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Brendan O'Connor

Brendan O'Connor

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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Show overview

Brendan O'Connor has published 280 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 9 min and 30 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-IE-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 280 episodes already out so far this year. Published by RTÉ.

Episodes
280
Started
2026
Median length
13 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

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“I’m not worried about Millennials; I’m worried a fear of cringe is ruling Gen Z lives!”

Aug 16, 20267 min

Newspaper Panel

Aug 16, 202650 min

The Watchlist

Aug 16, 202610 min

"My big ambition? That my wife is happy" - writer, Richard Ford

Aug 16, 202630 min

A Phsyio’s Guide to Improving your Balance

Aug 15, 20265 min

“He told me ‘word is you’re a flash in the pan’ - that drove me to prove myself” - Phil Coulter

Aug 15, 202631 min

"With potatoes cooking in the ground - has this summer been a wake-up call on climate change?"

Aug 15, 202615 min

Robbie Williams - “I’m taking the weight loss jabs. I didn’t qualify, but I’m a celebrity”

Aug 15, 202618 min

"If some guy with one eye centre stage Says, I’m Polyphemus pleased to meet you-run like English and Adeleke."

Aug 15, 20263 min

Homemade Ice Cream for Dummies with Kevin Dundon

Aug 15, 20266 min

From pink cocaine to ultra strong MDMA - a warning on this year’s casual drug trends

Aug 15, 20268 min

The Newspaper Panel

Aug 9, 202647 min

“Jeremy Irons can hold his own at a seisiún ” - Martin Hayes

Aug 9, 202625 min

“Real life horrors are on your phone instantly”

Aug 9, 20269 min

The Watchlist

Aug 9, 202613 min

“I think I'll miss being given out to by Brenda Fricker the most!”

Aug 8, 202623 min

“People used tea bags and gravy browning to tan their legs!”

Aug 8, 20269 min

The ultimate cheeseburger

Aug 8, 202610 min

“I didn’t think Ferris Bueller would last 40 years” - Matthew Broderick

Aug 8, 202627 min

“Marriage needs conflict” - Prof. Katriona O’Sullivan

Aug 8, 202627 min
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