The Pat Kenny Show

Best-selling author David Nicholls talks to Pat in studio about his latest novel, "You Are Here".

Follow the rules of the road because the gardai are looking down on you from their new truck-like supercab. We discuss this with Michael Healy Rae  Independent TD for Kerry.

Singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash will be coming to Dublin this June. She spoke to Pat about the upcoming concert.

Israel and Hamas have both angrily rejected moves to arrest their leaders by the international criminal court following heavy fighting in Gaza. Professor Paul Rogers, Author & Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford University    

Have you got a will in place, so your loved ones know your wishes if the worst were to happen? Pat was joined on the show by John Costello, consultant solicitor at Nobel Law on everything you should know about making your will.

Our EV series continues with the results from a Norwegian range test conducted in Summer and Winter. We get all detail details from Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor for the Irish Independent.

We hear about the Irish owned company that is delivering the 3D construction technology to enable the housing project. Speaking to Pat this morning was Justin Kinsella Managing Director and Co-Founder of Harcourt Technologies ( HTL.tech ). 

An average Irish wedding costs €26,000. In today's cost of living crisis more people are opting for so called “quiet” weddings but what are they?  To tell us more was Sara Kennedy, wedding expert from The Irish Wedding Blog and also to discuss further we got reaction from David Quinn, Columnist Sunday Independent and head of the Iona Institute. 

Alastair Campbell Writer, communicator, consultant, strategist, mental health campaigner. Does podcast The Rest is Politics with ex Tory minister Rory Stewart joined Pat on the show this morning to discuss refugees fleeing the UK for Ireland and the Labour party’s relationship with Israel and Trump.

We take a look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this week on the show was Jack Horgan Jones, Political correspondent with The Irish Times, Jennifer Whitmore Social Democratic TD for Wicklow, Spokesperson for Climate, Environment and Biodiversity and Colm Brophy Fine Gael TD, Dublin southwest chairperson of the European Affairs Committee. 

A consultant in emergency medicine has raised concerns about the lack of pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland. Speaking to Pat this morning on the show was Lisa Cunningham, pre hospital Physician and Consultant in emergency medicine.

Fifty years ago today, 34 people including an unborn baby died after three no-warning car bombs were detonated in Dublin city centre, followed by a fourth bomb in Monaghan town. Speaking to Pat this morning was Former Detective Chief Superintendent John O’Brien.

Executive Chef of The Anantara Marker Hotel, Gareth Mullins will be serving up some Jerk Chicken wings and ranch mayo and Potato Salad.

Displaced refugees, global migration. Is there a solution? Gillian Tiggs Former United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Assistant High Commissioner for Protection with UNHCR is speaking at the World Bar Conference as part of a panel on “Humanity on the Move: Legal Frontiers in Migration and Human Rights”

Ireland’s immigration crunch and the plan to turn a ‘super prison’ into a migrant camp. We discuss with Pat Leahy Political Editor with The Irish Times. 

All this week we have been examining electric vehicles in the EV series 'Charged'. Today we are looking at sales and more importantly used EV sales and we sent our reporter Josh Crosbie out to meet some EV dealers and also the public at some of the country's charging points.

Whether solo, in a couple or out with the kids we hear some fun things to do out and about this weekend with Eodain Fitzmaurice Content Creator.

We hear about the sport of Gloucester cheese-rolling with Cameron Hill from Off The Ball.

Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College joined us live from Norway to chat about  fjords, how the worlds most northern research station in trouble and the Svalbard global seed vault.

The Lucy Letby case, many experts were deeply concerned with her conviction. On Monday the New Yorker ran a 13,000 word piece on the case, highlighting the ineptitude of the case against her. We here more about this with David Robert Grimes author and disinformation expert.

Fly on the wall or fly on the run? We have the latest on France’s escaped drug boss with John Lichfield Veteran Correspondent based in France.

The Dalkey book festival, running from the 13th-16th of June, is launching a new ai series. A host of international speakers will discuss how people will live with artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will shape the future. Speaking to Pat this morning was David McCourt, Founder of Granahan McCourt capital, a global investment firm specialising in innovation within technology, media and telecom...

We get some sustainable pet tips with Jo Linehan, Editor of Climate Sunday Times Ireland and sustainability columnist with Irish Country Magazine. We also hear about where to donate old pet items and new breeding legislation.

We hear about the RSA safety campaign and the new rules of the road for electric scooters with Sarah O’Connor  Director of Partnerships & External Affairs, Road Safety Authority. 

Slovakian minister fears country is “on the verge of civil war” after attempted assassination on Robert Fico. We get the latest from Rosie Birchard who is a journalist in Brussels.