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Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world.
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CBS news, the home of Walter Cronkite in the 1960s and 1970s when he brought the evening news to millions of viewers across America, including commentating on the historic moon landing in 1969. But in the past number of months, the face of CBS news has changed. Now headed by former opinion editor Bari Weiss and with changes to the personalities fronting coverage, the once venerable CBS News appears in decline. All to chat about with Lorcan Nyhan, Head of Training at the Communications Clinic.
Is sleeping in on weekends healthy self-care… or does it set you up for a rough Monday? For people who wake early all week, days off can feel like a chance to catch up. But shifting your sleep schedule too much can confuse your body clock kind of like a mini time-zone jump. With tips on managing your sleep Pat spoke to Lucy Wolfe, Sleep Expert.
We look back on the news stories of the week on the Friday Forum. Joining Pat in studio today was Shay Brennan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown, Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin spokesperson on education and youth and TD for Meath East and Brenda Power, Columnist with the Sunday Times.
One pan Cod with tomato, red pepper, olives and potato, Spanish Baked eggs with Tomato, ST chorizo and parsley and a Sweet potato, spinach and goats cheese frittata. One pan meals to try this weekend and Gareth Mullins talks us through these recipes.
World’s first research-backed intervention reduces harmful engagement with AI-generated explicit imagery. As the Grok AI-undressing controversy grows, researchers say user education must complement regulation and legislation. All to discuss with Dr Gillian Murphy, UCC School of Applied Psychology and research project Principal Investigator.
After nearly seven years of uncertainty, Kerry man Seán Binder has been acquitted on charges of people smuggling avoiding twenty years in a Greek prison. Binder was one of twenty-three defendants set to face trial after volunteering to save refugees from drowning in the sea off Lesvos in Greece back in 2018.
The Premier League is back this weekend and all eyes will be on Michael Carrick and Man United. The 44 year old was confirmed as head coach for the remainder of the season ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend. Back home, the All-Ireland Club senior football final takes place as Dingle hopes to secure their first title. Colm Boohig, Broadcaster with Off the Ball looks ahead to a busy weekend of sport.
The April 5 deadline is approaching for people living outside the UK to benefit from new rules for UK State Pension entitlements. If you have between 1 and 10 years of work in the UK, this is your last chance ever to get or top up a UK state pension.To bring us the details and information was John Ring Operations Director of XtraPension.
With Ireland two must win matches away from World Cup qualification, should pubs be allowed to stay open late to accommodate the late start of any potential Ireland matches? Pat discusses this with Barry Heneghan TD, Independent, Dublin Bay North
Researchers at the University of Limerick are currently looking into the effectiveness of ‘super spike’ running shoes for Ireland’s elite sprinters ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Technology has been at the forefront of athletics since the Ancient Olympic Games. But even the simplest of inventions have received pushback from the conservative powers that be. Off The Ball’s Cameron Hill can tell us more
Joining Pat this morning was the globally renowned, award-winning physician, Dr. Patrick Treacy. He joined Pat to chat about his new book 'Destinations, Medical Stories From Around The World. With a career spanning diverse roles across continents, the book shares captivating stories of vibrant cultures in both bustling cities and remote corners of the globe.
1A recent survey showed that never cleaning your phone and scrolling while on the loo were amongst the top ten phone habits people want to kick. But how unhygienic is a dirty phone in the bathroom? and what other germs are lurking around our everyday household items? To tell us was Dr Orla Cahill, Lecturer in Microbiology and Allergen Management in Technological University Dublin.
Married people are better off financially due to tax breaks. But what are your options if you are co-habiting and something goes wrong. We get tips and advice from Paul Merriman CEO of Fairstone Ireland.
Everybody hates going to the dentist. So might it be possible instead to regrow teeth in your own mouth? Recent advances say yes. And also there’s a new toothpaste coming that is really effective at killing the bacteria in your mouth that cause gum disease.All to chat about with Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College Dublin.
A new report from the ESRI shows that many people believe immigration is happening in Ireland on a larger scale than it really. People also misjudged why migrants come to Ireland and the focus on asylum-seekers in media coverage and public discourse “may contribute to these biases”. So how much does this stem from migration.Pat discusses this further with Dr Umar Al Qadri, Chairperson Irish Muslim Council.
Many of us will declutter and dump unused and unloved items this January. But many do not know where to recycle and donate post Christmas. With all the advice was Jo Linehan, Sustainability Journalist.
With rising anxiety among people currently due to the alarming actions of Trump, Putin and other world leaders. It is more important now than ever we facilitate ways in which positive societal and political change can be actively brought about at a grassroots level. All to discuss further with Stephen Donnelly, Melbourne based community organising specialist and Host of the Socially Democratic podcast.
In 2023, 13 local authorities did not issue any derelict site levies despite having the power to do so. Almost €20.5m remains unpaid in derelict site levies ahead of a new derelict site tax in coming into effect in 2027. Pat discusses this further with Thomas Gould TD, Spokesperson on Urban Regeneration & Renewal, Planning, Public Realm & Local Government, Cork North-Central, Sinn Féin.
Diarmuid Gavin, award winning gardener joined Pat Kenny on the show to dicuss the gardens of Bournville in Birmingham.
As part of the Pat Kenny Show's focus on crime we are going to turn to Cork. A shoplifting gang has been caught by Gardaí following a raid on a home in Cork. €10,000 worth of stolen goods, including shoes, spirits, drills, hoovers and toothpaste were recovered. But does Cork have a shoplifting problem like Dublin and do people in Cork feel safe? Henry McKean met people on the streets of Cork and sent us this report…
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dermut must have forgot his poppy don't see it on his attire 🤡
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🤡 Kenny asks why Connolly can't answer questions regarding people losing homes while we have a government minister who was in Leinster house while 16,000 are now homeless... awful biased 💩
Time for biased hack kenny to hang up the microphone he's not even trying to hide it anymore....
Got 3mins in and had to turn off.... Kenny is pathetic and allows this Israeli mouthpiece free range to spew forth its propaganda.. Kenny is only able to raise his anger for the shinners... Disgusting
Took 4 mins for lee to mention Sinn Fein who weren't represented on this panel while dickhead kenny sat idly bye... Switched off... Awful shite from moley kenny
This dick kenny is obsessed with red top rag mouthpiece lee, as for the opinions of a "social influencer" 🤣😂💩
Kenny has absolutely no credibility nor has this discredited wretch williams and only a rancid biased so called radio station would give his rants oxygen.. FYI williams the thugs that perpetuated this dont vote.. Dreadful shite
Kenny is so fine gael biased that there's not point in listening any more.. He sits back and allows a party political broadcast from a minister from a totally discredited government.. Awful Dirge
More shite from kenny... If i had a cent for every time sheean and prone were on this tripe...
Sinn Féin did it... 🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Kenny and Danny are 2 wankers of the most hideous type...
Had to turn this off the Kenny and the loony Donovan attacking quinlivan is beyond reprehensible
I would rather have the country burn under a SF majority government then suffer another FG or FF elitist government, we are nothing but slaves
😂😂😂Kenny must go to sleep and wake up thinking of The Shinners 😂😂😂😂 it's truly kennys obsession....
appalling service, it's not staffing, its the staff don't care, awful
And yet you have drivers in their 70s who never sat a theory or practical test some who got licences through a amnesty in the 70s...bonkers
Joan Burton the screechy 1 who sunk Labour 💩 😂😂
load of rubbish, she will probably get a council house out of it.
Try watching "The Mayor of Kingstown" with Jeremy Renner... Much better
Is unionism ready to accept the democratic will of the people? There fixed that for you...