The Pat Kenny Show

The weekend was packed full of action, It was a successful opening game for Ireland in the women’s rugby world cup. Co-captain Edel McMahon's return from injury helped with Ireland's impressive 42-14 win against Japan.  As the Premier League continues, Everton fans enjoyed a first win in their brand-new stadium with the help of former man city star Jack Grealish. However, Man United continued...

Many young farmers are feeling forgotten as the IFA and the ICMSA call for the reopening of the long established Young Farmers Scheme. To discuss this with Pat was Dennis Drennan, President of the ICMSA.

Some small primary schools could remain closed from Thursday this week as caretakers and secretaries are set to begin an indefinite strike for parity in public sector pensions and employment conditions. Andy Pike, Head of Education at Fórsa

Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to “to push Russia to peace” as Kyiv marked its Independence Day yesterday.  Barry Ward, FG TD and Chair of EU Affairs Committee is currently in Kyiv at the invitation of Verhova Rada, the speaker of the parliament, he is due to meet president Zelensky later today. Barry Ward spoke to Pat ahead of this meeting.

Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Tabitha Monahan, Political reporter for Irish Independent and Presenter on The Indo Daily Podcast and Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora all joined Pat for this week's Friday Forum.

Today over 65,000 students got their Leaving Cert Result. Henry McKean visited St Mary's Girls Secondary School Baldoyle Dublin as students got their results.

Gareth Mullins talks through multi seeds flapjack, banana bread and carrot and walnut cake. A great lunch box fillers just in time for the kids heading back to school.

The anticipation of receiving your leaving cert results is stressful, and the results themselves can be disappointing, especially if you hold yourself to a high standard.  Adding to the pressure is the fact that grades have been “deflated” post-Covid, which will impact deferrals. We get all the detail and advice from Brian Mooney Guidance counsellor and columnist with The Irish Time...

Molly Martens and her father made international headlines when they beat Molly’s Irish husband Jason Corbett to death in his own home. 'A Deadly Marriage' the true story of Corbett’s killing and the aftermath. It's Author Brian Carroll joined Pat this morning.

The UN-backed agency responsible for monitoring world hunger is today expected to declare a famine in Gaza City. The declaration comes as the Israeli cabinet approves a full offensive on the city. We get the latest on the situation there with Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics.

Dating in your 30s is a brave new world from online and apps, to ghosting and meeting someone in a bar. Never mind those, but maybe you have a kid, a mortgage and any of the other regular pressures of being an adult. All to chat with comedian Stephen Mullan.

Bus Eireann have been urged to relax its retirement age limit for drivers to accommodate more children on school buses.  Bus Eireann have mandated that all drivers must retire by 70. Pat discusses this further with Sean Canney, Minister of state with responsibility for international and road transport, logistics, rail and ports.

Windfarms, microwaves, and electric lights, we hear weird history of technological conspiracy theories. David Robert Grimes author and disinformation expert tells us all.

Apple TV+  American sports comedy TV series Stick starring Owen Wilson as a former professional golfer features in this weeks Boxed with John Fardy. 

According to a new survey, more than one third of Irish employees have actively looked for private information about their colleagues or customers in the last year including information about their salary, home address and age. All to discuss with Mary Connaughton, Director of CIPD.

“The final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, is getting underway this week at Flushing Meadows in New York. This year marked the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe for whom the main tennis stadium in Flushing is named winning the Wimbledon men’s singles title. But it’s also 75 years this very week since the first African-American player was allowed enter the US Open Althea Gibson. To tell u...

Labour Party grandee Fergus Finlay asked permission to run for president from the party’s leader Ivana Bacik. Instead, his party has chosen to support Catherine Connolly. It isn’t the first time he’s lost out on the nomination. Fergus spoke to Pat this morning on the show.

With the recent F1 success of Alex Dunne, the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’ and the Formula One movie with Brad Pitt. Motor racing is even back in Vogue. So we decided to send Henry McKean to Mondello Park.

 A new survey had found that 85% of Irish professionals say they would consider a job that contributes to climate in the future. Sustainability journalist  Jo Linehan looks at the findings and explains how people can train, upskill and more into a green sector in the coming years as the market for climate jobs grows.

Israel gives final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two. We get reaction to this with Paul Kearns, Irish journalist based in Tel Aviv and also Zahra Legris, Mental Health Activity Manager for Médecins Sans Frontières.

The government is under pressure from investigators after new forensic evidence identifies two suspects in the Guilford pub attack and other IRA bombings. The suspects are now in their 70s and 80s. But what does this new evidence mean and what will happen now? Pat discusses this with John Ware, Journalist, Author, and Investigative Reporter, former BBC Panorama Reporter.

Nearly two-thirds of students questioned in an educational program believed that using contraception can cause infertility. Much of the misinformation that they’re exposed to comes from online sources, like social media and Chat GPT.   Debunking the Myths, a sexual education programme based at The Rotunda Hospital, provides accurate and reliable sex education without judgement. Pat...

The tale of atomic seeds captures the paradox of the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It was both a marketing gimmick and a genuine scientific endeavour. It was propelled by a sincere belief that new technology could banish hunger and improve lives, and by a taste for novelty and spectacle. It bridged the lab and the lawn, the scientist and the housewife, the promise of a better tomato and th...

Debt can come in many forms from a credit card repayment, a car loan or a long-term loan. Unfortunately, for many, debt problems can cause substantial distress and worry. This financial worry may be unavoidable, but how can we best deal with it? And just why do we overspend on what we can’t afford to repay? Paul Merriman, Financial Advisor and Founder of ASKPAUL.ie.

It’s that time of year where you may be preparing to get the kids back in school. But for many kids, this can be a very difficult time; putting up a fuss with the idea of getting back in the classroom. This even has a term in psychological term called Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA. Pat discusses this further with James Callaghan CAMHS experienced CBT Therapist, EMDR Consultant and...