The Pat Kenny Show

The King and Queen of Spain have been pelted with mud and other objects by angry protesters during a visit to flood-hit Valencia. We get the latest on the flood hit region with Graham Keeley The Independent Spain and Portugal Correspondent who is based in Madrid. 

The Friday Forum brings you the biggest stories of the week – GE 2024, US election with the panel: Neale Richmond , Fine Gael TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Roisin Shortall , Social Democrat TD and Spokesperson for Health, Finance, and Public Expenditure. Elaine Loughlin , Political Editor with Irish Examiner.

With the US election looming, we’ll get an update from Terry Sheridan, Senior Director of News and Education at WSHU.

Chef Louise Lennox will be here to talk us through ruby crusted chicken taco – a lovely dish for all the family.

Arnie, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump – John Fardy takes a look at some of the best known actors who have changed career to...leading politicians.

Wind energy is key to Ireland meeting its climate targets, but wind farms are coming up against significant barriers from county councils. Noel Cuniffe of Wind Energy Ireland talked to Ivan about the barriers wind farms are experiencing.

O’Connell Street was lined with spectators last night for a Halloween parade…that didn’t exist. Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times and Richard Guiney of Dublin Town joined Ivan.

The end of the League of Ireland season, Man Utd face Chelsea while Villa have a test in Tottenham - Johnny Ward talks us through all the weekend sport 

Lots of products may say made in Ireland, but how can we be sure that they are Irish? Our reporter Cian Burns asks people do they check the products they buy and Bríd O’Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish joined us to explain.

Former RTE presenter and political correspondent David Davin Power has passed away at the age of 72. Bertie Ahern, who was a friend, joined Ivan to pay tribute to the man affectionately known as DDP.

Swing constituencies, FF v FG, mounting problems locally, total targets for each party, bellwether candidates – Ivan Yates and Sean Defoe talk through their election predictions.

The numbers of western hedgehogs have more than halved in some European countries, including Ireland. Their main killer is cars. Dr Sophie Rasmussen of the University of Oxford joined Anton on the show this morning.

Research shows that only half of women recognize the symptoms of heart disease. But what are the different symptoms women should look out for? We asked Dr Roisin Colleran, Cardiologist with the Mater Private.

Fitness-tracking app Strava, which has long been criticised for its location-sharing features. It is now at the centre of a new controversy over possible security breaches for world leaders. We get the details from Dermot Williams, Managing Director of Threatscape, an Irish Cyber security Company.

As it’s Halloween Professor Luke O’Neill explains the Science of Scare, why exactly do we love terrifying ourselves and what i considered the scariest movie of all time. 

The clock is winding down to our own General Election, expected to be called shortly. The exact date is yet to be set but candidates are embracing social media as another means of campaigning. We discuss all with Newstalk's Political Correspondent Sean Defoe.

Election disinformation as the US goes to the polls. We get all the details with David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation expert.

95 people are confirmed dead in flash floods in the Valencia region, and three days of mourning has been declared. Are there people still missing, what damage has been done, and how is the recovery operation going? We discuss all with Graham Keeley, Spain Correspondent for the Independent and also Dermot Hurley, Founder and President of the Valencia Irish Cultural Association (VICA.

North Korea has tested a ballistic missile and it is the furthest it has reached to date. Kim Jong Un said the test was a warning to enemies. How worried should we be about the testing and what threat does North Korea deliver in terms of their military force? We discuss with Robert E. Kelly, Professor of Political Science, Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea.

Gen Z Men Are Going Back to Church. Why? An article in the New York Times identifies a cohort of people increasingly going to church which is young men. We discuss this with Breda O’Brien, Columnist with the Irish Times and Patron of the Iona Institute and also Fr Iggy O’Donavan, Augustinian Priest IN Fethard, Tipperary.

A study by the NTA has recommended a light rail system for Galway, dubbed Gluas. We discuss this plan further with Senator Pauline O’Reilly, Green Party Spokesperson on Education and Higher Education and General Election Candidate for Galway West.

Diarmuid Gavin joined Anton in studio this morning to answer listeners gardening queries.

Less than a week until the people of America elect a new President. Debates are heating up, campaigns are delivering their closing remarks, and America seems as divided as ever with less than a point between both candidates. 

On Inside Hollywood we take a look at more scary movies just in time for Halloween. All to chat about with Lisa Cannon Podcaster and Cultural Commentator.

We are hearing plenty about the accuracy of election polling and yesterday we heard from Josh Clinton about US polling accuracy. But how do our own polls compare to their US counterparts? To discuss further Anton spoke to Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics, TU Dublin and Founder and Managing Director at Ireland Thinks.