Blockbuster Sports Weekend

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.

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.

Artist and writer, Corina Duyn, wrote a very powerful letter to Brendan about her experience living in care since the age of 59. She has lived with M.E. for more than 25 years. Corina’s book of collages “In Bed I Cut Words” is published by Creative Ireland, and distributed by the Irish Hospice Foundation. CorinaDuyn.com and corinaduyn.blogspot.comSee 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.

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.

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.

Freelance Culture Journalist, Zara Hedderman and Host of the Extra Vision Podcast, Andy McCarroll, give their big and small screen recommendations for the week aheadSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the week that the Dalai Lama marked his 90th official birthday [and confirmed his future reincarnation], Brendan marks the occasion by chatting to Denis Staunton, Irish Times China Correspondent, about how the new Dalai Lama will be located, what the role involves, and why we might soon have TWO Dalai Lamas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author Joseph O’Connor joins Brendan to talk about his theory that 1975 was a seminal moment for music. The socio-economic and historic moments that informed this year which saw monumental, groundbreaking albums released from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, ABBA, Patti Smith and the significant influence they had on music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.