Brendan O'Connor

Bondi Beach attacks update – Brianna Parkins

Irish Times columnist Brianna Parkins joined Brendan on the line from the scene at Sydney’s Bondi Beach where 12 people so far have been confirmed to have lost their lives in a terrorist shooting.

Female Sexual Empowerment - Prof Katriona O’Sullivan

Prof Katriona O’Sullivan from the Dept of Psychology in Maynooth University talks about having her own sexual empowerment epiphany in her early twenties and explains how women should think about their own sexual pleasure, how to communicate, how to instigate and how to spice things up.

The Newspaper Panel

Joining Brendan to discuss today’s newspapers are Dr Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer with the ESRI; Former Irish Ambassador to the United States, Dan Mulhall; Sunday Times Columnist Alison O’Connor, and Prof Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin.

Stephanie Preissner’s Gift Guide for Women: "Everybody wants stuff... Even the people who say ‘don’t get me anything’!”

Actor, screenwriter and gifting expert Stefanie Preissner gives her top tips for the women in your life – whether they're your friends, partners, mothers or nieces. She chooses Tymos and bags to journals and scented LED candles.

The Watchlist

The Nadine O’Regan, Irish Times Arts journalist and Brian Lloyd, Freelance Entertainment journalist, cast a discerning eye over the TV shows and movies that are worth a watch this week.