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Seán O'Rourke's last Today with Seán O'Rourke is on RTÉ Radio 1 this Friday from 10:00am

Seán O'Rourke on the chopping block as fans send gifts

Having put many an interviewee on the chopping block over the years, Seán O'Rourke has received one of his very own as listeners send in gifts to mark his final week on RTÉ Radio 1.

Radio • 05 May 20

Nicky Byrne - Savouring time at home, but not the homeschooling

Nicky Byrne on homeschool: 'I would've expelled them'

Nicky Byrne took time when he phoned in to RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Seán O'Rourke to pay tribute to his wife Georgina for homeschooling their twin boys Rocco and Jay, saying: "I would've expelled them on the first day!"

Music • 01 May 20

Wallis Bird (right) with Maura O'Connell (left) and Eleanor McEvoy - "Trying to keep us apart will be a job in itself"

A Woman's Heart to get pulses racing again in 2021

Wallis Bird has told RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Seán O'Rourke that she and fellow singer-songwriters Eleanor McEvoy and Maura O'Connell will be back for more A Woman's Heart shows in 2021, following the huge reaction to their concert on RTÉ One recently.

Music • 28 Apr 20

Daniel O'Donnell - "It just really takes me back to that time. It was a great time for me"

Daniel O'Donnell reveals song that gets him through

Daniel O'Donnell has told RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Seán O'Rourke that the song that is getting him through the Covid-19 emergency is Bagatelle's Summer in Dublin.

Music • 27 Apr 20

Seán O'Rourke - "I've had an absolute ball"

Seán O'Rourke on music, movies and life in the hot seat

To mark the news that RTÉ broadcaster Seán O'Rourke is retiring next month, here's another chance to watch our September 2013 interview, when he took over the Today hot seat.

Sean O'Rourke • 21 Apr 20

Cillian Murphy was a guest on RTÉ Radio 1's Today with Seán O'Rourke

Cillian Murphy laughs off talk of Peaky Blinders demise

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has laughed off the claim that his character Tommy Shelby will die when the crime-drama returns to BBC Two next year.

Cillian Murphy • 01 Feb 18

Cillian Murphy - "The beauty of it is putting kids at the centre of it and not talking down to them"

Cillian Murphy wants more focus on empathy in schools

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has called for greater focus on teaching empathy in schools, describing it as "a brilliant idea, but also a really practical idea".

Cillian Murphy • 31 Jan 18

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