Audio links to, and information on, programmes from 2008.
Programme 103: Sunday 28th December 2008 Sunday With Myles Dungan
Newspaper panel - Aileen O'Toole, Managing Director of Amas and co-founder of the Sunday Business Post, Fiona O'Malley, PD Senator, John Cooney, Religion Correspondent with the Irish Independent and author of "Battleship Bertie", Donncha O'Connell, Law Lecturer in NUI Galway, Eoin Fahy, Chief Economist with KBC Asset Management
(details of the books mentioned by panellists this morning are available on our Books page)
Programme 102: Sunday 21st December 2008
Newspaper panel - Pat Cox MEP, Ulick McEvaddy, Chief Exec of Omega Air, Gillian Van Turnhout, Children's Rights Alliance, Patsy McGarry, Irish Times religious affairs correspondent /
Breffini O'Brien Case - Colm Keana / Frank McCabe, retired Vice President of Intel / Sport with Adrian Eames / Christmas Film & TV with Mark O'Regan
Programme 101: Saturday 20th December 2008
Profile interview - Suzanne MacDougald, Art dealer and Former model / Christmas disasters - Jason Byrne, comedian & Maeve Binchy / how to avoid stress in the coming week - Brenda Costigan, Damien Mulley & Miriam Lee
Programme 100: Sunday 14th December 2008
Newspaper panel - Gerry Stembridge, writer & director, Avril Doyle, FG MEP, Jim McHugh, former Assistant Commissioner of the Garda Siochana, Sean Barrett, lecturer in economics, Trinity College, Michael O'Kane, The Star newspaper / the pork/pig feed crisis - Jim Hanley, MD of Rosderra Irish Meats / Anna Wintour leaving Vogue? - Ashley Pearson, showbiz reporter / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Michael Dwyer
Programme 99: Saturday 13th December 2008
Profile interview - Jonathan Irwin, founder of the Jack and Jill Foundation / courses for bodyguards - Danny Cluskey, former army ranger & director of Easter Hill Security / Christmas food & wine - Neven Maguire & Ian Brosnan, Chapter One sommelier / do
young people have no manners? - Maria Whitty-Sexton, transition year school teacher
Programme 98: Sunday 7th December 2008
Irish pork recalled - Pat O'Flaherty, Co.Kildare pig farmer / Newspaper panel - Finbarr Flood, former Chairman of the Labour Court & former Guinness MD, Noirin Hegarty, editor of The Sunday Tribune, Alan Crosbie, Chairman Thomas Crosbie Holdings, Peter Sheridan, Writer/Director, Prof Patrick Honohan, Prof of economics Trinity College / pork crisis contd - James Hefferon, UCC Prof of Toxicology & John O'Brien, farmer / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - Lakeview Terrace, The Secret Life of Bees & Madascar 2
Programme 97: Saturday 6th December 2008
Roy Keane resigns as manager of Sunderland FC - Louis Fitzgerald / profile interview - Mike Soden, former CEO of Bank of Ireland / making and having friends - Maureen Gaffney / saving a life by text - David Nott / suggestions for Christmas presenters - Niamh Widger (Click here for gifts)
Programme 96: Sunday 30th November 2008
Newspaper panel - David Went, former Chief Executive of Irish Life & Permanent, Katharine Bulbulia, former Programme Manager for Mary Harney, Niall O'Dowd, publisher of the Irish Voice,
Asam Ishtiaq, former head of the Irish Medical Organisation, Peter Murtagh, The Irish Times / working with the Niall Mellon Trust in South Africa - Sean Dunne, property developer / who killed the electric car? - Chris Paine, director & writer / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Dave Fanning Changeling
Programme 95: Saturday 29th November 2008
Profile interview - Michael Colgan, Gate Theatre artistic director /
VHI rates for private health insurance - Jimmy Tolan, Chief Executive of the VHI / going to NASA with FAS - John Staunton, UCD Engineering graduate / VHI rates contd - Prof Charles Normand, Chair of Health Policy & Management, Trinity College and Maurice Nelligan, founder of the Blackrock clinic / Travel - a Cuba special - David Hickey, Cuba campaigner & former Dublin gaelic footballer, Sinead Dullaghan, lived in Cuba for 2 months &
Michael McCaughan, travel writer
Programme 94: Sunday 23rd November 2008
Newspaper panel - Sean Donlon, former Irish Ambassador to the United States & former Secretary General at the Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Gerry O'Regan editor of the Irish Independent, Jim Power Chief Economist with Friends First, John McStay, accountant and liquidator, Andrea Martin, Media Law Consultant / Hillary Clinton for US Secretary of State - Jay Nordlinger, managing editor of the National Review & former George Bush scriptwriter / the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand prank phone call - Charles Moore, former editor of the Daily Telegraph / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - Body of Lies
Programme 93: Saturday 22nd November 2008
Profile interview - Pamela Izevbekhai / Puzzles - Prof Des McHale / Rugby review of Munster/New Zealand game and preview Ireland and Argentina in Croke Park - Brent Pope / Ronnie Drew remembered - Ronnie's children Phelim Drew & Cliona Lewis and friends Mike Hanrahan, Noel Pearson and Liam Clancy / keeping fit at home - Pat Henry (Click here for more)
Programme 92: Sunday 16th November 2008
Newspaper panel - Michael O'Higgins, Barrister, Alan Dukes, former Fine Gael leader, Gerry McLoughlin, Ex Irish rugby international & Labour TD in Limerick, Cathy Sheridan, The Irish Times & Brendan Keenan, Independent newspapers / crisis in Limerick - John Fitzgerald, chairman of the Limerick Regeneration agencies / daughter murdered in Spain - Sandra Conroy, mother of Celine Conroy / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Dave Fanning
Programme 91: Saturday 15th November 2008
Profile interview - Fachtna Murphy, Garda commissioner / Dylan McGrath, chef/proprietor of Mint restaurant / redundancy - Fergus Barry, Director of Strategic Human Management programme at the Irish Management Institute & Eugenie Houston, HR and Industrial Relations expert and Barrister, Johnny Owens, MD of Owens Concrete, Mullingar / Food - Neven McGuire with winter & Christmas dishes
Programme 90: Sunday 9th November 2008
Newspaper panel - Moore McDowell, economist, Stephen O'Byrne, MKC Communications & former Policy Director with the PD's, Fr Brendan Purcell, Lecturer in Philosophy in UCD, Dr Mary Corcoran, sociologist in NUI Maynooth, Des Geraghty / Banking crisis - David McWilliams / West Wing & the Obama link - Eli Attie, 'The West Wing' scriptwriter / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Mark O'Regan
Programme 89: Saturday 8th November 2008
Profile interview - Sir Terrance Conran, founder of Habitat / texting - David Crystal, University of Wales linguistics expert, Cathy McHugh and Anne Cloone / reviewing new book "Love In A Damp Climate" - author & singleton Quentin Fottrell / credit card protection - Alex French, Credit Card Details Protection
Programme 88: Sunday 2nd November 2008
Newspaper panel - Eamon Dunphy, Broadcaster, Mark Duffy Chief Executive, Bank of Scotland Ireland, Niamh Brennan UCD Prof of Management, Eoin Ryan, Fianna Fail MEP, Pat Magnier, former Labour Party national organiser / American elections - Manchán Magan, travel writer on the campaign trail in New Mexico / Sport with Andrew O'Connor / Film & TV with Eoin Sweeney - Quantum Of Solace and Hunger
Programme 87: Saturday 1st November 2008
Profile interview - Michelle Diskin, sister of Barry George convicted of murder of Jill Dando / Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand prank phone call - Dara O'Briain, comedian & Greg Dyke, former Director General of the BBC / inside Scientology - John Duignan, former Scientology member / Travel - places to visit before they disappear - Holly Hughes, author & Yvonne Moran, travel writer
Programme 86: Sunday 26th October 2008
Newspaper panel: Gemma Hussey, Joe O'Toole, Bill Shipsey, Dan O'Brien, Paul Carson / Peter Mandelson & the oligarch - Michael White, The Guardian political editor / the US presidential campaign - Patrick Farrelly. film-maker
Programme 85: Saturday 25th October 2008
Profile interview - Sandy Kelly, musician / comedy selection - Joe Rooney / saying yes to everything for a week - Tom Sykes / keeping animals in your back garden - Breffni Galligan & Fiona Crowe
Programme 84: Sunday 19th October 2008
Newspaper panel - Catherine McGuinness, retired Supreme Court Judge, Lord Henry Mountcharles, James Reilly, FG spokesperson on health, Conor Lenihan, Dept of Community Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs, Eugene McGee, journalist / Sport with Adrian Eames / Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - Burn After Reading
Programme 83: Saturday 18th October 2008
resigning over the medical card issue - Joe Behan, FF TD / profile interview - Frank Dunphy, agent to the artist Damien Hirst / medical card issue contd - Mary Harney, Minister for Health / Felix Denis, millionaire businessman & poet / commuting by bus and bike - Brian Lally & Jackie Corcoran / cookery for men - Neven McGuire
Programme 82: Sunday 12th October 2008
Newspaper panel - Gavin Duffy, media consultant, Colm Tobin, writer, Ronan Murphy, senior council, Justine McCarthy, Sunday Tribune, John Fitzgerald, ESRI economist / banking crisis in Iceland - Vlig Christian Armansson, Icelandic business journalist / US presidential election - Patrick Farrelly, film-maker / Sport with Con Murphy / Film & TV with Donald Clarke
Programme 81: Saturday 11th October 2008
Profile interview - Jim Bolger, horse trainer / tacking child obesity in Ireland - Prof Niall Moyna, DCU / time management - Eoin Fitzpatrick, psychologist & Prof Rachel Hayes / growing up in the Congo - David McAllister, Director of C.B.M / David Daly, retiring after 20 years as the stone attendant at the Blarney Stone
Programme 80: Sunday 5th October 2008
Newspaper panel - Richard Curran, Richard Nesbitt, Barbara Nugent, Prof. Morgan Kelly, Mark Fitzgerald / new autobiography - Ronan O'Gara / Sport with Jimmy McGee / Film & TV with Dave Fanning - How To Lose Friends & Alienate People and 88 Minutes
Programme 79: Saturday 4th October 2008
Profile interview: Sean Fitzpatrick - Chair and former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank / Maeve Binchy / the case of John Torney - Hilary Torney / Wine - Thomas Clancy
Programme 78: Sunday 28th September 2008
Newspaper panel - Padraig Ó Céide, Aer Arann, Tim McCormick, retired investment banker, Stephen Rae, Editor Evening Herald, Maurice Neligan, retired consultant & Maureen Gaffney, National Economic and Social Forum / Paul Newman RIP - Barry Norman
Programme 77: Saturday 27th September 2008
Ireland's health service - Minister for Health Mary Harney and HSE Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Brendan Drumm / adventuring when you're young - travel writer and explorer Manchán Magan & Phil Murray, director of gapadvice.org / relationships - Lisa O'Hara, relationship counsellor
Programme 76: Sunday 21st September 2008
Newspaper panel - Fiona O'Malley of the Progressive Democrats, Alan McQuaid, Chief Economist at Bloxham, Billy Keane, publican, Tom McGurk, broadcaster, John McGuinness, TD for Trade and Commerce & Colm Barrington, MD of Babcock & Brown and Aer Lingus Chairman / the problems in Zimbabwe - Ben Freath /
Sport with Jimmy McGee / Film & TV with Michael Dwyer
Programme 75: Saturday 20th September 2008
Profile interview - Patrick and Clare O'Dwyer, the parents of Patrick O'Dwyer (the first person in the state to be convicted of a killing on the grounds of diminished responsibility) / living your life to the full - Esther Ransen and following Robyn Okrant, actress / Family meals - Neven Mcguire
Programme 74: Sunday 14th September 2008
Newspaper panel - solicitor Gerald Kean, businesswoman Gillian Bowler, Pat Farrell from the Banking Federation, Tom Parlon, DG of the Construction Industry Federation and Joe McKeever A&E Consultant in James Connolly hospital / winning an award at the Person Of The Year Awards - Nuala O'Loan / Sport with Jimmy McGee / the famous "Blue Book" - Martin Brehany / Film & TV with Dave Fanning - Eden Lake and Pineapple Express
Programme 73: Saturday 13th September 2008
Profile interview - Brian O'Driscoll / what athletes should eat - Paula Mee / travel - Alain DeBotton, author of "The Art of Travel" and Pol O'Conghaile
Programme 72: Sunday 7th September 2008
Newspaper panel - John Deasy, Gerry O'Carroll, Colm McCarthy, Paulyn Marrinan Quinn & Eamon Gilmore
Programme 71: Saturday 6th September 2008
Profile interview - Audrey Fitzpatrick & Dave mahon, parents of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick / the resilience of the Irish - Tony Bates, clinical psychologist / Anthony Horowitz, crime writer / online credit card fraud - Alex French of Bitbuzz
Programme 70: Sunday 31st August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Programme 69: Saturday 30th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Programme 68: Sunday 24th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Kenny Egan's Olympic Success - Jimmy Magee, Kenny Egan, Fergus Sweeney; Newspaper Panel - Avril Doyle, Niall Moyna, Eugene McGee, Sarah Carey, Sean Donnelly, Barry Andrews; Democratic Convention 2008 - Fergal Keane; Sport - Pauric Lodge; Film & TV Reviews - Donald Clarke reviews "Hellboy 2", "Somers Town" & "Get Smart" plus TV highlights.
Programme 67: Saturday 23rd August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Fr. Aidan Troy; Jimmy Magee reports on the fantastic performances by Ireland's boxers in Beijing over the last couple of weeks; Archive Selection - novellist and playwright, Dermot Bolger, shares some of his most memorable moments from the RTE radio archives; Carbon Neutrality - Padraig McManus, Chief Executive of the ESB; US Elections - RTE Washington Correspondent Robert Shortt reports on US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's decision to choose veteran Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his vice presidential running mate; Recommended Reads - Diarmuid Ferriter and Anna Carey recommend a selection of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs.
Programme 66: Sunday 17th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper Panel - John Quinlan, Alan McQuaid, Patricia McKenna, John Sweeney, Paul Healy and Eoghan Corry; The Death of Ronnie Drew - Phil Coulter and John Sheehan; Flooding - Nicola Hudson; Beijing Olympics 2008 - Con Murphy and Greg Allen; Sport - Pauric Lodge; Film & TV Reviews - Donald Clarke reviews "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", "32A" & "Star Wars:Clone Wars" plus TV highlights.
Programme 65: Saturday 16th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Baz Ashmawy talks to Rachael about his Muslim background and his career to date as an actor and a television presenter; Holiday Scams - journalist Mike Peake has been looking at various scams that might befall you on your holidays; Futurology - Rachael talks to Dr. Stephen Kinsella, Gerard O'Neill and Ray Hammond who have all in turn spent some time considering the future; 2008 Beijing Olympics - Con Murphy and Jimmy Magee bring us live commentary on the men's boxing where Irish boxer Paddy Barnes excels to reach the quarter finals; Dublin-Cork Train Derailed - Rail services were severely disrupted following this morning's derailment of a passenger train south of Portarlington Station; Archive Selection - journalist and broadcaster Joe O' Shea shares some of his most memorable moments from the RTE radio archives.
Programme 64: Sunday 10th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper Panel - John O'Keefe, Rachael McDaid, Gay Mitchell, John Kelleher, Aidan Moran, Pat McArdle;
Flooding - Nicola Hudson, Peter McKenna, Alan Breen; Georgia - Daniel McLaughlin; Beijing - Rory McGowan; Sport - Pauric Lodge and Con Murphy; Film & TV - Donald Clarke reviews "The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", "Death Defying Acts" & "Elite Squad" plus TV Highlights.
Programme 63: Saturday 9th August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Eamonn Coghlan, one of Ireland's finest athletes, talks to Rachael about his new autobiography "Chairman of the Boards, Master of the Mile"; Con Murphy reports live from Beijing on yesterday's Opening Ceremony and Ireland's competitors in the 2008 Beijing Olympics; The number eight is considered lucky in China. Rachael discusses other lucky and unlucky omens that people here in Ireland are superstitious about; Actor and broadcaster Joe Taylor brings us some of his most memorable radio and television moments; Pól O' Conghaile tells us about his tour of a particular trio of US states, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
Programme 62: Sunday 3rd August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper Panel - Alan Ahern, Frank McNally, Rory Gillen, Jillian van Turnhout, Liam Cahill, Fran Rooney; Gordon Brown - Lance Price, former Director of Communications for Britain's Labour Party; Olympics - Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle; Sport with Pauric Lodge; Film & TV - Michael Dwyer reviews "The Love Guru", "Man On Wire" & "Married Life" plus TV highlights.
Programme 61: Saturday 2nd August 2008 presented by Rachael English
Peter Aiken, Managing Director of Aiken Promotions, talks to Rachael about bringing some of the biggest names in music and comedy to Ireland; Singer and actress Honor Heffernan brings us her most significant memories from the radio and television archives; Mountaineer and explorer Pat Falvey has been in contact with the mountaineers, including Irishman Gerard McDonnell, who are on their descent from the world's second highest mountain, K2; Food historian Regina Sexton gives us an insight on how the economy is affecting what we put on our dinner table and what influence the non-national population has on Irish cuisine; Three walking enthusiasts (Michael Fewer, Gerry Reidy, and Ina Rafferty) discuss their passion for walking in Ireland.
Programme 60: Sunday 27th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper Panel - Senator Ciaran Cannon, Brian Sherry, Audrey Deane, Michael O' Kane, Sean Kelly; Cocaine World - Ron Chepesiuk; Barack Obama Overseas - Dan Gonyea; Galway Races - Ted Walsh; Sport - Jimmy McGee; Film & TV - Mark O' Regan reviews "The Dark Knight", "Baby Mama" & "Puffball"
Programme 59: Saturday 26th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Olive Braiden talks to Rachael about her life and her time spent as Chairperson of the Arts Council; Ken Doherty delves into the archives to share his most significant radio and television memories; Surfer Eloise Frampton tells us how Munster Rugby Captain Paul O' Connor rescued her from turbulent waters; Gerry Mullins, Communications Consultant with Carr Communications and Kate Thornhill of Toastmasters Ireland offer advice on how to perfect the art of public speaking; Actor and director Alan Stanford revisits some classic novels and talks about a few of the books that he has adapted or directed for the stage
Programme 58: Sunday 20th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper Panel - Carl O'Brien, Dr. Mary McCaffrey, Eamon Gilmore TD, Herve Amoric, Fiona McLoughlin, Senator Ronan Mullen; Nelson Mandela's Birthday - Melanie Verwoerd; Best Dressed Lady Controversy - Celia Holman-Lee; Sport - Jimmy McGee; Film & TV - Michael Dwyer -"Wall*E", "Summer Hours" & "Meet Dave" plus TV highlights.
Programme 57: Saturday 19th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Christopher Ciccone talks about his controversial book 'Life With My Sister Madonna' which was published this week; Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins chats about his guest appearance as part of Hal Willner's 'Rogue Gallery' in the Dublin Docklands this weekend; Mike Hanrahan of Stockton's Wing discusses his music and recent career change; Eamon Morrissey delves into the archives to share his most significant Radio / TV memories.
Programme 56: Sunday 13th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Programme 55: Saturday 12th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Programme 54: Sunday 6th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Seán Fleming, Mick Wallace, Eoin Fahy, Brendan Keenan, Jill Kerby & Gavin Duffy; US Presidential Race: First Ladies - Gary Langer, Director of Polling ABC News; Sport with Jimmy McGee; Movie Reviews with Mark O'Regan - "Kung-Fu Panda", "The Visitor" & "Hancock"
Programme 53: Saturday 5th July 2008 presented by Rachael English
Fionnula Flanagan; Derek Davis' Review of the 1980's; Referees - How and Why they make their Decisions - Dickie Murphy (Hurling), Pat McEneaney (Gaelic Football) and Alan Lewis (Rugby); Take-Away Food - Nutrition Consultant Paula Mee & Assistant Editor of Which? magazine Paul Ryan
Programme 52: Sunday 29th June 2008
Newspaper panel - Mary O'Rourke, Dr Alan Barrett, Joe O'Toole, Gerald Kean & Richard Nesbitt; elections in Zimbabwe - Ben Freeth, farmer; Bill Gates retires from Microsoft - Gary Rivlin, author & Minister Mary Hanafin; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures" & "Wanted"
Programme 51: Saturday 28th June 2008
Lieutenant General Dermot Earley; family open day at the Oireachtas - Brian Lally; winning the Lottery - Barbara Wragg; Oireachtas open day - John O'Donoghue, Ceann Comhairle; anger management - Dr Eddie Murphy; Comedy - Aprés Match sketch about Ronaldo; recommended summer reading for children & adults - Catherine Cullen, Mary Burnham & Richard Aldous
Programme 50: Sunday 22nd June 2008
Newspaper panel - Avril Doyle, Ulick McEvaddy, Denis Corboy, Sean McCormack & Philip Nolan; will there be a Lisbon referendum in Czech Republic? - Martin Mansergh; mark-up on wine in restaurants - Gina Murphy; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Adulthood" & "The Edge Of Love"
Programme 49: Saturday 21st June 2008
Fr Brendan Purcell; selling your life on Ebay - Ian Usher; problems with sleep - Dr Catherine Crowe, Sleep Specialist, Mater Private Hospital; losing weight in 4 weeks - Pat Henry
Programme 48: Sunday 15th June 2008
Newspaper panel - Eoin Ryan, Gerry Stembridge, Paulyn Marrinan Quinn, Colm McCarthy & Chris Coughlan; President George Bush visits Belfast - Eamon Mallie; Sport with Damien Tiernan; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "The Incredible Hulk", "The Happening" & "Priceless"
Programme 47: Saturday 14th June 2008
reaction to the No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum - Alfred Schmidt, German public radio, Harry McGee, The Irish Times & Herve Amoric, Radio France; wrongful conviction for terrorism in the 1970's - Patrick Maguire; how marriage has changed - Maureen Gaffney; Comedy - Jerry Seinfeld sketch about horse racing; holidaying in Ireland - Pól O'Conghaile
Programme 46: Sunday 8th June 2008
Newspaper panel - Minister Dermot Ahern, Eamon Dunphy, Gemma Hussey, David Horgan & Brendan Purcell; the Lisbon Treaty - Peter Sutherland & Jacques Mayard, MP with France's UMP party; Hillary Clinton gives up US presidential race - Patrick Farrelly; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Mongol" & "Gone Baby Gone"
Programme 45: Saturday 7th June 2008
Dan Tani, astronaut + questions from callers Gillian, Alan, Mick, Philip & Tom; improving your brain power - Aidan Moran; recipes for summer cooking - Neven Maguire
Programme 44: Sunday 1st June 2008
Newspaper panel - Catherine McGuinness, Brian Sherry, Colm Allen, Moore McDowell, & Michael Cullen; demand for Londis job - Jerry Sheahan; influencing the electorate - Richard Sinnott, co-author of "The Irish Voter"; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Eden" and "Sex & The City"
Programme 43: Saturday 31st May 2008
Beirut kidnap victim Aidan Walsh; Comedy - Dara O'Briain sketch about the Irish breakfast roll; Irish actress Angeline Ball; Comedy - Des Bishop sketch about the modh coinníollach; Irish comedian Dara O'Briain; Comedy - Adam Hills sketch about the English language & Ed Byrne sketch about getting out of bed in the morning; gardening - Helen Dillon & Paul Maher of the Botanic Gardens
Programme 42: Sunday 25th May 2008
Newspaper panel - Finbarr Flood, Deirdre Foley, David McWilliams & Gerry O'Regan; dispute over Public Private Partnership scheme - developer Bernard McNamara; Ted Kennedy's illness & the Kennedy mystique - Rupert Cornwell, London Independent; Munster win the Heineken Cup - Martin Kiely; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull", "Cassandra's Dream" & "Terror's Advocate"
Programme 41: Saturday 24th May 2008
Paddy Clancy; Marian thanks listeners for their letters to Nuala O'Faoláin; how to rein in our spending - Eddie Hobbs & Alvin D Hall; Comedy - Rita Rudner; coping with ageing - Pat Henry
Programme 40: Sunday 18th May 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Pat Carey, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Peter McKenna, Padraig Walshe, Philip Nolan & John Fitzgerald; ready for the Eurovision - Dustin the Turkey; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Smart People" & "Charlie Bartlett"
Programme 39: Saturday 17th May 2008 presented by Rachael English
Jimmy Magee; report from the Cannes Film Festival - Michael Dwyer; how to be happy - Ian Lynch of The Happiness Project, Daily Mail columnist Anna Pasternak & Emily Johnson of website www.happynews.com; Chef Of The World competition - Aidan Murphy; crime fiction - Áine Lawlor, crime fan & Paul Carson, crime writer
Programme 38: Sunday 11th May 2008 presented by Rachael English
Newspaper panel - Mary Hanafin, Michael Ring, Jim Power, Ger Scully, Patrick Guinness & Derek Davis; memoirs of Cherie Blair & John Prescott and the Blair's careers after politics - Janice Turner & Geoffrey Wheatcroft; the youngest Democratic superdelegate - Jason Rae in Wisconsin; ultimate winners in the All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone - Cathal Murray; Sport with Jimmy Magee; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "What Happens In Vegas"& "Speed Racer"
Programme 37: Saturday 10th May 2008 presented by Rachael English
death of Nuala O'Faoláin - Marian Finucane; memories of the war in Yugoslavia - Zlata Filipovic; extract from Nuala O'Faoláin interview with Marian; the undocumented Irish in America - Patrick, Joe, Deirdre, Deirdre's sister Kate, Mícheál; Taoiseach Brian Cowen arrives in Edenderry - Councillor John Quinlan; All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone - Cathal Murray; travel to Prague, Berlin & Riga - Pól Ó Conghaile
Programme 36: Sunday 4th May 2008
Newspaper panel - Lord Henry Mountcharles, Fran Rooney, Joe McKeever, Mary Corcoran & Pat Farrell; fire in the Mayflower Hotel - Minister Dick Roche, David Cochrane of Libertas & Minister Dermot Ahern; London's mayoral elections - Henry Kelly & Robert Fox, London Evening Standard; All Ireland Drama Festival - Cathal Murray; Sport with Gary Moran; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Iron Man", "Made Of Honour" & "Joy Division"
Programme 35: Saturday 3rd May 2008
dealing with a business collapse - Tom Doorley; Giovanni Trapattoni, new manager of the Republic of Ireland football team; Comedy selections with Joe Rooney; All Ireland Drama Festival opens - Cathal Murray; recommended reading - John Boyne
Programme 34: Sunday 27th April 2008
tragic deaths of Flood family in Wexford - Ralph Reigel, Sunday Independent; Newspaper panel - Colm McCarthy, Tom Parlon, Lucinda Creighton, Pat Rabbitte, Patsy McGarry; Lisbon treaty - Ulick McEvaddy; Bertie Ahern speaks to US Congress - Ralph Riegel, former US congressman; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Stop Loss" & "Persepolis"
Programme 33: Saturday 26th April 2008
Paul Williams, crime reporter; death of Humphrey Lyttleton; motor tax explained - Michael Sheridan, motoring correspondent; deaths announced of Flood family in Wexford - Tom Mooney, editor Wexford Echo; charity work in Argentina - Fr Liam Hayes; Comedy - Ed Byrne; dishes from Spain - Neven Maguire
Programme 32: Sunday 20th April 2008
Newspaper panel - Pat Cox, Maurice Nelligan, Des Geraghty, Ger Coleran & Linda O'Shea Farren; changes in the mortgage market - Frank Fitzgibbon; US presidential race - Gary Langer, Director of Polling ABC News; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Fools Gold", "Flashbacks Of A Fool" & "Happy Go Lucky"
Programme 31: Saturday 19th April 2008
Daniel O'Donnell; Comedy - Brian Regan; environmentally-friendly homes - Fergus Lowndes, energy consultant & Oisin Coughlan, Friends Of The Earth; can we trust travel guides - Manchán Magan & Susie Grimshaw
Programme 30: Sunday 13th April 2008
Newspaper panel - Lucy Gaffney, Ger Scully, Shane Ross, Pat Magnier & Tom Lawlor; singing for Pope Benedict - Dana Rosemary Scallan; problems with integration - Jan Van Benthem & Piaras MacEinri; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "21", "Shine A Light" & "Leatherheads"
Programme 29: Saturday 12th April 2008
Nuala Ó Faoláin; coping with death.
To tie in with the recent broadcast of the documentary 'Nuala', we give you the opportunity to listen back to interviews with Nuala O'Faoláin and her sister, Deirdre Brady.
Listen again to Marians interview with Nuala O'Faoláin from April 2008 here.
Marian spoke to Deirdre Brady, Nuala O'Faoláin's sister back in February 2012, about life growing up in a challenging family environment, her relationship with her sister, and how her death affected them all. Listen to the interview here.
Alternatively, you can download the interviews as podcasts by clicking on the links below:
Nuala O'Faoláin download
Deirdre Brady download
You can also read Donal O'Donoghues interview with Marian about her work on the documentary 'Nuala' here.
You can view the documentary, 'Nuala', on the RTE Player by clicking here.
Dr Tony Bates; death of Patrick Hillary, former President - An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Mary Robinson, President Mary McAleese, Minister Brian Lenihan & Muiris Ó Rócháin of the Willie Clancy Summer School
Programme 28: Sunday 6th April 2008
Newspaper panel - David Went, Alan Dukes, Gerry Howlin, Noreen Hegarty & Gerry O'Regan; President's Bush & Putin meeting this weekend - Martin Walker, United Press; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Funny Games", "Son Of Rambow" & "Awake"
Programme 27: Saturday 5th April 2008
Peter Sheridan; Comedy - Dr Katz 'therapy' sketch; the Grand National today - Ted Walsh; young men & suicide in Ireland - Noel Smyth & Mairead Byrne; tips for a getaway in London - Pól Ó Conghaile, Sean Davoren, Lorraine Horgan & Seamus Murphy Mitchell
Programme 26: Sunday 30th March 2008
Newspaper panel - Professor John A Murphy, James Morrissey, Michael Colgan, Ivana Bacik & Simon Carswell; elections in Zimbabwe - Richard Downes; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Drillbit Taylor", "Redacted" & "27 Dresses"
Programme 25: Saturday 29th March 2008
Jeffrey Archer; being captured by pirates - Fred Parle; Comedy - D'Unbelievables sketch about child buying sweets; political spouses - Sinead McCoole, Christian Mallard & Fionnuala O'Kelly; restaurants worth making the trip to - Ross Lewis, Chapter One & Paul Flynn, The Tannery
Programme 24: Sunday 23rd March 2008
Newspaper panel - Brian Sherry, Pat Carey, Barbara Nugent, Geoffrey Shannon & Mark Hennessy; McCann libel case - Henry Kelly; the timing of Easter - Fr Jerome Murphy O'Connor; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - Lars And The Real Girl, Love In The Time Of Cholera & The Spiderwick Chronicles
Programme 23: Saturday 22nd March 2008
Niall O'Dowd, founding publisher of Irish American newspaper 'Irish Voice'; the Heather McCartney Mills divorce - David Osborne, barrister; comedy selections from Risteard Cooper; sin in the modern world - Fr Brendan Leahy & Senator Ronan Mullen
Programme 22: Sunday 16th March 2008
Newspaper panel - Gemma Hussey, Liam Gaskin, Alan Ahearne, Finbarr McAuley & Eamon Delaney; comments about Terry Venables - Eamon Dunphy; the 'missing' parents who weren't - Dan Oakes, Melbourne journalist; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert", "The Other Boleyn Girl" & "10,000 BC"
Programme 21: Saturday 15th March 2008
Sean Dunne, developer; Comedy - Monty Python 'dead parrot' sketch; children & discipline - David Coleman, psychologist; recipes for St Patrick's Day & Easter - Neven Maguire
Programme 20: Sunday 9th March 2008
Newspaper panel - Geraldine Kennedy, David Hanly, Colm Allen, Jim Glennon & Stephen Rae; victim impact statements - Peter Keaney; the future of newspapers - Michael Rogers, New York Times futurist-in-residence & Roy Greenslade, media analyst; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Vantage Point" & "In Bruges"
Programme 19: Saturday 8th March 2008
James Hamilton, Director of Public Prosecutions; preview of Ireland v Wales rugby match today - Brent Pope & JJ Williams, former Welsh rugby union player; Comedy - 'Waldorf Salad' sketch from Fawlty Towers; tipping etiquette - Eoin Sweeney; buying organic & growing your own food - Helen Lucy Burke & Tom Doorley
Programme 18: Sunday 2nd March 2008
Newspaper panel - Martin Mansergh, Sean Kelly, Gerry O'Carroll, Peter White & Alison O'Connor; vigil in Drimnagh - Fr Martin Cosgrove, parish priest; comments about alcohol - Senator Donie Cassidy; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "There Will Be Blood", "Margot At The Wedding" & "The Bank Job"
Programme 17: Saturday 1st March 2008
Ronnie Drew; iPhones - Damien Mulley, technical columnist; comedy - Ellen DeGeneres; wedding presents - Niamh Widger & Eoin Sweeney; comedy - Jim Gaffigan; recommended destinations for sports fans - Pól Ó Conghaile & Enda Brogan in Beijing
Programme 16: Sunday 24th February 2008
Newspaper panel - Alan Dukes, Des Gibson, Colm McCarthy, Kathy Sheridan & Eoin Ryan; Dustin wins Eurosong - Dana Rosemary Scallan and contestants Marc Roberts & Leona Daly; Aer Lingus air traffic controllers dispute - Padraig Yates, SIPTU; Sport with Con Murphy; Film with Michael Dwyer - in LA for tonight's Oscars
Programme 15: Saturday 23rd February 2008
Daniel Day Lewis; happiness surges in life - Maureen Gaffney; Comedy - Rich Hall; how to get rid of a pot belly - Pat Henry
Programme 14: Sunday 17th February 2008
Newspaper panel - Fran Rooney, Mary O'Rourke, Richard Nesbitt & Dan O'Brien; objections to affordable housing in D4 - Lucinda Creighton; Ryanair website closing down - Peter Sherrard, Head of Communications; China's involvement in Darfur - Nick Clooney; Sport with Con Murphy; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "The Bucket List" & "Jumper"
Programme 13: Saturday 16th February 2008
Iognaid Ó Muircheartaigh, president of NUI Galway; Giovanni Trapattoni comes to Irish football - John Delaney, Ray Houghton & Don Givens; Comedy - Ricky Gervais; wine & climate change - Tomás Clancy; cooking of South East Asia - Neven Maguire
Programme 12: Sunday 10th February - with Rachael English
Newspaper panel: Felix McKenna, Colm Barrington, Eugene McGee, Nora Owen & Charlie O'Connor; US presidential race - Dan Rather; Sport with Con Murphy; Hollywood writers strike nearing resolution - Terry George, film-maker; Film & TV with Donald Clarke - "Juno", "The Diving Bell & The Butterfly" & "National Treasure: Book Of Secrets"
Programme 11: Saturday 9th February - with Rachael English
Cork football dispute - Tony Lean, Irish Examiner and John O'Mahony, Fine Gael deputy spokesperson on Arts, Sport & Tourism; teenage suicides in Wales - Wyre Davies, BBC Wales & Chris Claypole, father of victim; interest rates - Colm Rapple; singing puppets - Eoin Sweeney; Patrick Kielty
Programme 9: Saturday 2nd February 2008
Thomas C Foley, US Ambassador to Ireland; event to mark 50th anniversary of death of Liam Whelan + the Busby Babes - Patrick Meehan; comedy - Jerry Seinfeld; sports psychology - Prof Aidan Moran; detox follow-up - Pat Henry; recommended reading - Dermot Bolger
Programme 8: Sunday 27th January 2008
Newspaper panel - Dr Chris Luke, Rory Gillen, Jim Cusack, Katharine Bulbulia & David McWilliams; shooting of Martin 'the Viper' Foley - Paul Williams, crime correspondent; Sport with John Kenny; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "In The Valley Of Elah" & "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street"
Programme 7: Saturday 26th January 2008
10th anniversary of the death of Dermot Morgan - Don Morgan, Mick McCarthy, Rob Morgan, Mike Murphy, Dick Spring, Chris de Burgh, Brendan Grace & Ardal O'Hanlon, (including clips from Dermot as Fr Ted, Fr Trendy and as CJH on Scrap Saturday); sensory deprivation experiment - comedian Adam Bloom & psychologist Ian Robbins; teenage weight & diet - Pat Henry
Programme 6: Sunday 20th January 2008
Newspaper panel - Minister Eamon Ryan, Gerry Stembridge, Mary Corcoran, Mark Duffy & Michael McNiffe; Alistair Cooke's body snatched - William Sherman, New York Daily News; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Michael Dwyer - "No Country For Old Men" & "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"
Programme 5: Saturday 19th January 2008
Lawrence Dallaglio; Comedy with Peter Cook & Alan Bennett; your digital footprint & implications for employment - TJ McIntyre, Digital Rights Ireland & Paul Cotter, Joslin Rowe Ireland; learning holidays - travel writer Pól O'Conghaile, Gill Newlyn & William Owens
Programme 4: Sunday 13th January 2008
Newspaper panel - Sean Donlon, Martin Mackin, Pat Rabbitte, Justine McCarthy & Ulick McEvaddy; Wayne O'Donoghue release - Frank Buttimer, solicitor; Nicholas Sarkozy/Carla Bruni relationship - Christian Mallard, France Trois; Sport with Adrian Eames; Film & TV with Dave Fanning - "Charlie Wilson's War" & "Dan In Real Life"
Programme 3: Saturday 12th January 2008
Tony Bates, how to cope with depression; Comedy with Dave Allen - giving up smoking; how to disappear - Frank Ahearn, privacy expert; more comedy with Dave Allen; I.T. questions answered - Damien Mulley
Programme 2: Sunday 6th January 2008
Newspaper panel - Dan O'Brien, Jerry O'Callaghan, Sheila O'Flanagan, Mark Brennock & Tony Williams; the US presidential race - Niall O'Dowd; Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick missing in Spain - Michael O'Toole; Sport with Siobhan Madigan; Film & TV with Mark O'Regan - "Lust, Caution" & "Hotel Harabati"
Programme 1: Saturday 5th January 2008
Patrick Guinness; John O'Donohue RIP - Michael D Higgins; recycling Christmas waste - Darrell Crow, Repak; demise of the traditional pantomime - Adele King aka 'Twink'; I.T. questions answered - Damien Mulley, technical columnist