Brendan O'Connor

With the newly elected pope Leo XIV hitting the headlines, Elma Walsh chats to Brendan about how the then Fr. Robert Prevost was so impressed by her son Donal Walsh’s strength and grace in the face of his cancer diagnosis that he made Donal an honorary Augustinian before his death.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poet Rita Ann Higgins joins Brendan with a topical poem about the Munster camogie teamwear controversy - ‘Abort the Skorts’ .See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than just a weekend break destination, travel writer and road tripper Thom Breathnach gives Brendan the lowdown on the Highlands and the magic of travelling around the Scottish Islands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan offers advice about navigating the tricky teenage years, the healthy way to approach new behaviours during adolescence, how to deal with raging hormones and the inevitable clashes that come with this phase of life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ciara King, Broadcaster and Culture Critic and TV and Radio Producer Eoin Sweeney have picked their recommendations for the best TV and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry in Trinity College Dublin explains how we can tune out of the to-do lists, combat the racing mind with physical sensations and learn to truly switch off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers: Dr Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer with the ESRI; Dan Mulhall, Former Irish Ambassador to the US; Prof Niamh Hourigan, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Mary Immaculate College and Pat Leahy, Political Editor of the Irish Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster Aifric O’Connell charts the course of Katy Perry’s career and the public backlash that has left the popstar claiming she can’t do right for doing wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Registered dietician Sarah Keogh sorts the facts from the fads when it comes to gluten in your diet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning author John Boyne has just brought out the 4th and final novella, ‘Air’, in his ‘Elements’ series of books. He talked about the book and chose five songs that have meant something special to him throughout his life from Backstreet Boys to Kate Bush to Drake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.