Brendan O'Connor (born 23 January 1970) is an Irish media personality, columnist, comedian and retired pop star.
He presents the Current Affairs panel show Cutting Edge on RTE TV.
He presented The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ One from 2010 to 2015, he is also known for his columns in the Sunday Independent newspaper.
He is also editor of the newspaper's Life Magazine.O'Connor's pop career included a one-hit wonder as Fr.
Brian & The Fun Loving Cardinals, the comedy song "Who's in the House?", reaching number 3 in the Irish charts.
O'Connor has pursued varied media career over several decades in Ireland.
During the 1990s he appeared on Don't Feed the Gondolas, as well as on a number of other TV programmes.
During the 2000s he served a member of the judging panel on Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann's (RTÉ) You're a Star TV talent contest before presenting The Apprentice: You're Fired! and The Saturday Night Show.
With a salary of €228,500 in 2011, he is one of RTÉ's highest paid stars.