Brendan O'Connor

Lorraine Fitzmaurice on getting ready for Spring salads with radishes, cauliflower, apples, kale, beetroot and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special coverage of the funeral mass of Pope Francis with Dearbhail McDonald in Dublin and commentary from Colm Ó Mongáin and Fr. Thomas McCarthy in Rome.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to dissect the Sunday papers are Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance; Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent, Euronews; Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, The Irish Examiner; and Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acclaimed sports writer, Eamonn Sweeney, talks about the panic attacks and dread that overtook him some years ago, and about his gradual recovery. His book "The Last Ditch" also tells the story of the 2024 All Ireland Championships, and the place of the GAA in Irish society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Watch List with freelance culture journalist Zara Hederman and freelance entertainment journalist Brian LloydSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobel Laureate psychologist, Daniel Kahneman, was a pioneer of behavioural economics and among the most influential thinkers of recent decades. Professor Pete Lunn, head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, profiled Kahneman for The Brendan O’Connor Show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acclaimed author of ‘Small Things Like These’ and ‘Foster’, Claire Keegan, joined Brendan to talk about her childhood, the beauty of pigs, fame and she also chose five songs that have meant something special to her throughout her life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech entrepreneur and former Washington Correspondent Mark Little is fresh off a plane from America with his observations on what he sees as a consolidation of the MAGA hardcore and why he thinks US President Donald Trump might be stuck in a nostalgic 1980s mindset of boosting the US economy by manufacturing more stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise O’Donoghue, the self-declared ‘Hacks Hack’ from the Irish Examiner offers hacks and tips for some of the Spring Cleaning jobs you might tackle this bank holiday weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GP appointments can be hard to get, they can be short and you may have to pay for them. GP Dr Brendan O’Shea gives advice on how to plan ahead, what/who to bring and how to maximise your doctor appointment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.