The Pat Kenny Show

A new report which shows that Ireland is paying the second highest excise duty on alcohol in the EU and UK.  Publicans have called for excise duty to be lowered ahead of the upcoming budget.  Speaking to Pat this morning was Professor Anthony Foley Author of the report and Associate Professor of Economics in Dublin City University Business School.

Gareth Mullins joins us with a real home comfort treat - Pork sausages and colcannon mash with onion Gravy . Friday Food is with thanks to Cully & Sully.

Doctors punched by patients, spat at and held at gunpoint new survey reveals. We get a reaction from these findings from Dr Chris Luke   Columnist with the Irish Medical Times and Retired Consultant in Emergency Medicine and also Dr James Thorpe Deputy Medical Director of the Medical Protection Society.

Grainia Long, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the strategic housing authority for Northern Ireland and one of the largest publicly owned social landlords in Europe joined Pat on the show to discuss how strong leadership is what is important in the housing sector .

Can Europe take the Ryder Cup on home soil? Kathleen McNamee looks ahead of a busy weekend in sport. 

We lookinto Mexico’s legalisation of drugs in the 1930’s and 40’s and how it can inform today’s ‘’war on drugs’’  with Alexander Avina Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University.

Money, drugs, and Drew Flu we hear from Minister Simon Coveney Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the Irish Government. Fine Gael TD for Cork. 

In Boxed with John Fardy we take a look at season four of Netflix's ‘’Sex Education’.’ 

Georgia Lillishas found comfort in horses following the tragic death of her mother in 2008. Georgia is now desperately searching for new premises for her therapeutic equine centre for children and said: “Horses have kept me sane and on this earth through dark times.” Pat was joined today by Georgina as she spoke about her beloved horse and the seach for a new premises for her equine centre.

We get all the motoring news with Geraldine Herbert including experts call for weight-based car tax as number and size of SUVs explodes and also Alcohol breath-test devices that can stop cars from starting may be introduced in State next year.

Newstalk presenter Shane Beatty tells us about the three books that have made an impacted on him. Listen here to find out those three books Shane has picked.

We look to the US following the hotly contested GOP debate last night and Kevin McCarthy's difficulties dealing with the hard right elements in his party. All with Larry Donelly University of Galway Law Lecturer. Political columnist with Journal.ie.

Colm Boohig takes a look at the best sporting contests after Ireland's epic win over South Africa last week.

Fewer babies are born every year but how does that impact society? Do women need to be having more babies? To discuss Pat was joined on the show by Sinead O’Moore Host of stretch marks podcast and also  David Quinn Columnist, Sunday Independent/Irish Catholic. 

Irish waters turned from green to white, with three new arrests made in the Wexford drug haul. We get the latest with Mick O'Toole Crime and Defence Editor with the Irish Mirror.

We hear about a new campaign from Diabetes Ireland to raise awareness of chronic illness type 1 diabetes. Speaking to Pat this morning was Professor Edna Roche from the Irish Childhood Diabetes National Register and also Jay Hickey who has been living with diabetes for 20 years.

Sinn Féin has extended its lead over its rivals and remains on course to be comfortably the largest party in the next Dail according the today's Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll.

Jo Linehan Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland   looks at the social, economic and environmental benefits to opting for second-hand pieces. 

Gardaí have voted to strike on 10 November as their industrial relations dispute with the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris deepened. With more on this, Pat was Brendan O’ Connor President of the GRA.

We speak to an AI education expert on the role of technology in educational reform, including curriculum changes and student assessments. Talking to Pat this morning on was Dr Keith Quille Senior Lecturer at the School of Enterprise, Computing and Digital Transformation, TU Dublin. 

Donald Trump and his family business face fraud allegations after a New York court ruled he inflated his net worth by up to $3.6 billion. We get the latest details with Scott Lucas Professor of US Politics at the Clinton Institute UCD.

We investigate the stark facts of self-harm and suicide amongst young women with Dr Tara logan-Buckley Chartered Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Connolly Counselling Centre.

With the steady rise of various online scams, what are the most effective strategies to protect yourself against scammers? Joining Pat with tips and advice was Conor Pope Consumer Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times.

On Inside Hollywood this week with Lisa Cannon we look into the acting highs of Anya Taylor-Joy 

Wildlife blogger and coastal outdoor educator Vincent Hyland takes us on a captivating journey through his latest masterpiece, 'Wild Derrynane: A Visual Natural History of the Greater Skellig Coast'.