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 Newspaper Panel
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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Clodagh McKenna - "How about chocolate beef chilli served in a pumpkin?!"
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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“I’m a Celebrity, don’t you know who I am?!”
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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Kyle MacLachlan - "The role of Trey in Sex and the City? My wife said I had to say yes!"
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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"I thought I was a fairly unshockable court reporter til I started attending domestic abuse cases"
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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The Pagan Priestess' Guide to Samhain
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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“Writing my books and musical is the therapy that gets me through my incurable cancer diagnosis"
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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How to apply for a job
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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Trisha Lewis' ideas for eggs
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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“I miss physical touch” Ann Ingle on aging
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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What is the Fall Girl Aesthetic?
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian on online hate, fatherhood and fame.
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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“Lobotomies were an act of therapeutic desperation”
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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'Elder Speak'
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Don't let influencers freak you out about your blood sugar
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Dr. Richard Hogan - "I buried my father yesterday, I'm so glad we reconciled"
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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Rut-busting midweek dinners
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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Aidan Gillen: “It takes a psychic toll to act certain roles”
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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Sharon Horgan - “Putting yourself out there as a single person in your fifties is scary”
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Tom Dunne’s History of Punk in Ireland
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Naomi Klein - “We’ll all be living in the apocalypse of the tech bros’ creation, if we’re not careful”
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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“Greek Yoghurt is having a (protein-related) moment!”
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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Rory O'Connell's Comfort Foods
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Keith Barry - "I'm very clear on who I don't want to be – an absent father"
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Louise O' Neill - "I was standing in the ashes of my former life"
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Poems to get you through the change of season
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Peter O' Mahony - "I had a chance to reflect on myself, how I minded people"
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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Marco Pierre White - "Everything I do is rebuilding my childhood"
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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Mark Little - We can take back our power over AI
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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Jennie Bond - "It's an absolute character assassination of King Charles"
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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"Sitting with Manchán while his soul left his body was life-changing"
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Anthony Scaramucci - "I simply got seduced by the power"
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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“Nikita has empowered other survivors to get support”
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Nikita Hand - “I tried to fight but I couldn’t overpower somebody like him”
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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How to warm up like a pro
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Caitlin Moran - "We wouldn’t eat ‘doom-cake’, why do we ‘doom-scroll’??"
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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President Trump - "A united Ireland would be a very cool thing"
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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Patrick Kielty - "It never gets dark in Kielty Park"
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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"When a new Grand Theft Auto comes out many people take a day off work to play it"
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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"‘Mar-a-Lago Face’ is now being requested from cosmetic doctors"
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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"There won't be a dry eye in Croke Park tonight when 'Grace' is sung before Katie's fight"
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Bronagh Gallagher - "I met Aretha and told her she was our queen"
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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'Dan Jukes was often described as "like a son" to Nigel Farage'
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Yotam Ottolenghi - "I crush crisps onto my salads for fun!"
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Off-Peak Travel - "A €30 flight jumps up to €250 during midterm break"
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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"How did I go from playing for Ireland to a prison cell?"
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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A rare clip of Dolly Parton singing with her family
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Garron Noone - “I couldn’t leave the house, so they sent me to the priest!”
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Is your routine bad for you?
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Paul Howard on Irish unity - “A new capital in the bellybutton of Ireland”
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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A dermatologist's guide to the only skincare you really need
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Simple quick midweek pastas with Eunice Power
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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Jon Ronson - “When men try out vulnerability, women sometimes recoil in horror”
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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"A white Cadillac pulls up beside Tupac and opens fire"
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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“Washing Up” - a poem by Derek Mahon
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Dr Richard Hogan on work: “I don’t think anyone on their death bed thinks ‘I should have worked more’”
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Seán Ronayne - “Being a new father is like living a magical new life”
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Blindboy Boatclub - “Dogs can smell in stereo, they can smell time!”
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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“My head-on joyrider crash left me scared of the dark, driving, everything”
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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Late Summer Indulgence Recipes!
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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“I’m not worried about Millennials; I’m worried a fear of cringe is ruling Gen Z lives!”
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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"My big ambition? That my wife is happy" - writer, Richard Ford
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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Newspaper Panel
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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“Odyssey Round the A&E”, a new poem by Rita Ann Higgins
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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Homemade Ice Cream for Dummies with Kevin Dundon
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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A Physio’s Guide to Improving your Balance
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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“He told me ‘word is you’re a flash in the pan’ - that drove me to prove myself” - Phil Coulter
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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From pink cocaine to ultra strong MDMA - a warning on this year’s casual drug trends
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on climate change?"
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Robbie Williams - “I’m taking the weight loss jabs. I didn’t qualify, but I’m a celebrity”
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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“Real life horrors are on your phone instantly”
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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The Watchlist
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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“Jeremy Irons can hold his own at a seisiún ” - Martin Hayes
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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The Newspaper Panel
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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The ultimate cheeseburger
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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“People used tea bags and gravy browning to tan their legs!”
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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“I didn’t think Ferris Bueller would last 40 years” - Matthew Broderick
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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“I think I'll miss being given out to by Brenda Fricker the most!”
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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“Marriage needs conflict” - Prof. Katriona O’Sullivan
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Literary feuds – “She shot to fame in a film that sexualised a young girl”
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Ellen Keane: “I came back from the Paralympics and my motivation was in the bin”
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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The Newspaper panel
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Aug 02, 2026 |