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Gareth O'Callaghan

Gareth O’Callaghan is a radio presenter, psychotherapist and author of six books.

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Gareth O’Callaghan: How a late wife’s final wish inspired her husband to consider the priesthood at 65

A reunion with an old friend reveals how bereavement, a wife’s final wish and a desire to help others have shaped his future

Sat, 31 Oct, 2026

Gray parrot

Gareth O'Callaghan: If AI can fear death, how sure are we that we understand consciousness?

From an astonishing African grey parrot to AI models discussing death and emotion, Gareth O’Callaghan explores the mystery of consciousness

Sat, 24 Oct, 2026

Gareth O’Callaghan: The friendship that taught me why human connection matters as we age

Gareth O’Callaghan: The friendship that taught me why human connection matters as we age

The deaths of Jeffrey Archer and an elderly friend prompt Gareth O’Callaghan to reflect on loneliness, trust and the connections that sustain us

Fri, 09 Oct, 2026

Gareth O’Callaghan: In an age of anxiety, are people turning back to Jesus for hope?

Gareth O’Callaghan: In an age of anxiety, are people turning back to Jesus for hope?

After joining a Dublin march for Jesus, Gareth O’Callaghan reflects on faith, anxiety and society’s search for meaning

Sat, 03 Oct, 2026

ADLAI STEVENSON

Gareth O’Callaghan: Why Ireland needs to be ‘emergency ready’ in an increasingly unstable world

A new government booklet prompts a look back at Ireland’s Cold War fears and forward to threats from war, instability and artificial intelligence

Sat, 26 Sep, 2026

Amgen Irish Open 2026 - Day Four

Gareth O'Callaghan: Trump came for golf. Ireland got a lesson in the ‘madman theory’

Gareth O’Callaghan looks at Donald Trump’s softer side in Doonbeg and Micheál Martin’s cautious approach during the US president’s visit

Sat, 19 Sep, 2026

APTOPIX Vance

Gareth O'Callaghan: JD Vance doesn't mind if the end times come — which god is he working for?

Talk of the apocalypse is everywhere we look these days, but it's not the inevitability some want us to believe

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026

Shootings Attempt To Destabilise The Northern Ireland Peace Process

Gareth O’Callaghan: Would there have been a Good Friday Agreement without the 1981 hunger strike?

Bobby Sands’ death marked a turning point that reshaped Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland politics and the road towards peace

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

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Gareth O'Callaghan: What can Ireland do to prevent another M9 road tragedy?

The M9 tragedy has exposed the limits of policing alone as Ireland struggles to confront dangerous wrong-way motorway driving

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Gareth O’Callaghan: Is racism becoming more accepted in Ireland?

Gareth O’Callaghan: Is racism becoming more accepted in Ireland?

From online abuse to hostility on Irish streets, Gareth O’Callaghan examines the conditions allowing racism and prejudice to flourish

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026