Markus Mannheim from Australian Broadcasting Corporation joined Brendan to give an update on the fires in Australia

Australian Bushfires

The newspaper panel with Brendan O'connor, Grainia Long, Mary Whelan, Stephen Kinsella, Prof Gary Murphy, Conor Brophy

Newspaper Panel

Brendan was joined by David Murphy Lecturer in Military History &amp; Strategic Studies Maynooth.

US/ Iran Tensions

This morning's newspaper panel with Brendan O'Connor, Sinead O'Carroll, Larry Donnelly, Alice Leahy, Ronan Mc Crea and Stefanie Preissner.

Joining Brendan to talk about exciting new flight routes opening up from Ireland this year Eoghan Corry, Editor of Travel Extra.

Travel Trends 2020

Prof Barry O'Sullivan, School of Computer Science at UCC joined Brendan and the panel to look at how technology has been actively changing our lives over the last ten years.

The Decade of Technology

This week State Papers from 1989 were released. John Bowman broadcaster and historian joins Brendan to go through them.

The State Papers

Jamie Smyth, Financial Times Correspondent for Australia and The Pacfic talks to Brendan about the ongoing Australian bush fires.

Australian Bush Fires

Dr Emily O'Conor, Eoghan O'Neachtain, Aine Kerr, David Davin Power and Ian Kehoe join Brendan for Sundays paper review.

Brendan is joined by Eoin Sweeney to talk about Iconic Music in 1970.

1970 Music

I have  listened to this show for many years from Seattle and will miss Marian Finucane’s talent and professionalism immensely. Could you please publish the tribute show that was done the Saturday after she died ?  Brendan O Connor has been a revelation and would do a great job

Podcasts for those of us abroad

Please upload entire show like last weekend. Love to hear it all. Thanks Marian!

RTÉ - Marian Finucane

Margaret Atwood

In studio this morning Margaret Atwood  chats to Brendan about her new book the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Brendan O'Connor this morning in studio.

UK Elections

Lisa Smith

Dr Orla Lynch Head of Criminology in UCC joined Marian from the Cork studio to discuss Lisa Smith's return to Ireland.

Lisa Smith Returning To Ireland

Irene Sands, Barrister practising on the eastern circut, Sheelagh Brady, Security Analyst at Sar Consultancy, Kevin Doyle, Group head of  News at INM, Katy Hayward, Political Sociologist at Queens University Belfast, Eoin Fahy, Head of Responsible Investing, KBI Global Investors

Yvonne Daly, Associate Professor in Law in DCU, Johnny Fallon, Political Analyst for Carr Communications, Elaine Loughlin, Political Correspondent, Irish Examiner, Alan Barrett, Director of ESRI Member of climate change advisory council, Blair Horan, Former General Secretary of the CPSU

Elaine Burke editor of Silicon Republic joins Marian in studio to talk about the brave new world of content moderation.

Content Moderation

On Wednesday night the news broke that there will be significant job losses and pay cuts at the national broadcaster. Moya Doherty, Chairwoman of the RTE Board joined Marian in studio.

RTE Financial Crisis 

New divorce provisions came into effect this week, Irene Sands joined Marian to talk through these changes.

Divorce

UK general election officially got under way this week Adam Boulton of Sky News has the all details and he joined Marian on the line from the UK

UK Election

Eleanor McEvoy and Wallis Bird talked to Brendan this morning about A Woman's Heart Orchestrated and preform a song from the album.

A Woman's Heart

Brendan O'Connor is joined in studio by Dr Pete Lunn, Ellen Coyne, Padraig O'Ceidigh, Gina London and Eamon Maille to go through the big stories in the newspapers.

Sundays Newspaper Panel 

David Walsh, Chief Sports Writer for The Sunday Times talks to Brendan about WADA's decision to ban Russia from all global sport for the next 4 years.

Banning Russia from all Global Sports

Maureen Gaffney, psychologist and author joined Marian in studio to talk about confidence and self-esteem.

Confidence

Suzanne Lynch, The Irish Times Washington Correspondent joins Marian to discuss the weeks events in US politics.

US Politics 

This morning Marian was joined by owner of the vegetarian restaurant Cornucopia, Deirdre McCafferty and head Chef Tony Keogh.

Vegan Cooking

Greta Thunberg

Cillian Sherlock from News2Day on RTÉ2 joins Brendan in studio to talk about Greta Thunberg becoming Time's Person of the Year 2019, and her influence on the young people in Ireland today.

Greta Thunberg, Time's Person of the Year 

Aoife Barry, Lisa Coen and Colin Baker, join Marian to give us some Christmas gift ideas.

Christmas Gift Ideas

Brenadan is joined by Marion McKeone, US Correspondent for the Business Post, to talk us through another busy political week in the US.

Donald Trump's Impeachment.

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