The Pat Kenny Show

Sinead McNamara Founder and Co-Director of the National Menopause Summit speaks about the importance of educating and empowering women in a world of misinformation and taboo.

Why do we put ourselves through watching scary horror movies? This week on Inside Hollywood Lisa Cannon takes us through the top ten Halloween movies of all time. 

On this week's Green Scene, we hear about new research that suggests plants can clean gasoline fumes from the air, and how much climate change is costing us. All this with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland. 

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joined Pat in the studio to discuss what Budget 2024 brought to people, families, and businesses.

‘Interesting Stories About Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings’ is a new book by Susie Dent and Susie joined Pat on the show this morning.

Former peacekeeper and academic Dr. Ray Murphy will give his view of the Israel-Palestine conflict with Pat this morning on the show.

Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent  Jess Kelly reviews new FitBit from Google, as well as the full details on the new Pixel 8.

Israel unleashes brutal response to Hamas attack as the fallout from the weekend’s massacre continues. We speak to Alistair Bunkall, Middle East Correspondent With Sky News.

Today we will finally find out who is doing well and not so well in the Budget. our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with people the length and breadth of the country, to hear what they want to see in the Budget:

It’s the final day of World Space Week, we’ll look at man’s eternal search for the stars and the projects they’ve wielded. Speaking to Pat this morning was Professor Tom Ray a researcher with the Webb telescope and lead researcher of the Ariel project.

We discuss the politics & implications behind the Hamas attack and the Israeli retaliation with 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.  

To mark world mental health day, one man tells us how aware helped him through his lifelong depression, when he decided to seek help at aged 60. Speaking to Pat this morning was Des Connolly an Aware Ambassador and also Dr. Susan Brannick Clinical Director of Aware.

As AI sets its sights on revolutionising more and more industries, we ask if can AI change the face of hospitality with Paul Armstrong, Technology expert and founder of TBD group.

Budget 2024, social welfare boosts, childcare help, and tax changes – what's coming up in Budget 2024? Daniel McConnell, Editor, of The Business Post joined Pat to discuss.

  Refractive eye surgery can be extremely beneficial, however when not done by a certified medical professional, certain things can go wrong. Our expert has all the answers to your eye problems. Joining Pat this morning was Dr Brendan Cummings Consultant ophthalmic surgeon at The Wellington Eye Clinic .

US faces problems at home and abroad as the conflict in Israel raises pressing questions while republicans jockey for position. To get the latest Pat was joined by Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer with The University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal.ie.  

Caution To The Wind takes readers on a journey into the life of Terry Prone, one of the most successful businesswomen in Ireland from the 1970s. Terry joined Pat this morning on the show.

We discuss the certification of electric planes and the future of aviation with Lt Col Kevin Byrne airplane safety and security auditor.  

Luke O'Neill joined Pat to chat about his new book Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before A Joyous Journey through all of Science is a book which explores different types of science and scientists throughout the world.

Israel declares war following Saturday’s music festival massacre, we’ll look at the history behind the conflict with Scott Lucas, Professor of US Politics at the Clinton Institue UCD.  

Ireland dominated Scotland to book themselves a quarter-final place against New Zealand. Keith Wood will join us to analyse the match along with Kathleen McNamee Digital Producer with Off the Ball and Host of COYGIG podcast.

What exactly is mom rage and how can you manage it? Pat was joined on the show this morning by  Laura Erskine, Parenting expert and mother of three and also Dr. Caroline Boyd, a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in intrusive thoughts and anger.

Writer, communicator, consultant, strategist, and mental health campaigner Alastair Campbell on Israel at war and the Labour party conference.

Off the Ball's Shane Hannon joined Pat to discuss today's sports headlines including, the Premier League, the women's Super League, FAI Cup and the darts!

Columnist, author & former senator, Mairia Cahill joined Pat to speak about her new book 'Rough Beast: my story and the reality of Sinn Féin'. 'Rough beast', is a tale not merely of survival, but a blazon of unyielding defiance against the sinister shadows of power and abuse in Ireland's political circles. Navigating through the twisted alleyways of trauma, secret IRA investigations, and...