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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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Henry McKean looks back at the biggest events and meet the people who made a huge impact in the year 1997!From the death of Princess Diana to Michael Flatley's massive Riverdance success to the band Steps being established, there is plenty to look back on!
An NBA head coach and player are among 31 people who were arrested yesterday in the US in connection with two major federal gambling investigations which include illegal sports betting and allegedly rigged poker games. Terry Sheridan, Senior Director of News, WSHU Public Radio joined Pat Kenny to discuss all news stateside.
Four our Friday Forum Pat was joined by Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at the University of Galway, Christina Finn, political editor with The Journal, and Naomi O’Leary, Europe Correspondent for the Irish Times to discuss the week’s biggest headlines.
From over 200,000 Instagram followers and now to an An Post Irish Book Awards-nominated book, Mollie Guidera is on a mission to make our native language fun and invigorating to learn. Mollie Guidera, Creator of Irish with Mollie joined Pat Kenny on the show.
Gareth Mullins talks us through Halloween sweet treats to barmbrack cake, spooky ghost cookies and witchy cupcakes.
Sean Defoe, Newstalk’s Political Correspondent joined Pat to bring us the latest on voter turnout for the Presidential election.
It's estimated that Ireland generated 835,000 tonnes of food waste in 2023. But with so many people in need of food, what can be done to reduce surplus products? FoodCloud works with charities to redistribute millions of meals around the world. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been following the journey of this food to find out the impact it is having…
Last night protestors returned to CityWest after two nights of rioting. A smaller crowd attended as Gardaí maintained a significant presence. However, Gardaí are expecting four more nights of disorder at CityWest. Conor Lally, Security and Crime Editor with The Irish Times and Dr David Robert Grimes, Author and Disinformation expert joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.
Munster face off with Connaught, Shamrock Rovers hopeful they will finally secure the league title, and the Premier League back again this weekend. Colm Boohig, Broadcaster with Off The Ball looks ahead to the weekend in sporting action.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Benjamin Netanyahu just almost two weeks since the ceasefire in Gaza began. The meeting comes as Trump warns Israel would lose ‘all support’ from the US if it annexes west bank. JD Vance supported trump’s words as he also said it would be ‘very stupid’ Israeli vote to annex the West Bank. Pat was joined by Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist to discuss.
Irish doctors have called for regulations for e-scooters to be prioritized, saying they are causing a growing burden on our emergency care system. Analysis from the Mater Hospital shows there were 380 treated for e-scooter injuries from 2021 to 2023. Dr Chris Luke, Columnist, Host of the Irish Medical Lives Podcast and Retired Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ciaran Cuffe, Co-Chair of the European Green Party joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.
Boxed With John Fardy featured 'The Perfect Neighbour'. The new Netflix documentary tells the shocking and tragic death of Ajike “AJ” Owens.
Running a small business has never been easy. But with competition from big business online and on the ground, survival seems to have never been so hard. So is the end nigh for independent Irish enterprises, and who are the heels-dug-in owners fighting on? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports:
Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley was the UK’s first professor of medical oncology but that career, and life, was cut short on the 23rd October 1975 when an IRA bomb exploded under his neighbour’s car. So what did the medical world lose on that day when cancer research and treatment lost one of its pioneers?To chat about the legacy of Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley with Pat was John Crowne, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St Vincent’s Hospital.
President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions on Russia in an attempt to force Putin into peace, however he has refused to send tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, citing difficulties in training the Ukrainians to use the system. Pat discusses this and more with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.
Dublin has recently spent €600 million on its bus service and is planning on spending €3 billion more. Buses and the service they provide have improved greatly and money has certainly been spent. Even so, the bus service is inadequate and journey times have not improved. All to discuss with Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator.
We get the latest and reaction after another night of unrest in Citywest. Speaking to Pat this morning was our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte, Dr Umar Al-Qadri, Chairperson, Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council and Simon Harris, An Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Defence, Fine Gael.
Since jewels are on everyone's minds this week, after the Louvre Heist. It a good time to talk about sustainable jewellery, Jo Linehan looks at lab grown diamonds recycled materials and sustainable Irish jewellery makers.
Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist with the Institute of Dermatologists joined Pat in studio to answer listeners skill relating questions.
With just two days until voters head to the polling station, Catherine Connolly continues to lead in the latest business post poll on 44 percent. The poll also revealed that undecided voters remain at twenty one percent. So, with many of the electorate still undecided and a low turnout expected, how will this affect the result on Saturday? All to discuss with Pat Leahy, Political Editor with The Irish Times.
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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...
quoting kilkenny is a loaf of .... kkennny has been a city for centuries. smithwicks brewery was estsblished in 1710 and actually closed down a few years ago. that councillor is talking thru his arse
Hi Pat, the Redditors did not drive up the price of silver, and it's not talking about material silver, they're on about a company.