Olan McGowan

Radio Producer

Olan McGowan is an RTE Radio producer and a veteran of shows such as Dave Fanning, Mooney Goes Wild and Drivetime on RTE Radio One. He is former presenter of Outside the Box, a show dedicated to issues affecting Ireland's …

The rise of Caearean sections in Ireland

Irish C-section figures double WHO recommendations

In a wide-ranging interview with Sean O'Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1, Professor Malone spoke about the huge rise in Caesarean sections in Irish maternity hospitals.

Sean O'Rourke • 06 Mar 17

Author Donal Ryan on returning to the day job

Donal Ryan has returned to his day job in the public service. On Today with Sean O'Rourke, this particular bestselling author put some context on his decision.

Books • 04 Mar 17

Joe Duffy discusses the ethics of bodysnatching

With the arrival of the Bodies exhibition at the Ambassador in Dublin, Joe Duffy has been taking calls on Liveline this week around the ethics of having such bodies on display.

Culture • 02 Mar 17

He won 11 Oscars. Designed the Oscar statuette. And he's Irish.

He won an extraordinary 11 Oscars, second in the all-time Oscar-winning list, only behind Walt Disney, who scored 22. He designed the Oscar statuette we know and love so well, back in 1928. And guess what? He was an Irish man!

oscars • 24 Feb 17

TDs are currently drafting a bill to implement a 1.5 metre distance from cyclists mandatory for drivers.

Motorists face €80 fine and penalty points under new law

TDs are currently drafting a bill to make a 1.5 metre distance from cyclists mandatory for drivers.

motorists • 02 Mar 17

Are kids being diagnosed just for the sake of it?

Sean O'Rourke presented David Coleman with a range of questions on RTÉ Radio 1 that had come in by e-mail from several of those listeners, including one from the mother of a five-year-old boy who started school last September.

david coleman • 02 Feb 17

Tara Browne, whose tragic early death inspired The Beatles' classic A Day In The Life, now the subject of a new biography by Paul Howard

A Day In The Life: the tragic true tale behind the Beatles song

If somebody wrote a movie script about the life of Irishman, Tara Browne, it would be dismissed as beyond belief.

Books • 18 Jan 17

Glen Hansard followed up his interview with Ryan Tubridy from The Late Late Show

Glen Hansard & Colin Farrell tackle Irish Homelessness

Glen Hansard and Colin Farrell both spoke to Ryan Tubridy this morning about their different approaches to tackling Irish homelessness this Christmas and into 2017.

glen hansard • 20 Dec 16