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The Big Breakfast Blaa

Join Ollie and Mary from 6am weekdays on WLR for plenty of music, craic and latest news on movies, local events, showbiz and lots more

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6:33

A virtual Lismore Towers & Tales Festival takes place...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/04/13

Lismore Castle provides the backdrop to the 2021 children’s book festival ‘Towers & Tales’ which will all take place online on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st. Artistic Director and CEO of Childrens Books Ireland Elaina Ryan had all the details for Ollie and Mary.

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5:46

Jordan Casey discusses self driving cars in his tech...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/04/07

They were hailed as the next big thing, and The Guardian even predicted that they would be widespread by 2020, but not so. Jordan discusses the main problems with self-driving cars, and why they haven't taken off.

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6:08

Maria McCann gives her thoughts on a new documentary...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/04/02

Maria McCann in her weekly tv/movie slot told Ollie all about a new Tina Turner documentary simply called Tina.

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5:55

Sean Defoe dropped by for Twitter Thursday.

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/04/01

Waterford native Sean Defoe joins "The Big Breakfast Blaa" every Thursday to take a look back at what's been trending online. This week he talks Suez Canal resolution,Madonna being upstaged by Sudocream and proposals for a giant moveable statue of Bono in Twitter Thursday.

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4:49

Jordan Casey discusses that old favourite "Lego"and...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/31

Last year, while toy industry sales dropped due to competition with videogames on mobiles and other supports, Lego increased its operating profitsby 10%. Far from being scared of new technologies, Lego has embracedthem.Jordan Casey told Ollie and Maria all about Lego's new horizions.

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6:36

Maria McCann watched 'Justice League - The Zach...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/26

This is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 superhero film, There was much talk about it being over four hours long, but Maria tells Ollie and Mary that she didn't feel the time passing.

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6:03

Jordan Casey discusses Facebook's movement into the...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/24

The social media giant has gone up against Apple with a new Augmented Reality wristband that could allow users interact with the virtual world. Jordan gave the details to Ollie and Mary

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6:51

Maria McCann gives her thoughts on "Your Honor,"...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/12

The Showtime production became available on Sky earlier this month. It's had much publicity, largely due to Bryan Cranston playing the lead role of a troubled judge whose son accidentally kills another teenager in a hit and run. Maria says she's enjoying it but can't get behind any character.

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7:06

Jordan Casey explains NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) in...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/10

The first most of us heard of NFTs was when Kings of Leon announced last week that they were releasing an album in the form of a non-fungible token, So what exactly is this, and how does it work? Jordan had the details for Ollie and Mary.

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6:54

Jordan Casey talks about new social media platform...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/03/03

Jordan tells that Clubhouse is a social media app that's different from the others in two distinct ways; its audio-based, and you need an invite to join. He explains more to Ollie and Mary

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6:58

Maria McCann reviews "Behind her Eyes" on Netflix.

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/26

Based on a book by the same name by Sarah Pinborough, "Behind her Eyes" is described as a psychological thriller but there's a sci-fi element too, as Maria tells us. She gave her thoughts on the six-part Netflix series to The Big Breakfast Blaa.

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6:58

Wayne discusses Duolingo, the language app, in his...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/24

Many people decided to try and learn a language, or brush up on one, during Lockdown. Duolingo, a free app that offers lessons in 34 languages in English instruction alone, has proven extremely popular. Wayne takes a look at what it can do

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7:34

Shirley Walsh tells Ollie and Mary about a giant hen egg

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/24

Shirley and her family live in Cushcam, Dungarvan. Her ten year old son, Odhran, keeps hens and one of them, Brownie, laid an extra large egg recently. Shirley told the whole story to The Big Breakfast Blaa.

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8:33

Maria McCann reviews the "Framing Britney Spears"...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/19

Directed by Samantha Stark, this New York Times Documentary centres around the pop star's father's conservatorship of her, something that's now the subject of an ongoing court battle. It also looks back at the treatment of Britney Spears by the media, in particular during times when the singer was clearly troubled. Maria gives her thoughts on The Big Breakfast Blaa.

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8:32

Sean Defoe talks pancakes, Lent, Roy Keane and food...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/18

Waterford native Sean joins The Big Breakfast Blaa every Thursday to take a look back at what's been trending online. This week there was a very strong food-related theme going on, when he chatted to Andy and Mary

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7:51

Wayne Brown looks at ways in which you can see the...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/17

For people missing the adventure of travel, Wayne tells us in his tech slot that websites and apps exist which allow you to take on famous routes and landmarks, while exercising within your own 5k restrictions.

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8:12

Focus Ireland is holding a virtual "Camino De...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/15

The walk, done within every participants' own 5k, virtually follows the 114k stretch of the last section of the Camino from the French Way to Santiago. South East Development Officer with Focus Ireland, Tricia Quinn, has more details.

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7:10

Wayne Brown looks at escooters in his latest Tech Slot

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/10

The electronic devices have yet to be fully legalised in Ireland but it's expected that legislation will be passed soon. Wayne explains how they work, in terms of range, speed limit, and how they're linked up to mobile phone apps.

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9:59

Historian Julian Walton chats to Ollie and Mary on...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/09

Julian was born "On this Day" in 1941, and he chats to Ollie and Mary about his old slot on WLR of the same name, as well as about how his love of history started.

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7:08

Michael Kelly of Waterford City Weather says it will...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2021/02/05

Michael, who runs waterfordcityweather.com, didn't rule out the possibility of snow, as he told Ollie and Mary that an Easterly wind will start to take a chilling effect from Sunday. Have a listen to his forecast.

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