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 li...

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The Newspaper Panel 53 min · Brendan O'Connor, Brigid Laffan · 4 days ago

Mark Little - We can take back our power over AI 31 min · Mark Little, Brendan O'Connor · 4 days ago

Jennie Bond - "It's an absolute character assassination of King Charles" 5 min · Brendan O'Connor · 4 days ago

The Watchlist 12 min · John Maguire, Brendan O'Connor · 4 days ago

“Nikita has empowered other survivors to get support” 10 min · Brendan O'Connor · 5 days ago

"Sitting with Manchán while his soul left his body was life-changing" 27 min · Brendan O'Connor · 5 days ago

Anthony Scaramucci - "I simply got seduced by the power" 15 min · Brendan O'Connor · 5 days ago

Nikita Hand - “I tried to fight but I couldn’t overpower somebody like him” 39 min · Brendan O'Connor · 5 days ago

The Newspaper Panel 55 min · Dearbhail McDonald, Louise Byrne, Brian O'Connell · 10 days ago

The Watchlist 12 min · Michael Doherty, Zara Hedderman, Dearbhail McDonald · 10 days ago

How to warm up like a pro 10 min · Dearbhail McDonald · 10 days ago

Caitlin Moran - "We wouldn’t eat ‘doom-cake’, why do we ‘doom-scroll’??" 26 min · Dearbhail McDonald · 11 days ago

President Trump - "A united Ireland would be a very cool thing" 1 h 07 min · Donald Trump, Dearbhail McDonald, Larry Donnelly · 12 days ago

Patrick Kielty - "It never gets dark in Kielty Park" 33 min · 12 days ago

The Watchlist 14 min · Owen Sweeney, Grainne Humphreys, Brendan O'Connor · 18 days ago

"When a new Grand Theft Auto comes out many people take a day off work to play it" 10 min · Dearbhail McDonald · 18 days ago

Newspaper Panel 54 min · Brendan O'Connor · 18 days ago

"‘Mar-a-Lago Face’ is now being requested from cosmetic doctors" 28 min · 18 days ago

"There won't be a dry eye in Croke Park tonight when 'Grace' is sung before Katie's fight" 13 min · Derval (Presenter) · 19 days ago

Bronagh Gallagher - "I met Aretha and told her she was our queen" 37 min · Derval (Presenter) · 19 days ago

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Charts

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🇮🇪 #1

charted in 1 countryFull rankings →

Activity

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32 episodes · last 30 days · avg 22 min

Sat 266Sun 208Wed 1

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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.

RTÉ Radio 1 rte.ie/brendan RSS Apple Spotify

Rankings

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As of 2026-09-24, Brendan O'Connor ranks #27 on the Spotify charts and #30 on Apple Podcasts in Ireland, and appears on charts in 1 country.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇮🇪 Ireland as of 2026-09-24

🇮🇪 Ireland #30 Trending #34 Spotify

Chart records

First charted2025-08-20

Best ever#1 on Apple Podcasts (Ireland) · 2026-09-21

Days on chart343 · 1 at #1

Countries now1

CategoriesTrending

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