The Pat Kenny Show

In Rafah, more than a million sheltering Palestinians are braced for an offensive by the Israeli army. We get the latest from Hannah McCarthy a Journalist based in Israel.

Hidden Hearing Audiologist, Enda Dooley was our expert this morning and discussed hearing loss and the best solutions for it.

Is Valentine's Day just a commodification of love? Or do we need our relationships to be acknowledged to survive? We discuss with Stephanie Regan, Clinical Psychotherapist.

We speak to the author of the global bestseller The Maid' Nita Prose on her brand new book 'The Mystery Guest'.

A convicted sex trafficker on the run from Gardai, we’ll have the latest from crime journalist Paul Williams. 

The Kansas City Chiefs are once again Super Bowl champions while it’s victory for Ireland at home in the Six Nations. All the sports news with Nathan Murphy.

“We need them here”, we discuss Minister Simon Harris’s plan to bring construction workers home.

One of America’s biggest names in auctioneering Mike Jones, President and Director of America’s Auction Academy joined Pat on the show as he has travelled from Texas to judge the new top auctioneer rostrum competition.

Two Israeli hostages have been rescued in a raid in Rafah amid reports of air strikes in Gaza. We get the latest updates from the CEO of Henderson group, Duncan Bullivant.

We take a look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this Friday was Senator Shane Cassells Fianna Fail Senator for Meath West, Verona Murphy TD Independent TD for Wexford and John Lee Executive Editor, Daily Mail Group Ireland.

Its times for Friday Food with Gareth Mullins and this week Gareth brings us a perfect pancake recipe.

The special counsel's report into Biden's handling of classified documents came to the conclusion that President Biden will not face any charges but should concern for his memory. We get the latest from Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer. Political columnist with the journal.ie .

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness joined Pat in studio to discuss her crackdown on sanctions against Russia, the significance of a new EU anti money laundering agency and her future politics plans.

Ireland is preparing for the potential threat of election interference from foreign governments and a “very challenging picture” lies ahead in 2024 and beyond, according to Art O’Leary, the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission who joined Pat this morning on the show.

A hunt is underway to find passengers who travelled on the same bus as a Westmeath man with measles. We get latest from Ronan McGreevy,  Journalist for the Irish Times.  

All this week on the programme, we have been looking at Ireland's fascination with cocaine . We have heard from the users, the former addicts and those working to support them. This morning, our reporter, Josh Crosbie brings us a report from those working on the frontline and how they are dealing with the public who are on cocaine"

Can’t go over it, can’t go under it and now – can’t go through it. We’ll be discussing the plan to ban cars travelling in the city center with Michael Pidgeon  Green party Councillor for Dublin Gabe  Cronnolly  and Independent Councillor and Member of Physical Impairment Ireland. 

As our cocaine nation series continues we hear about the harmful physical and mental impact cocaine has on people from Professor Colin O’Gara Head of Addiction Services at St John of God Hospital in Dublin and Clinical Professor of Medicine & Medical Specialties at the School of Medicine, University College Dublin.

Is over-exercising more than an obsession? And how much exercise is too much?  To discuss Pat was joined on the show by Brian Keane Personal Trainer, Sports Nutritionist and author of “The Keane Edge'.

Israel has rejected Hamas’ proposal for a ceasefire, but how realistic were its terms? Pat discusses this with Fawaz Gerges Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

The first brain chip implant in a human and the hidden benefits of viagra all up for discussion with Prof Luke O'Neill.

Almost 30 percent of rent across the country is more than 2,000 euro a month according to 2023 figures from the Residential Tenancies Board. To get reaction to these figures Pat spoke to Eoin O’Broin

We hear about some sustainable alcohol options with Jo Linehan Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland.

New polls out this morning show the majority of voters think the country is going in the wrong direction. We put this and more to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

With parents still unable to secure secondary school places for their children for the upcoming academic year, some schools from Kildare, Wicklow, Dublin, Galway and Cork may provide temporary classrooms -how will this work in practice? Writing about this in the Irish Times this morning is Carl O’Brien who spoke to Pat this morning.