The Pat Kenny Show
Kanalinformation
The Pat Kenny Show
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 l...
Seneste episoder
8258 episoder
Luke O’Neill on Hantavirus
Joining Pat to discuss the recent outbreak of hantavirus is Dr Luke O’Neill.
Mark Moriarty on his latest TV show, new book, and podcast ‘Roasted’
For many people, cooking at home can feel repetitive - using the same ingredients, the same recipes and the same routines. But Chef Mark Moriarty says...
In conversation with Horslips
Horslips were the original Celtic rockers back in the 1970s, and they have just released a new live album, although they have stopped playing live gig...
Is Kier Starmer on the precipice?
Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure after Labour suffered heavy losses in the UK’s local elections, with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK making major...
The story of the Ouzel Galley
In 1695, a Dublin merchant ship set sail from Ringsend to Smyrna on what should have been a routine trading mission. It didn’t return within three yea...
How a conversation 35 years ago saved a Ghanaian rainforest
Pat had a chance encounter with a man he had last interviewed 35 years ago, and recently learned that their chat back then helped preserve a delicate...
Boxed with John Fardy: Legends
Screentime’s John Fardy joins Pat for another instalment of Boxed.
Ireland’s energy security: How do we move forward?
The Irish Academy of Engineering has just published two reports calling for significant changes to our energy security planning, which fly in the face...
Fiacc Ó Brolcháin on his experience on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Yesterday on the programme, we heard from Rachel McNicholl, whose husband Fiacc Ó Brolcháin was among the Irish citizens on board the latest Gaza-boun...
In review: Pope Leo XIV's first 12 months
This week marks the end of the first year in the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, and it has not been without its headline moments. Massimo Faggioli, Prof...
What separates a good speech from a bad one?
King Charles’ address to Congress this week landed at a delicate moment in UK‑US relations - a relationship that’s close, occasionally strained, and s...
Daire Hennessy, CEO of Citywise Education
This week’s news of drug gangs and related gun culture was a stark reminder of the challenges facing young people and their parents living in some of...
Pat's Sunday Paper Review May 3rd
Joining Pat to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Gabija Gataveckaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent.
Ask The Expert: Dermatologist Nikki Ralph
Professor and dermatologist Nikki Ralph joined Pat to answer all your skin health questions and offer some advice on how to protect ourselves
Interview: Former White House Advisor Richard Haass
Former diplomat and White House advisor sits down with Pat to discuss his career and what he thinks of US politics at the moment
Luke O'Neill Tells Us About Robots wo will be able to Reproduce
Professor Luke O'Neill sits down with Pat to discuss the future of robots and when we might be able to see them with the ability to reproduce
Irish Citizens coming home after Flotilla boats seized by Israel
Rachel McNicholl joins Pat to talk about her husband Fiach O Braolain who was aboard the latest Flotilla to be seized by the Israeli military as they...
Oliver Sears Discusses Rising Fear in Irish Jewish Community
Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland and son of a Holocaust survivor Oliver Sears joins Pat to discuss rising levels of fear in the Irish Jewish com...
Coming up on The Pat Kenny Show May 2nd & 3rd
Coming up on the Pat Kenny Show this Saturday & Sunday between 10am and 12 noon:
The man who coined the term “war of choice”, Richard Haass, wil...
Shooting at Washington Correspondents’ dinner
Associate editor at The Hill, Niall Stanage joins Pat to discuss an overnight shooting at the Washington Correspondents' dinner
The War in Ukraine is entering a new phase
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase where technology is increasingly defining the fight. from drone swarms to unmanned ground vehicles, Kyiv is...
Royal visit to the USA
King Charles III is to head to the United States on Monday for a landmark visit, amid transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and the fallout of the ...
Children’s Hospital 10 years on
This weekend marks the tenth anniversary since the national children’s hospital was granted planning permission, and not a single child patient has ye...
Pat’s Sunday Paper Review April 26th
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Political Correspondent with The Irish Times, Jack Horgan-Jones
Are ya Dancin? Reliving Ireland’s Showband Era
If you remember the Hucklebuck, you’ll probably love this show. and if you don’t, then now is your chance to learn all about Ireland's showband era. C...
Trump’s War on Science: Vaccines and Renewables
Professor Luke O’Neill joins Pat to unpack growing fears that science in the US is being systematically undermined, with billions in funding cuts and...
New battery that can power an EV for about 1,500km on a single charge
Pat is joined by Motoring Editor of the Sunday Independent Geraldine Herbert to discuss the latest on EVs
Boxed with John Fardy
John Fardy joined Pat to take a dive into a new Netflix series called Bad Mistakes
40th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster
The accident ruined lives when it happened and continued its destruction in the days, months and years that followed. However, there was one beacon of...
Dublin City Council CEO, Richard Shakespeare
Dublin City Council CEO, Richard Shakespeare, joins Pat in studio as the council confirms it has completed a €581 million purchase of the former DIT s...
A new book argues Roy Keane helped shape modern Ireland itself
Few figures in Irish sport have cast as long a shadow as Roy Keane. To some, he’s the embodiment of elite standards and uncompromising honesty. to oth...
President Catherine Connolly pays tribute to the approximately 20,000 Irish people living in Spain
President Catherine Connolly paid tribute to the approximately 20,000 Irish people living in Spain at an event in Barcelona yesterday evening.
N...
UK Prime Minister Starmer to face MPs tomorrow as he returns to Parliament
UK Prime Minister Starmer to face MPs tomorrow as he returns to Parliament, as fallout continues on his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK amba...
From Grief to Reconciliation in Israel-Palestine
Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan are fathers from either side of the Palestinian Israeli conflict, united by each having lost a daughter to the conflict...
Pat's Sunday Paper Review April 19th
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Political Correspondent with The Irish Times, Ellen Coyne
Dirty Dancing: The Inside Story of The Irish Dancing Cheating Scandal
Irish dancing has long been seen as one of Ireland's most recognisable and wholesome cultural exports, but in recent years, that image has been shaken...
In Ireland, why do we find it so hard to make progress on infrastructure?
What’s the connection between the fuel protests and young people emigrating to Melbourne? Sinead O'Sullivan is an Irish business economist, formerly o...
Luke O’Neill with some promising advances in treating pancreatic & ovarian cancer
Joining Pat to discuss some promising advances in treating pancreatic & ovarian cancer is Dr Luke O’Neill.
Veil of Silence: How the Irish State Covered Up an IRA Murder & Framed a Garda Whistleblower
Forty-one years ago, John Corcoran was murdered in West Cork. Corcoran was an IRA member and a secret garda informer. No one has ever been charged wit...
Billy Hann, CEO of Dublin
Pat is joined by Billy Hann, CEO of Dublin, to look at where the service stands - from their current recruitment drive to plans for expanding routes a...