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Brian O'Connell

Cork

Reporter at RTÉ

RTÉ Journalist: @RTERadio1 @todaywithclaire Author: ‘The Personals’ (2019) + ‘Wasted’ (2009). Rosalynn Carter Fellow (2024/25) [email protected]

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  • 1 month ago | money.usnews.com | Brian O'Connell |Rachel McVearry

    Hoops mania is in the air as passionate college basketball fans engage in a major spring rite in the U.S.: March Madness. Nowadays, filling out a bracket isn't enough for NCAA tournament fans. Digital betting has launched a wave of sports gambling platforms that allow wagers on everything from who wins the tipoff in Game 1 to who survives the Final Four and takes home the trophy in three weeks. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter.

  • 1 month ago | money.usnews.com | Brian O'Connell |Rachel McVearry

    It's been less than two months since Donald Trump took office as the nation's 47th president, but some of his administration's policy changes have landed like thunderbolts on the political stage.

  • 2 months ago | money.usnews.com | Brian O'Connell |Rachel McVearry

    Stock market investors worried about the trajectory of technology stocks are increasingly looking for assets to keep their portfolios headed skyward. But could the so-called BATMMAAN stocks be the new tech super-team they're looking for? The BATMMAAN term is an acronym for a group of high-profile tech stocks that look very much like the Magnificent Seven stocks that have ruled Wall Street for the past five years. In fact they are the Mag 7, with one notable addition: Broadcom Inc. (ticker: AVGO).

  • Jan 15, 2025 | money.usnews.com | Brian O'Connell |Rachel McVearry

    It's a chaotic yet still promising ride for the global drone industry in early 2025, with the market set to rise from $34.4 billion in 2023 to $87.5 billion by 2033. That's a compound annual growth rate of 10.1% over the 10-year period.

  • Jan 14, 2025 | kiplinger.com | Brian O'Connell |Joe Cronin |Louise Norris

    Halfway through the 2020s, Americans are shattering the rules traditionally governing retirement. Whether it’s retiring at age 55 or starting a career second act after leaving the corporate world behind, today’s Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers are placing their own unique stamp on retirement in a way their parents or grandparents never dreamed. That’s surely the case for the growing number of U.S. retirees opting to retire abroad in their golden years.

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Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell @oconnellbrian
31 Mar 25

It was a real pleasure to talk with the first year journalism class in @UL today. Some great work being produced already under the guidance of @finuge and others..

Dr Audrey Galvin
Dr Audrey Galvin @finuge

Excellent insights into radio broadcasting from @oconnellbrian to our first year radio class #industryready https://t.co/WSqG4eYVig

Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell @oconnellbrian
1 Mar 25

RT @StevieGrainger: Thanks to @oconnellbrian & @TodaywithClaire for featuring our “New School” youth culture workshop on @RTERadio1 🎧 http…

Brian O'Connell
Brian O'Connell @oconnellbrian
21 Feb 25

RT @Buailtin: “Irish is a dead language!” Listen to Misha Yerhidzé, a 10 year old Ukranian boy who fled the war with his mother just over…