Blockbuster Sports Weekend

Oscar Dunbar, grandson of singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, talks about their grandmother-grandson bond, her finding sanctuary by living in Ireland and the pair of them writing and recording a song together, ‘Love Is’, in the months before her death last January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarina Bellissimo, Entertainment journalist and broadcaster and Dave O’Callaghan, host of the Here and Back Again Podcast have picked their recommendations for the best TV and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to dissect the Sunday papers are Naoise Dolan; novelist and Sunday Independent columnist Gerard Howlin; former government advisor and Irish Times columnist; Tanya Ward, of the Children's Rights Alliance Peter Brown; from Baggot Investment Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Inglis, sociologist and author, on his new book ‘Unbecoming Catholic’ which details his own personal experiences with religion, with Catholicism and what being ‘religious’ in contemporary Ireland means and how faith and our beliefs should develop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chartered physiotherapist Aisling Frawley explains why we shouldn’t be running in very hot sun and has tips on how to maintain your fitness over the summer months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rita Ann Higgins, and entrepreneur & journalist, Mark Little. We asked ChatGPT to “write a poem in the style of Rita Ann Higgins.” We then asked Rita Ann Higgins to read it on air, alongside one of her REAL poems. Finally, we asked Mark and the listeners to guess which was the ‘real’ poem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former football manager and player Roddy Collins picks five classic songs that remind him of childhood holidays around Ireland, his late father and his 48 year love story with his wife, Caroline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RTÉ’s Des Cahill reflects on Katie Taylor’s epic overnight boxing win, previews the weekend’s crunch GAA semi-finals and looks ahead to the Wimbledon finals between Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz and Amanda Anisimova v Iga Swiatek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the summer heats up, is it possible to put on a spread of tapas dishes at home? Nicky Foley from Solas Tapas Bar in Dingle [and The Fish Factory] says yes, and he talked Brendan through recipes for Pan con Tomate, potato tortilla, chickpea stew and Prawn pil pil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Met Eireann's Liz Walsh joins Brendan to give a weather update as Ireland's highest recorded temperature could be broken today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.