May Magic – Bealtaine Rituals

Joining Brendan in studio to talk through the Sunday paper are; Sunday Times Columnist Alison O’Connor, Housing Policy Expert and Former Chair of Threshold Aideen Hayden, Chairman and CEO of the Flynn Group and Member of the Housing Commission Michael O’Flynn and CEO of ESRI Prof Alan Barrett.

One of Ireland’s most celebrated artists, Dorothy Cross, talks to Brendan about how she has cultivated a true sense of freedom, her elemental need to live near the sea and why she’s repatriating a mummy from Cork to Egypt.

With the success of Netflix’s Wednesday and the popularity of Eurovision’s Bambi Thug, Head of the IFI Irish Film Archive and ‘life-long’ Goth Kasandra O’Connell chats to Brendan about the darker side of the arts and why Goth is the most enduring subculture of them all.

Freelance Culture Journalist Zara Hedderman and Dave O’Callaghan host of the From Here and Back Again podcast give their recommendations for what to watch on the big and small screens for the week ahead.

Dr Emily O’Conor, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, talks to Brendan about her experience of burnout and what we lose if we fail to value empathy in healthcare.

Eurovision legend Linda Martin is live from Malmo to discuss all things Bambie Thug and the Eurovision experience.

With online manipulation through AI becoming ever more sophisticated, tech innovator and entrepreneur Mark Little talks to Brendan about the disruptive but effective tools that are being used to manipulate and influence us all.

Singer, writer and actor Imelda May is tasked with picking some of the music of her life and talks to Brendan about tackling the role of Kathleen Behan on stage.

Travel journalist Pól Ó Conghaile takes Brendan on a trip through Ireland’s Islands and the best they have to offer

Grainne O’ Keefe, Chef from Mae Restaurant, talks us through how to make the perfect fried chicken, including a recipe for a posh chicken fillet roll!