summer Holiday Book Recommendations “It’s Sinead’s memoir, and she’s reading it – it’s very intimate”

July 04, 2026 6:00am 27 min

Looking for some great books for your summer holidays? Broadcaster Bryan Dobson, author Emer McLysaght, and actor Jason O’Mara all join Brendan to discuss what makes the perfect summer read and recommend some of their al...

Niall Moyna: “Within four hours of this treatment, 18,000 bio-molecules are produced in your body”

July 04, 2026 6:00am 15 min

Niall Moyna, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology from the School of Health and Human Performance in DCU, explains how that heart attack at age 60 could have started when you were 20-years-old, but that it’s never t...

Enda Walsh: “Bowie told me he was sick – he wanted to leave on his own terms”

July 04, 2026 6:00am 31 min

The multi award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Enda Walsh – whose film credits include ‘Disco Pigs’, ‘Hunger’ and ‘Small Things Like These’ - joins Brendan to discuss the music that has influenced him through the y...

Cape Verde’s World Cup Heroics: “It’s been a fairytale, but not an overnight success”

July 04, 2026 6:00am 12 min

Judie Lopes, mother of Crumlin-born Cape Verde defender – and Shamrock Rovers’ captain – Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes tells Brendan about the biggest game in her son’s career, against reigning World Cup champions, Argentina. RTE...

Shellfish masterclass: “Irish people always think seafood will kill us. But it's very safe now”

July 04, 2026 6:00am 8 min

Chef and Owner of the Seafood Café and CEO of Sustainable Seafood Ireland, Niall Sabongi, tells Brendan how to get the best out of crabs, lobster, clams and mussels. He shares his recipes for Dublin Bay prawns with a hom...

Newspaper Panel

June 28, 2026 6:00am 54 min

Joining Brendan to discuss the big stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Liz Carolan, publisher of TheBriefing.ie; Economist, David W. Higgins; Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent at the Irish Examiner; and Brigid Laffan,...

Conversations To Have With Your Parents Before They Die

June 28, 2026 6:00am 33 min

Writer Ann Ingle and Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry in Trinity College Dublin, talk about the important conversations to have with your parents, especially if they’re older. They discuss how to suss out your pare...

Wedding bells in Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift?

June 28, 2026 6:00am 5 min

It’s reported Taylor Swift has booked out Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden next weekend. Is it for her wedding? Would she really get married in a windowless sports stadium? Or is it just smoke and mirrors? Pop culture j...

The Watchlist

June 28, 2026 6:00am 11 min

Joining Brendan to discuss the week’s film and TV highlights are Nadine O’Regan, Features Writer with the Irish Times and Michael Doherty, Movie Editor of the RTE Guide. They talk about the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel, ‘Ell...

Ann Lane - “People started dying, the Captain told us it was Hantavirus”

June 27, 2026 6:00am 37 min

Irishwoman Ann Lane was on board the MV Hondius on which three people died from Hantavirus infection. Ann came out of her isolation period this week and tells Brendan about her six Antarctic expeditions, the horror of fe...

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