Brendan O'Connor
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Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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The rise of the Naked Nail
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Patrick Freyne -“There’s a beauty in accepting that you’re probably just average”
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Stefanie Preissner’s Father’s Day Gift Guide
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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“Porridge with chocolate milk? Yes! Change up the liquids you use!”
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Irish priest and spiritual advisor to Anthropic reacts to U.S. ban on foreign use
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!”
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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“It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Elvis Costello: “This is my face – there's nothing I can do about it!”
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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“After your show aired, the guy I loved, from years back, got in touch...”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Greenways: “Cycling is about much more than getting from A to B”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Masterchef’s Anna Haugh: “Appalling treatment of restaurant staff makes my blood boil”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Author, Elizabeth Strout: “A marriage can be a lonely place”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Richard Hogan: “Too many feel their boundaries should never be breached”
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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Does technology mean that our cars are no longer private spaces?
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May 31, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 31, 2026 |
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“I thought I was the saviour of the planet” - GOT actor, Hannah Murray
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May 31, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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May 31, 2026 |
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“Being an influencer is the loneliest job” - TikToker, Miriam Mullins
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May 30, 2026 |
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“Although the U.S. has an awful lot of problems, most Americans will still celebrate the 250th anniversary”
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May 30, 2026 |
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“Lot of lemon juice, lots of lemon zest; delicious”
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May 30, 2026 |
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"Did I want to be an actor or a movie star? That was the question for me" - Jack Reynor
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May 30, 2026 |
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“I’m telling his story, because Brian can’t” - Emily O’Reilly
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May 30, 2026 |
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How to holiday with friends without falling out
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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May 24, 2026 |
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Playwright Deirdre Kinahan - “Living to retire is such a cod. None of us knows what’s coming next”
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May 24, 2026 |
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The low down on cholesterol
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May 24, 2026 |
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Why brack is not just for Halloween
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May 24, 2026 |
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“I was a very shy kid and suffered from shyness right up until my 40s”
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May 24, 2026 |
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“I was so moved by the experience of hopelessness I shared with these women”
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May 24, 2026 |
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The low down on cholesterol
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May 23, 2026 |
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Why brack is not just for Halloween
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May 23, 2026 |
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“I was a very shy kid and suffered from shyness right up until my 40s”
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May 23, 2026 |
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“I was so moved by the experience of hopelessness I shared with these women”
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May 23, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 17, 2026 |
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“When dressing for an event, don’t forget who you are!”
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May 17, 2026 |
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Can a chatbot be a good friend? Two Gen Z guinea pigs find out
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May 17, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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May 17, 2026 |
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Salad dressings that don’t skimp on flavour
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May 16, 2026 |
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Mick Lynch - “People feel Britain needs a radical change right now”
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May 16, 2026 |
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What’s your flexibility score? (and why it matters) flexibility
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May 16, 2026 |
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“The God I grew up with was all about hell and punishment” - Fr. Iggy O’Donovan
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May 16, 2026 |
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Director, John Carney: “I had an almost priestly calling to film-making"
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May 16, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 10, 2026 |
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The irrational optimism of driving a convertible in Ireland
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May 10, 2026 |
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Theo Dorgan: “My Dad buried himself early so that we might live”
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May 10, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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May 10, 2026 |
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Why we need holidays
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May 09, 2026 |
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Maria Walsh MEP: “It takes a village – that’s the image I’m leaning on, as a gay, single mum-to-be"
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May 09, 2026 |
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“Australia’s Martha Stewart” Donna Hay
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May 09, 2026 |
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“Thank you isn’t nearly enough” - finding the good Samaritan who saved his life
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May 09, 2026 |
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Bill Nighy: “Now I’m Irish, I’m going to have to rebrand”
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May 09, 2026 |
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“‘Yesteryear’ shines another light on the Trad Wife culture war”
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May 03, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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May 03, 2026 |
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James Kavanagh - “My bully found all manner of creative ways to make my life hell”
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May 03, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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May 03, 2026 |
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“I’m looking for the woman who saved my life”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Fruiting up your salads!
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May 02, 2026 |
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Summer Life Hacks
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May 02, 2026 |
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“Teaching Love to medical students allows them to bring their own vulnerabilities to the job”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Michael Bublé - “I’m a pretty big deal, you need to see me before I die!”
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May 02, 2026 |
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Dr Richard Hogan - “The birth mothers who’ve come to my clinic have stayed in my soul”
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May 02, 2026 |
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“The last hurrah, for a golden age of fashion magazines” the enduring appeal of The Devil Wears Prada
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Michael Harding: “The sun gaslights us in Ireland. We’re never sure of it”
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a naked dew-roll
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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All the tricks you need for an authentic Caribbean BBQ
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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How long will the sunshine last?
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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PJ Gallagher: “You’d never let anyone talk to you, the way you talk to yourself when you’re unwell”
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Katriona O’Sullivan: “I felt like a fat bride, and I still hate the wedding photos”
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Actor, Eileen Walsh: “It’s so gross....but women are like avocados – nearly ready and then gone off”
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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“YouTubers are increasingly invading our TVs”
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Theologian: “Trump’s post was blasphemous and utterly un-Christian"
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Neurologist: “Procrastination is a tug-of-war between parts of your brain”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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French classics with an Irish twist
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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How to Walk, with Karl Henry
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Jan Carson - “Maybe the whole of Northern Ireland should have gone to therapy”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Holidays Of A Lifetime “If you’re dreaming about it, just go”
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Apps that make travel easy with Conor Pope
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Niall Quinn “Football is the answer to a lot of problems in modern Ireland”
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Do you know your love language? Psychologist, Allison Keating explains!
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Baking this weekend? Chef Una Leonard has some tips!
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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What is likely to happen now in the stand-off over the fuel protests?
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Dermot Bannon “People say they need storage, but what are they storing?!”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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“You lose 30% of your collagen around perimenopause”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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“My father thought I was part bird, because I was born without arms”
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Nóirín Ní Riain – “The modern world badly needs a spiritual transplant”
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Kathryn Thomas - “I would never have admitted to Botox five years ago”
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Apr 05, 2026 |