Oliver Callan

We go live to Australia to find out how Eoin Dennis, a young lad from Skerries, ended up being the hero in a police chase in Sydney! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film star Alisha Weir, who captured hearts in Matilda the Musical, and then played a vampire ballerina, joins Oliver for a catch-up. Alicia is taking on a new role as ambassador for the Rubbish Film Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Woman in The Wild, Brenda Donohue meets Jenna Bush Hager in Kenmare, where NBC ‘Today’ Show has arrived to promote Kerry to the yanks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And this week's Visiting Critic is the man who gave us 'Boomshakalaka'. Basketball legend and commentator – Timmy McCarthy becomes a waiter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Leonard tells Oliver about the incredible story of his daughter, Hannah, after an accident in Italy two years ago left her with life changing injuries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of the GAA’s biggest names are playing this weekend in the many county finals happening all over the country. Des Cahill takes a look ahead at the ones to keep an eye on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karl Doyle, Commentator; Norma Sheahan, Actor, comedian & writer; and Édaein O'Connell, Journalist join Oliver in studio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver's monologue on a Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Architect Dermot Bannon joins Oliver to answer your questions – from home ventilation to kitchens and storage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Bernard Casey tells Oliver about bringing rural Ireland to life with Kerry characters, GAA obsessions and small-town gossip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Grace Hamilton, an incredibly strong woman who chose to carry her baby to term after being told he would not survive after birth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The internet has been on fire this week after Kelly Clarkson made a scathing remark about a small New York shop. Kay Mulcaire, Owner of Isobel Boutique in Adare, tells Oliver about what it’s like to deal with tricky customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eva Pau joins Oliver with all the recipes and tips you need for Asian cooking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Meath man, Ralph Lynch, who says he’s only alive today thanks to the bystanders who intervened when he had a cardiac arrest, and to Dr Conor Deasy, President of the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director, Bríd Ní Gallchóir, and Eithne Carson, who plays the role of not Eliza Doolittle but ‘Éilis’, tell Oliver about the story of Eliza Doolittle as Gaeilge. You can find tickets for their show on aislingghear.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The worst technical challenge in 17 years – Tony Kane, Bakery consultant, tells Oliver why the bakers got flatbread so wrong on last night’s episode of the Bake Off! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Rosemary Day, Head of the Department of Media and Communication Studies at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, takes a look back at 100 years of Irish Radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Corr, Entertainment reporter with the RTÉ Newsroom, takes a look ahead to their new album, Dopamine Chamber. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melanie C joins Oliver to talk about life in the Spice Girls, her Limerick connection and her days as a teenage raver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TU Dublin & Author of ‘Housing a Nation’, joins Oliver to discuss Bungalow Bliss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Chief Mass Correspondent, Luke Doogue, tells Oliver about his favourite 'Cemetery Sundays' over the summer, as well as a rare visit to a Church of Ireland service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Growing up, Jamie Mac Giolla Bháin’s grandmother told him stories about a murdered cousin called Garda Michael Clerkin. Jamie tells Oliver about his new book 'Thundering Disgrace: The Assassination of a British Ambassador, the Murder of Garda Michael Clerkin, and a Presidential Resignation, 50 Years On (1976–2026)' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brenda Donohue reports live from the home of Monaghan GAA as officers from the New York Police Department take on Gardaí in a football match in Clones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entertainment journalist and TV addict, Olivia Fahy, joins Oliver with the perfect telly recommendations for the cosy season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Green Party leader Eamon Ryan tells Oliver about a new documentary that takes an intimate look at his last 18 months in office – giving us a glimpse into his political and personal life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The days are long but the years are short.' If that rings a bell and bothers you, you'll identify with journalist, Niamh O'Reilly, who joins Oliver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Ryan rang the bells of a church on Thomas Street yesterday after a 20 year silence. He tells Oliver why it was a full circle moment for him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Traitor and author Páraic Kerrigan explores the quirks of Irish pop culture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Frank Greally who says he’s walking in the footsteps of Patrick Kavanagh – trecking from Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan to Dublin over the next five days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maurice Brosnan, Senior sportswriter with the Irish Examiner, rounds up a weekend of GAA action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Britain's best-loved comedy stars Jack Dee celebrates 40 years of stand-up with Oliver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our ‘Screen Team’ Olivia Fahy and Dave Hanratty bring us up to speed on the best TV and films to check out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maggie Cronin, of The Family Store in Kilrush, tells Oliver about her award See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s visiting critic is no stranger to the stage, but did she make them laugh in her forays as an aspiring Stand Up comedian? Singer, songwriter, and Dervish front woman, Cathy Jordan reveals all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The internet's favourite condiment expert, Claire Dinnute, tells Oliver why we've become so obsessed with butter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Aidan, who is at Kazakhstan as the Girls in Green line out for their World Cup play-off semi-final. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest yet, Mothers and Others festival of football is taking place in New York this weekend, and our Woman in the Wild, Brenda Donohue, is in Dublin Airport trying to sneak into one of their suitcases! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cork hurler Patrick "Hoggie" Horgan, still the all-time leading scorer in the championship, looks back on an extraordinary career - on and off the pitch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finbarr Buckley, a former staff member at Roches Stores, tells Oliver about a reunion he's organised for former colleagues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GP turned podcaster, Dr Rangan Chatterjee tells Oliver why we are failing a whole generation of young people by failing to control screen time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Doran, Faye Shortt and Michael Fry join Oliver to talk about their new season of 'No Worries If Not' which returns tonight at 10.30 on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Behan, Wicklow County Councillor, tells Oliver about accidentally going viral on TikTok. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Benzie, super-fan of Angela Lansbury and the creator of Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote, tells Oliver about his Irish 'Jessica jogs'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show Jane Cowan takes us through the rules of romance for Gen Z. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheena Crowley of Crowley’s Music Center in Cork City tells Oliver about how she keeps a 100 year old family business going, and growing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Dara Molloy, a former priest who swapped the collar for life as a Celtic priest, monk and druid! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cork man, Captain Paul Roche tells Oliver all about his 40-year career traversing the globe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver chats to Belfast rapper, Gareth Spence, who performs as Young Spencer from the Shankill Estate. Gluin an tSosa Cogaidh, is on TG 4. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian and author, Justine Stafford, tells Oliver about her new book 'The Irish Art of It’ll be Grand’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oliver speaks to Peter McDonagh, the Galway native who befriended Jeffrey Archer, when they were in Belmarsh prison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.