The Pat Kenny Show

A win for Ursula von de leyen , a spanner in the works for Michael McGrath and boycotts for Viktor Orban, We’ have all the latest EU news live from Brussels with Rosie Birchard, a Journalist in Brussels.

We take a look at the events, the music and the people on this day in history 19th July.

Rory at the Open and the All-Ireland hurling final top the bill for sport this weekend. Will O’Callaghan from Off The Ball and Podge Collins, former Clare hurler and All-Ireland winner joined Pat to preview a very busy weekend of sport.

Do you have a narcissistic parent? How do to recognise one, signs to look out for and the recommended approach to deal with it. To discuss all this with Pat this morning was Helen Villiers - UK Psychotherapist specialising in recovery from narcissistic parents, relationships and neurodiversity and also Katie McKenna accredited Psychotherapist helping women overcome anxiety, stress and depression.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said inheritance tax in Ireland is “punitive” and some homes could now avoid the tax in a Budget plan. We get the details from Keith Walsh Family Law Solicitor and Senior Counsel. 

Newstalk’s Josh Crosbie Reports from the closing night of The Republican National Convention. During his speech Donald Trump implied that under his leadership the US would find a cure for cancer and Alzheimer’s and he would stop wars and conflict around the world. Josh spoke to us live from the states with a reaction to the speech. Newstalk’s Josh Crosbie will be giving us his final report fr...

A major Microsoft outage Is causing havoc worldwide, with flights grounded and media channels affected. To explain what has happened Pat spoke to Raluca Saceanu CEO Smartech247 Cyber Security.

American biographical Netflix crime drama Griselda features in this week’s Boxed with John Fardy.

We take a look back on this day in History, the events, the music and the people.

Can we combat disinformation? David Robert Grimes author and disinformation expert  joined Pat to discuss and also features some other interesting stories.

Who created the competition, the many many rules of golf, streakers and the irony of women being excluded for so long? Cameron Hill, Broadcaster with Off The Ball bring us the quirky background.

Pensions, when to start one, how to start one, and explaining auto-enrollment. To explain all to us was Paul Merriman Finance Expert and Founder of AskPaul.ie.

The FDA in the US last Tuesday gave approval to an experimental new drug that has shown to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in trials. Prof Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College brought us the details.

"Pull away the spin and misdirection when it comes to housing". That's according Sinn Fein TD Eoin O’Broin who joined Pat this morning on the show.

Clean Beauty Day is celebrated on July 15th. What is clean beauty, and how can you participate? We find out with Editor of Climate Sunday Times Ireland and sustainability columnist with Irish Country Magazine.  

A raw and gritty insight into the female experience in Christine Anne Foley’s debut novel Bodies. The reader follows the protagonist Charlotte as she navigates the intricacies of modern dating and her relationship with sex. Author Christine Anne Foley joined Pat on the show this morning to chat about her new book.

The Government is looking to break motorists’ addiction to their cars with bike-buying incentives and more discounted fares for frequent public transport users. Will these incentives have any effect on motorists? Pat asked Donna Cooney Green Party Councilor for Clontarf & Deputy Lord Mayor and also Michael Healy Rae Independent TD for Kerry. 

Award winning garden designer Diarmuid Gavin shares the story behind The Rock Garden of Ryōanji  Kyoto, Japan .

On This Day; The 17th of July. Pat looks back on everything that happened on this day in history from the opening of Disneyland to the release of the Beatles classic Love Is All You Need.

The Government will make €8.3 billion in additional funding available for use in Budget 2025, its last before the next general election.€1.4bn of that money is to be spent on funding tax cuts and €6.9bn is to be used for increased expenditure. It means that total spending will rise by 6.9% in 2025, once again breaching the Government's own National Spending Rule, which is supposed to limit overall...

'Night of Power ' a new book by Robert Fisk which was completed by his wife Nelofer Pazire-Fisk following the journalist's death in 2020. Nelofer joined Pat in the studio to chat about the book and what it meant for her to have it completed.

On Inside Hollywood, Dee Reddy Podcaster and Cultural commentator takes a look at summer blockbusters, starting with Jaws and all the way up to Guardians of the Galaxy.  

As the US election looms closer, the electorate there says society is more divided than ever. The Republican National Convention is currently taking place in Milwaukee and Trump fans are confident he will return to the Oval Office.   Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been meeting with Democrats in the US to hear how they feel about their hopes with President Biden and a possible Donal...

To this week's Green Scene with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland discusses how to dealing with extreme heat and we hear all about surgeon ants.  All with thanks to AIB Ireland.

The State Opening of Parliament and a meeting with Simon Harris. Keir Starmer wants to give the impression that this government is hitting the ground running.