Brendan Coogan (born 1970) is a British television and radio presenter, from Middleton, Lancashire, best known for previously presenting Top Gear on the BBC. Between 1999 and 2001 he was a presenter on Radio 5 Live. "The Score " was a weekly youth sports show. In 2003 and 2004 he was a regular face on Granada Television in the North West of England. In 2004 he won an RTS (Royal Television Society) award for Best Presenter. (North West) His brothers are actor-comedian Steve Coogan and former Mock Turtles frontman Martin Coogan. Since 2008 he has been a regular and ad hoc presenter on BBC Radio Manchester, notably filling in on The Eamonn O'Neall and Jimmy Wagg show.

In April 2006, he became a presenter for the Sky One motoring show Vroom Vroom.

In Autumn 2006 Brendan Coogan was the live commentator on "Cirque de celebrite" on Sky One.

Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c. 577) (Irish: Naomh Breandán; Icelandic: Brandanus) called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called St Brendan's Island. The Voyage of St Brendan could be called an immram (Irish navigational story). He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

Saint Brendan's feast day is celebrated on 16 May by Catholics, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox Christians.

In 484 Saint Brendan was born in Ciarraighe Luachra near the port of Tralee, in County Kerry, in the province of Munster, in the south-west of Ireland. He was baptised at Tubrid, near Ardfert, by Saint Erc. For five years he was educated under Saint Ita, "the Brigid of Munster", and he completed his studies under Saint Erc, who ordained him priest in 512. Between the years 512 and 530 St Brendan built monastic cells at Ardfert, and, at the foot of Mount Brandon, Shanakeel— Seana Cill, usually translated as "the old church"— also called Baalynevinoorach.