Niall Ó Sioradáin

Niall Ó Sioradáin

RTÉ Radio 1

Why you should try running backwards

Retro runner Garrett Doherty ran the Dublin City Marathon backwards. He tells Ray about the many benefits of walking or running backwards.

Highlights • 29 Jan 25

DIY solution brings Christmas magic to neurodivergent child

Anita Nolan tells Ray how she and her dad managed to come up with a DIY solution when her son with additional needs loved Christmas trees so much that he unintentionally damaged them.

Highlights • 25 Dec 24

Siobhán McSweeney on hosting The Traitors Ireland

The actor and presenter talks to Ray about hosting the Irish version of the smash hit reality game show and how she managed to keep the news a secret from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee.

Highlights • 20 Dec 24

How Fit Farmers is improving lives on Farms in Ireland

Laura Tully, founder of Fit Farmers and Paddy Joe Burke, retired barber, talk to Claire about the challenge of improving physical and mental health in rural Ireland.

Highlights • 17 Dec 24

A trip into the near future with Prof Luke O'Neill

The scientist tells Brendan that we can look forward to living longer, healthier lives but our mysterious plummeting sperm count problem will see the birth rate fall dramatically.

Highlights • 16 Dec 24

Becoming a parent: "I've never felt more superhuman"

Journalist and writer Anna Barnett tells Áine Kerr that she wants to counteract the negativity that she and many parents-to-be experience.

Highlights • 11 Dec 24

A psychotherapist's tips for navigating Christmas

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan joins Brendan O'Connor on RTÉ Radio 1 to share some advice for those facing a tricky family Christmas.

Christmas • 10 Dec 24

Director Edward Berger on beating Cailín Ciúin and his new film

The Oscar-winning director talks about his new film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and about how his previous film beat An Cailín Ciúin to the Academy Award for Best International Film.

Highlights • 27 Nov 24

Ozempic: "The minute I took the medicine, it was like a switch"

Bernie and Pia tell Brendan how taking the weight loss drug Ozempic helped them get their lives back.

Highlights • 26 Nov 24

Can You Spot a Fake Accent?

Jonathan Goodman from the University of Cambridge talks to Sarah about how spotting a fake accent gives us an evolutionary accent - and why the Irish are better at spotting fake accents than the English.

Highlights • 21 Nov 24