The Pat Kenny Show

The Last Irishman in the NFL: A Celebratory Podcast of Resilience, Triumph, and the Return of the Irish to the NFL. Pat spoke to the podcast Producer Lochlainn Harte.

This week on Inside Hollywood, Lisa Cannon takes a look at the 1971 all-time favourite Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

It is one year since the launch of Chat GPT. We reflect on the huge developments of the software and we’ll have predictions for what AI could look like in 2024 with Aidan Connolly CEO of Idiro Analytics. 

Speedy shrimp and how birds need to be good singers, but can’t be one-hit wonders! All up to discuss in this week's 'Green Scene' with Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland. All with thanks to AIB.

There are reports of the ‘fiercest fighting’ in Gaza since the conflict began. We get an update from Scott Lucas Professor & Political Analyst at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.  

Rally driver Rosemary Smith passed away yesterday. We pay tribute to the trailblazing woman she was with Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor for Sunday Independent.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee survived the confidence motion against her with the Dáil debate that followed proving lively. Ireland Editor for the Independent.ie Fionnan Sheahan joined Pat to discuss the events that unfolded.

"Christmas party season has well and truly kicked off and it will be in full swing until the New Year." "It's not only toy shops and grocery stores that are experiencing a seasonal rush but also hairdressers, beauticians, boutiques and gyms."    The glitz and the glam come out at Christmas and our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been meeting with those who are in the business of cr...

This week, Jess Kelly will bring us some more gift ideas including Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and a portable Bluetooth speaker.

6 weeks on from the catastrophic flooding that seriously impacted local businesses in Middleton County Cork our southern reporter Jamie O’Hara visited the area to see how the clean-up is going  

Dear Gay is a book about the late Gay Byrne that has been written by his daughter Suzy which discusses the impact he had on the public during Ireland's challenging times/ Suzy joined Pat on the show this morning.

We talk to two adventurous men who set sail from New York City to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Galway. Their adventure is featured in a new documentary Man V Ocean Documentary: Man Vs Ocean, an emotional and reflective adventure documentary that follows Damian Browne and Fergus Farrell's voyage traversing the Atlantic Ocean in a two-person rowboat that will air on Wednesday 6th December.

From winning a Pulitzer Prize for his work to quitting at the peak of his career, Pat was joined on the show by Cathal McNaughton an Irish photographer who has spent years working at the frontlines of conflict zones.

Our 'Ask The Expert' joining Pat this morning was Enda Dooley an Audiologist at Hidden Hearing.

On December 5th Travellers and their supporters will take to the streets of Dublin, demanding a National Traveller Mental Health Strategy from the Government.  Significant numbers of Travellers suffer from poor mental health and the result is a suicide crisis of catastrophic proportions.   Our reporter James Wilson sent us this report.

Pól Ó Conghaile  Travel Editor, Irish Independent brings us recommendations of the best Christmas market, holiday breaks, and deals over the festive season. Travel is with thanks to Ryanair.

Have you recently donated your cells to science? Well, they might have been used to create tiny new living robots. To explain more Pat was joined on the show by Scientist and Author Dr David Robert Grimes.

We discuss how over a third of people are paying more than €50 for a visit to their GP with Dr Ernan Gallagher Clinical lead, Centric Dermatology Services.

The Irish women’s football team lost out to Hungry, another loss for MU and all the rest of the weekend sports Kathleen McNamee  Digital producer with Off The Ball.

In a hugely significant move criticised by many, the Russian Supreme Court has banned an organisation that it calls “extremist” - The International LGBT Public Movement. To discuss this Pat was joined in the studio by Adam Long Board Director of the National LBGT Federation. 

The Israeli military is targeting Hamas command centers, weapons storage, and naval forces after the ceasefire fell apart on Friday. We get the latest from Duncan Bullivant Special Advisor to the Head of the Bosnia peacekeeping mission, part of the UK mission to Kosovo in 1999, and CEO of the Henderson Group, an international risk management advisory.

From our Christmas Show live from the Ananatra The Marker Hotel in Dublin   We take a look at the news stories of the day with Ireland Editor Fionnan Sheahan.

Our Friday Forum looked back on the news stories of the week. Joining Pat this morning was Jim O'Callaghan Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South and his party’s justice spokesperson, Louise O Reilly Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and also Roisin Shorthall Social Democrats TD for Dublin Northwest and Spokesperson on Health and Finance. 

Gareth Mullins has taken two lucky listeners Deirdre and Pauline under his skilled chef wing to show them how to cook this morning we see how they are faring. Friday Food is with thanks to Cully & Sully.

Dublin in the Rare Auld Times: We discuss why recent events shouldn’t overshadow the city that so many of us call home with Andrea Horan Dublin Business Owner and Holly Carpenter Social Media Influencer.