Brendan O'Connor

Chef and Instagrammer Alannah Sheehan gives us some healthy alternatives to sweet meals and treats including some easy recipes for protein balls, chia pudding, granola, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcaster and author David McWilliams joins Brendan to discuss how factors such as a rising population, smaller family sizes, and out of date accommodation are contributing to the housing crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan on why there is a loneliness epidemic in a world that has never been more connected; why the World Health Organisation has said teenage girls are the loneliest group in the world; how loneliness can harm and what we can do to combat it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer can be an expensive time for people with holidays, back to school costs, and entertainment costs such as festivals and day trips, not to mention the increase in grocery and hospitality costs across the country. The Money Doctor John Lowe gives Brendan some tips on how to manage summer finances and how not to get overwhelmed by rising costs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Alison Spittle has a new show, ‘Big’, that she’s bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is based on her own weight loss journey using prescription injections. She explores her relationship with her body going back to childhood and how she navigates people’s reactions to her weight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan gets a crash course in the competitive sport of road bowling from the secretary of Ból Chumann na hÉireann, Séamus Ó Tuama and enthusiast Michelle Smith who is the founder of the popular Road Bowls in Ireland Facebook and TikTok accounts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RTÉ Guide Movie Editor Michael Doherty and Culture Commentator Senita Appiakorang give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to digest the Sunday papers are; Political Correspondent, Louise Burne, Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway, Brenda Power, Columnist with the Sunday Times & The Irish Daily Mail and Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Primary School Teacher and Former Green Party TD for Waterford.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor talks to Brendan about five songs that shaped his world, from the golden age of ‘80s blockbusters like the Goonies with Cyndi Lauper to how he relieves homesickness with The Tulla Ceili Band. He chats about how he coped with the whirlwind of fame with Love/Hate and the buzz he gets from being on stage again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the big viral food trends this summer is sweet sandwiches. Caryna Camerino of Camerino Bakery joins Brendan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.