Brendan O'Connor

Dr Ruth Freeman, Director at Research Ireland tells Dearbhail about how the discovery of a million-year-old skull in China has upended our understanding of human evolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Dearbhail to discuss the Sunday papers are: Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland; Lucinda Creighton, Founder and CEO of Vulcan Consulting and former Minister of state for European Affairs; Dr. Barra Roantree, Economist at Trinity College Dublin and Bobby MacDonagh, Former Irish Ambassador to the UK, the EU and Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcaster and self-build enthusiast, Harrison Gardner chatted to Dearbhail about the construction jobs most of us can do ourselves, from pouring concrete to tiling. He's on a mission to empower homeowners to save money by investing time in their houses. Harrison is back on RTE on Wednesday October 1st with a new season of Build Your Own Home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writer and filmmaker, Zlata Filipovic, shot to international fame when her childhood diary, during the Bosnian War saw her dubbed ‘The Anne Frank of Sarajevo’. She tells Dearbhail about the songs that evoke her early experiences of war, moving to Ireland as a teenager, and building a career and family here over the past 30 yearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Traitors comes to an end and the presidential election heats up, performance coach Enda McNulty talks to Dearbhail about what makes a competitive person, are they born or made and is the drive to win always a good thing?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Activist and survivor of rape, Blathnaid Raleigh joins Dearbhail to talk about her new memoir Aftermath. She talks about how she coped in the years following her horrific rape, the devastating effect the trauma had on Blathnaid and her family, her experience of the justice system and finding solace with her beloved horses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As flu season rolls around, do you still need to get a Covid booster? Does the shingles vaccine have an impact on dementia? And how does disinformation fuel vaccine scepticism and herd immunity? Professor Cliona O’Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology & Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin answers these and other vaccine related questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef Alannah Sheehan joins Dearbhail to give us all the tasty tips on how to batch cook delicious dinners without sacrificing your Sunday to the kitchen or compromising on flavour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor and broadcaster Carrie Crowley joins Brendan to talk about her career, playing Mammy Walsh in the upcoming RTÉ TV series 'The Walsh Sisters', her forthcoming play 'Konstantin' and going back to TV after 20+ year hiatus. She also picked five songs that chart her life ranging from Willie Nelson to Kermit The FrogSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are: Siobhán Fenton, writer and former deputy head of press for Sinn Féin; Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs and columnist with The Currency; Louise Burne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Examiner, Prof Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at DCUSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.