The Pat Kenny Show

Pat had a chance encounter with a man he had last interviewed 35 years ago, and recently learned that their chat back then helped preserve a delicate ecosystem in a National Park in Ghana. Marine Biologist, Kealan Doyle, joins Pat in studio to tell him all about it.

This week marks the end of the first year in the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, and it has not been without its headline moments. Massimo Faggioli, Professor in Historical and Contemporary Ecclesiology at the Loyola Institute in the School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, joins Pat to discuss.

Yesterday on the programme, we heard from Rachel McNicholl, whose husband Fiacc Ó Brolcháin was among the Irish citizens on board the latest Gaza-bound aid flotilla, intercepted by Israeli forces as it attempted to sail humanitarian supplies toward Gaza. The vessel was stopped at sea, those on board were detained, and the mission was cut short. This morning, Fiacc joined Pat to describe what happe...

Joining Pat to run through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Gabija Gataveckaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent.

This week’s news of drug gangs and related gun culture was a stark reminder of the challenges facing young people and their parents living in some of the tougher neighbourhoods in our cities. The problems are complex, and the answers are not simple, but community support and a solid education are undoubtedly an important part of any solution. Daire Hennessy, CEO of Citywise Education, is living pr...

King Charles’ address to Congress this week landed at a delicate moment in UK‑US relations - a relationship that’s close, occasionally strained, and shaped as much by tone and symbolism as by policy. The speech was widely seen as an attempt to strike the right balance, and it raises an interesting question: what actually makes a speech work? Joining Pat to discuss is Derek Mooney, a former ministe...

Professor and dermatologist Nikki Ralph joined Pat to answer all your skin health questions and offer some advice on how to protect ourselves

Former diplomat and White House advisor sits down with Pat to discuss his career and what he thinks of US politics at the moment

Professor Luke O'Neill sits down with Pat to discuss the future of robots and when we might be able to see them with the ability to reproduce

Rachel McNicholl joins Pat to talk about her husband Fiach O Braolain who was aboard the latest Flotilla to be seized by the Israeli military as they sailed to Gaza

Founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland and son of a Holocaust survivor Oliver Sears joins Pat to discuss rising levels of fear in the Irish Jewish community.

Coming up on the Pat Kenny Show this Saturday & Sunday between 10am and 12 noon: The man who coined the term “war of choice”, Richard Haass, will be giving us his assessment of where the US stands now as we enter the third month of the Iran war Antisemitism is on the rise in the UK, but what is the situation here in Ireland? Anne Chambers joins us to talk about her own story and her new book ‘...

The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase where technology is increasingly defining the fight. from drone swarms to unmanned ground vehicles, Kyiv is reshaping how wars are waged in real time.   Pat was joined by Defence expert at the University of Bath, Patrick Bury to discuss 

Associate editor at The Hill, Niall Stanage joins Pat to discuss an overnight shooting at the Washington Correspondents' dinner

King Charles III is to head to the United States on Monday for a landmark visit, amid transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and the fallout of the Epstein scandal  BBC News’ Royal Correspondent, Sean Coughlan joined Pat to discuss 

This weekend marks the tenth anniversary since the national children’s hospital was granted planning permission, and not a single child patient has yet been treated there.   why is it seemingly impossible to get big infrastructure projects done in this country, and how do other countries manage it?  Maeve Jennings was head of development at temple bar properties and now wo...

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Political Correspondent with The Irish Times, Jack Horgan-Jones

If you remember the Hucklebuck, you’ll probably love this show. and if you don’t, then now is your chance to learn all about Ireland's showband era. Carol Gleeson is one of the women behind the show ‘Are ya dancin?’, and one of its stars, alongside retired school principal and award-winning amateur actor, Paul Mescal both joined Pat in studio 

Professor Luke O’Neill joins Pat to unpack growing fears that science in the US is being systematically undermined, with billions in funding cuts and advisory committees being reshaped.

Dublin City Council CEO, Richard Shakespeare, joins Pat in studio as the council confirms it has completed a €581 million purchase of the former DIT site on Kevin Street. The landmark deal will see a new 14-storey civic headquarters for thousands of staff and hundreds of apartments developed by the end of the decade. 

Pat is joined by Motoring Editor of the Sunday Independent Geraldine Herbert to discuss the latest on EVs 

The accident ruined lives when it happened and continued its destruction in the days, months and years that followed. However, there was one beacon of hope.   A young Irish woman was determined that the children suffering the devastating consequences of radiation would be given a chance to live a life as ‘normal’ as possible even for...

John Fardy joined Pat to take a dive into a new Netflix series called Bad Mistakes  

Few figures in Irish sport have cast as long a shadow as Roy Keane. To some, he’s the embodiment of elite standards and uncompromising honesty. to others, he represents something else - a kind of cultural hard edge that’s seeped far beyond football.   New book argues that keane’s influence didn’t just shape teams but helped to shape modern ireland itself. We need to talk about Roy: The Keanei...

President Catherine Connolly paid tribute to the approximately 20,000 Irish people living in Spain at an event in Barcelona yesterday evening. Newstalk’s Tom Douglas reports on the visit