Ruth Kennedy

RTÉ Radio One

Black & Irish: legends, trailblazers & everyday heroes celebrated

Ray D'Arcy talked to Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons of the Black & Irish Podcast and authors of the new book Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes

the ray darcy show • 24 Oct 23

Black & Irish: Legends, trailblazers and everyday heroes

Ray talks to Leon Diop & Briana Fitzsimons of the Black & Irish Podcast and authors of 'Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes', illustrated by Jessica Louis.

Highlights • 17 Oct 23

Can a marriage survive an affair? Psychotherapist Richard Hogan on Brendan O'Connor.

Psychotherapist on marital affairs: "47 is our most unhappy year"

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan talks about why people have affairs, who is impacted, and how relationships can survive an affair.

Highlights • 10 Oct 23

Meet The King of 'cosy crime' - Richard Osman talks to Brendan

Richard Osman tells Brendan O'Connor about his new novel The Last Devil to Die, the latest in The Thursday Murder Club series.

Books • 12 Oct 23

"He loved who I was, my Dad": Comic Jason Byrne on his new memoir

Jason Byrne chatted to Brendan Courtney about the second instalment of his autobiography, Memoirs of a Wonky Eyed Man: The Dad knows Best Years.

RTÉ Radio 1 • 03 Oct 23

Jason Byrne's new memoir on the Nine O'Clock Show

Jason Byrne chats to Brendan Courtney about his new book Memoirs of a Wonky-Eyed Man: The Dad knows Best Years. It charts his teenage years through to becoming a comedian.

Highlights • 29 Sep 23

Richard Osman's new book on Brendan O'Connor

Richard Osman talks about his new novel The Last Devil to Die, the latest in The Thursday Murder Club series.

Highlights • 11 Oct 23

"A lot of the time with phobias, it's the fear of the fear as much as the thing itself" Dr J F Leader on Brendan O'Connor

Psychologist on phobias: "It's the fear of the fear"

Psychologist Dr John Francis Leader talks to Brendan O'Connor about dealing with phobias; while Gabrielle Cummins and Polly Barrett share their personal experience of living with a phobia.

Highlights • 15 Sep 23

Writer John Connolly on Brendan O'Connor

Writer John Connolly talks to Brendan O'Connor about his latest book The Land of Lost Things, the music that means a lot to him and his passion for nostalgia.

Highlights • 30 Aug 23

Air-brushing over middle-age on Today with Claire Byrne

Barbara Scully talks about British Vogue's cover shoot controversy, airbrushing over middle-age and embracing positive ageing

Highlights • 29 Aug 23