Ruth Kennedy

RTÉ Radio One

Dr Malie Coyne on spotting the signs of a toxic friendship

"Have the mantra in your mind to fill your life with radiators not drains."

living • 21 Feb 22

Toxic Friendships on Today with Claire Byrne

Clinical Psychologist and author Dr Malie Coyne talks about toxic friendships: how to recognise them, how to walk away and what a genuine friendship looks like on Today with Claire Byrne

Highlights • 03 Mar 22

Helen Mirren on The Ryan Tubridy Show

Multi award-winning actor Helen Mirren chats to Oliver Callan about playing Dorothy Bunton in The Duke. Mirren plays the wife of a retired bus driver who was involved in one of the most incredible art heists in history.

Highlights • 11 Feb 22

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre CEO on attitudes to consent

CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Noeline Blackwell spoke to Claire about research and attitudes to consent and sexual harassment, following the violent death of teacher and musician Ashling Murphy.

living • 17 Jan 22

Noeline Blackwell: "Women today are fearful"

CEO of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Noeline Blackwell talks to Claire Byrne about recent research on attitudes to consent and sexuality and how things need to change.

Highlights • 14 Jan 22

"We can't squander the huge potential that these women have lost by not making sure that we make our society and our community safer."

CEO of Women's Aid: "The reality is that women don't feel safe"

CEO of Women's Aid Sarah Benson spoke to Claire Byrne following the murder of 23-year old primary school teacher and musician Ashling Murphy.

living • 14 Jan 22

Sarah Benson "We need to work, men and women, as allies on this"

Sarah Benson talks to Claire about the murder of Ashling Murphy, the context for male-on-female violence and how potential solutions will benefit both women and men.

Highlights • 13 Jan 22

Professor Diarmaid Ferriter on 50 Years since Bloody Sunday

Dr Diarmaid Ferriter, UCD Professor of Modern Irish History spoke on Today with Philip Boucher-Hayes about the response to the Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry 50 years ago and the complex legacy of those events.

Highlights • 06 Jan 22

2021 Book Picks: "It was almost like learning to read again."

A panel of book lovers and writers share their top 5 books of 2021 including crime, literary fiction, non-fiction, music and sport and how the pandemic has affected their reading habits with Seán Rocks on Arena.

Highlights • 17 Dec 21

My Name is Jhon: John Brennan on The Ryan Tubridy Show

Hotelier John Brennan chats to Ryan about his new book My Name is Jhon; the story of his not-so-typical path to success, dealing with dyslexia as a child and the teacher who changed his life.

Highlights • 10 Dec 21