Highlights from the daily radio show including big interviews, the daily news round-up and the 'Best of the Week Podcast' every Friday. Listen live Monday to Friday at 9am on RTÉ Radio 1.
Latest episodes
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1 h 37
Best of the Week Podcast
Martin McGlynn on why DIY is for everyone, living with sight loss, Michael Owen and his son James on their new documentary, Football is for Everyone, Sue Cullen talks about working…
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27 min
Susan McCann
Legendary country singer Susan McCann has had her health struggles over the last year. Now she’s back on the road with new music to share.
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2 min
Naming your Car
As a DJ, Aoife McElwain spends a lot of time on the road. So much so, she named her van "Dolly" as a nod to her favourite singer.
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16 min
Flower Child
Alex Kelly was inspired to set up her business despite the big challenges in her life. International Epilepsy Day is coming up on February 12th. Also see, flower-child.ie.
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10 min
Fly Fishing Museum
Shay mentioned on the show yesterday that fishing is an activity as good as any to practice mindfulness. Walter Phelan set up his own fly fishing museum in Co. Laois.
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23 min
Preparing for Life: Sue Cullen
'Preparing for Life' is a programme to help build parents' confidence and help prepare children from infancy to school. Sue Cullen joined us to speak about the organisation along w…
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14 min
Michael & James Owen: Football is for Everyone
The former England striker Michael Owen and his son James talk about his diagnosis with Stargardt disease. "Football is for Everyone" is a new documentary on TNT Sports on January…
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18 min
Cathy Sweeney - Breakdown
"Breakdown" is Cathy Sweeney's debut novel. It follows a middle-aged woman who on the surface has everything though decides to leave home. Mostly she's fed up with being nice to he…
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22 min
DIY
Martin Glynn is the man behind the DIY Academy. He is a carpenter by trade and believes everyone can learn the basics of DIY. Further information on thediyacademy.ie
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8 min
Resistance Training
Park HIIT, high intensity training in Dublin offers free workouts in local parks. It's a social enterprise set up by Brian Crooke to offer resistance training outside of the gym. A…
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23 min
Tracy Clifford Music Festivals for 2024
2FM presenter Tracy Clifford previews the must-see festivals at home and abroad for the year ahead.
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12 min
BT Young Scientists - Bathroom Graffiti
Hollie Service-Thorpe and Erin Hayes are fifth year students at Roscommon Community College. Their project was one of the 550 on display at the RDS for the BT Young Scientist. "Tag…
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1 h 52
Best of the Week Podcast
Fionnula Flanagan ahead of performing in John B Keane’s “Sive”, 2FM presenter Tracy Clifford previews must-see music festivals, former model and presenter Michelle Doherty talks op…
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29 min
Michelle Doherty
Michelle Doherty talks honestly and openly about infertility and the decision to go to rehab. The former model and Xposé presenter now lives in Australia.
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27 min
Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan has appeared in everything from Ulysses to the Others, from the Guard to Star Trek. She's currently in rehearsals for John B. Keane's "Sive" at the Gaiety, runnin…
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2 min
Kindness revisited
Terri spoke to Shay on Friday's show about her husband Diarmuid losing his wallet. She tells Shay what happened since.
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22 min
Jacqui O'Donovan
Jacqui O'Donovan became managing director of the family business at 19 years of age. Her family roots are very much in West Cork. The business was set-up by her father when her par…
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12 min
Cardiac Emergency
Firefighter Paul Moore was on hand to help a fellow GAA player, Derek O'Connor when he had a sudden cardiac arrest last September in Fairview Park.
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9 min
Kindness
Terri talks to Shay about an unexpected event and the kindness of others.
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15 min
Phonebox Restoration
Shay brought us on a trip down memory lane on yesterday's show with the mention of phone boxes. Paul Murphy is a former engineer, with a passion for repurposing phone boxes. While…