The Pat Kenny Show

A busy week with electoral reform, more TDs with some winners and some losers on the political spectrum. Pat was joined by Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin to discuss electoral reform, anti-social behaviour and where to next for a coalition government. 

New data collected during census 2022 shows that 21% of Irish Householders have two or more spare rooms in their homes, prompting calls for homeowners to consider renting a room, the Irish Independent reports. This comes as the latest report from the residential tenancies board reveals that the average Dublin rent hit €2,102 per month. Karl Deeter, Financial Analyst joined Pat on the show to discu...

The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen many people lose their lives and their homes. Some have gone as far as to trek across Europe to rescue their loved ones and their pets. One person who did just that to bring her mother and granny to Ireland for refuge is the founder of Love Ukraine Benefit Alliance, Luba Healy who joined Pat on the show live from Aviva.

In Boxed we take a look at Idris Elba's 'Hijack', a suspenseful series with unexpected twists, where an ordinary negotiator becomes an unlikely hero on a hijacked flight.

Man United fans are the Premier League’s worst for leaving matches before the final whistle, a poll found Is it ever acceptable to leave a match before the final whistle? We ask Shane Coleman Newstalk Breakfast Presenter.

International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose whilst also remembering, without stigma, those who have died from overdose. Speaking to Pat this morning with more on this campaign is Dr Conor Hearty, Consultant in pain medicine and anaesthesiology at the National Orthopaedic Hospital at Cappagh.

With a tougher clampdown on the way for users of the dodgy box, we discuss what the implications might be for illegal streamers with Adrian Weckler Technology Editor with the Irish Independent.

Draft guidelines aim to restrict city households to one parking spot to enhance housing density. With reaction to these proposed guidelines was  Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering  Trinity College Dublin. 

Amidst a flurry of excitement of thousands of students receiving their college offers yesterday, we dissect this year’s points and look at the courses in demand with Brian Moony Guidance Counselor, and Irish Times Education Correspondent. 

Enhancing people’s appearance using non-invasive procedures, today we are discussing tweakments with Professor Catriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist, Institute of Dermatology.  

Concerns were raised by those in the tourism industry at the start of the summer about the lack of hotel beds across the country and the impact that could have on businesses that rely on tourism. But what kind of summer did they have? Newstalk's Chief Reporter Barry Whyte reports for us.

Planning & Planting for Autumn, Winter and spring Colour from Flower Bulbs. Paraic Horkan Paraic Horkan Horticulturist and keen Gardener - Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens brings us loads of recommendations and advice.

We discuss the impact of having an amicable separation for your children's future relationships with Stephaine Regan Regan Clinical Psychotherapist, Author of Relationships on the Edge & co-host of the podcast ToughLove.

Vera Pauw’s reign as Republic of Ireland Football Manager comes to an end after four years. We get the latest from Kathleen McNamee.

After the long-awaited boundary draw this morning, TDs across the country now know where they stand ahead of the next election. Joining Pat this morning was Miss Justice Marie Baker, Chairperson Of ‘An Coimisiún Toghcahin’ Ireland’s Independent Electoral Commission. 

We dive into the movies of Austrian-born Filmmaker Billy Wilder, director of ‘’Some Like It Hot’’ and ‘’Sunset Boulevard’’ in this week's Inside Hollywood with Lisa Cannon TV Host and Executive Producer of Spotlight.

An Garda Síochána's upper age limit is set to rise significantly in a bid to boost recruitment, potentially reaching 45-50 years of age. With reaction Pat was joined on the show by Pat Marry Former Detective Inspector and Senior Investigating Officer and Author of 'The Making Of A Detective' 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and we hear about the important work of The Gavin Flynn Foundation with John Glynn. Also, we spoke to Niamh Mother of Josh Forrester, a patient with The Gavin Glynn Foundation.

After a long wait, we will be discussing the release of today’s boundary redraw with Sean Defoe  Bauer Media’s Political Correspondent and seasoned Political pundit Ivan Yates.

A group of researchers at the University of Lyon in France have found that crocodiles can recognise distress in babies, chimpanzees, and bonobos. We discuss this and how a team of researchers found traces of cocaine in sharks.

With over half of the respondents of the Amarach research conducted by Newstalk are very or somewhat concerned about the level of catholic patronage in schools, we debate the issue of religion in schools with Peadar Tobin Leader of Aontú and Sorca Clarke Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath spokesperson on Education.  

In our tech slot this morning, Jess Kelly joins us to talk about phones for back to school and the latest from the Amarach research which shows that 3 in 10 said their child spends 3-5 hours on their device outside of school.

We learned lessons from the pandemic about how to treat an emergency globally, why are we not applying this to climate change? We heard from Sadhbh O’Neill, Stop Climate Chaos Coalition Coordinator.

With many Accountants looking to emigrate, we hear why not enough young accountants are staying in the country. Speaking to Pat this morning was Fergal McPhilips Finance and accounting team leader at Morgan McKinley.  

A new study finds that Irish Travellers suffer from a disproportionate burden of physical health conditions. We speak to the lead of the study Dr Julie Broderick  Head of Discipline of Physiotherapy and Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at Trinty College Dublin.