The Pat Kenny Show

Pat spoke to Minister Pascal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure and President of the Eurogroup, about Fine Gael's success in the local elections and what it means for Dublin Central and beyond

Pat was joined by the hilarious John Bishop, comedian and presenter, who is currently on his ‘Back At It’ tour, making his way across Ireland and connecting with audiences in a special way.

Pat spoke to Eamonn O’Reilly, chair of the energy and climate action committee at the Irish Academy of Engineering, about a new report suggesting that small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) could be a viable, cost-effective, and necessary solution for decarbonising the Irish economy by 2050.

Pat spoke to Pol Ó Conghaile, Travel Editor at the Irish Independent, about this summer's travel trends, late deals, and getaways, including tips on where to find affordable holidays and avoid the heatwaves.

Pat spoke to Dr. Jilian Abdalmajid, the Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland, and Dana Elrich, the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland, about the outrage over the ‘massacre’ in Gaza and the Israeli rescue of four hostages.

Pat spoke to Phil Egan from Off The Ball about a successful weekend for the Irish at the European Athletics Championships, where they took gold in two events, and a recap of the rest of the weekend's sports.

Pat spoke to John O’Brennan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at Maynooth University, about the shockwaves throughout France following their snap general election call and the results across Europe.

Pat was joined by Sean Defoe, Newstalk's Political Correspondent, and Terry Prone, Chair of the Communications Clinic, to discuss the neck and neck race between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, bringing the latest updates from count centres around the country.

Brooklyn is Colm Tóibín's acclaimed 2009 novel that won the Costa Novel Award and inspired the Oscar-nominated movie starring Saoirse Ronan. Now, after all these years, it has given way to a highly anticipated sequel, Long Island, which is an Oprah book club pick. Colm joined Pat in studio this morning.

As Boeing pay $160M to Alaska Airlines other airlines are thinking about seeking compensation because of delayed deliveries of all Boeing models. We get more on this with Kevin Byrne retired lieutenant colonel & airport safety & security expert.

Catherine Fulvio Owner of Ballyknocken House and Cookery School brings us a delicious strawberry and raspberry tart recipe.

A pitbull terrier has been shot and killed by armed gardai after becoming aggressive in an incident where a couple were badly injured yesterday evening. We get the details from Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent Irish independent and reaction from Vincent Cashman, Manager of the CSPCA.

Another air traffic control strike in France, Love Holidays cancel holidays, Dublin Airport car park full and threatened Aer Lingus pilot strike. We get all the details from Eoghan Corry Eoghan Corry, Editor of Air and Travel Magazine.  

The NYPD prepare to revoke Donald trump’s license to carry a gun and Hunter Bidens trial continues. We get all the latest from the US Terry Sheridan  Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

It’s the French Open final this weekend and John Duggan joined Pat to preview the weekend of sport.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is seeking an increase in the fees charged to motorists for the National Car Test (NCT), the driving test and a range of other services it provides. We get reaction from David Humphreys Road Test Editor with Completecar.ie and also Siobhan Maguire Consumer Journalist. 

Zoom users in the not-too-distant future could send AI avatars to attend meetings in their absence, the company’s Chief Executive has suggested, delegating the drudge-work of corporate life to a system trained on their own content. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us the details.

Has there been a decline in sperm quality and what can be done to aid male fertility? Pat discusses this with Professor Allan Pacey Professor of Andrology in University of Manchester. 

“I can’t see or deal with the pain of the other side right now” is a common phrase one Irish man living in Israel hears all the time. Paul Kearns is a freelance journalist living in Tel Aviv with his husband and two children. Since the war started on October 7th, he has struggled to understand the silence of the Israeli public on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. Paul spoke to Pat this morning...

We get all the recent UK news and politics with Enda Brady TV Presenter for TRT World News.

Boxed With John Fardy features 'Eric' which is showing on Netflix.

We get some great Ideas to get you out and about this weekend with Eadoin Fitzmaurice, content creator.  

 Ireland Cricket, with the Men's T20 World Cup underway in the US this week. Cameron Hill, Digital Producer Off the Ball tells us the origins of the sport of cricket.

Luke O'Neill joins Pat to discuss three different stories this week focusing on advances in brain research, including an AI map of the brain and what it can do.

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent and Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor for the Irish Examiner sharetheir analysis on campaigns, any front runners, the public’s mood and polling.