The Pat Kenny Show

75% of women suffer from Premenstrual syndrome, with symptoms ranging from uncomfortable cramping to irritability and low mood. But for 1 in 20 women, their premenstrual experience is much more difficult, with consequences so serious they can be fatal.  Newstalk’s Sarah Madden reports for us.  

As the Cheltenham Festival continues we chat to Off the Ball’s John Duggan with all the winners and looks ahead to more exciting races.

We look at the car sales figures for 2025 across Ireland and Europe and ask why less people are opting for manual cars! We also hear why the EUs 2035 combustion ban is under threat! All to discuss with Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor and Columnist with the Independent.  

Today An Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for the traditional ceremony handing over the bowl of shamrock. Séan Defoe, our political correspondent in Washington joins us to look ahead to the series of Irish American meetings this morning,

A new study has found rodents perform "mouse-to-mouse resuscitation" on each other, much like human CPR, when finding another rodent unresponsive. Also new research has found that solar farms that are built and managed with biodiversity in mind can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields. All to discuss with Dr Ruth Freeman in this week's 'Green Scene' All with thanks to Repak.

The Department of Public Expenditure recently reminded workers of their email tone and times they send them at. So what should your tone in email be? And should you be replying outside of office hours? Donal O’Donoghue of Sanderson Recruitment discusses.

When you think of a opera performance you may think its only for a certain kind of audience with these ideas of the artform many might be quick to write it off as a pastime for cultural snobs. Ahead of her lead role in Irish National Opera’s L’elisir d’amor, Claudia Boyle, leading irish soprano joins us to dispel some notions around operas. 

Ukraine has accepted a 30-day ceasefire with Russia put forward by the US. How Russia will respond to this is unknown. Following the agreement the US also agreed to resume intelligence sharing and military aid which it suspended last week. To discuss further with Ivan Professor Donncha Ó Beacháin joins us.

Grammy winning and Pulitzer Prize winning Jazz artist Wynton Marsalis joined Ivan on the show this morning. Wynton chatted about his long career and also the work as Artistic Director of Jazz at the Lincoln Centre.

Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly reviews the newly released Sky Glass Gen 2 but is does it trump the first one?

What can you and can’t you say at a dinner party? And if you really, really want to know something that you shouldn’t ask, how do you get around it? Columnist for The Sunday Times and Irish Daily Mail Brenda Power joined Ivan to discuss further.

A group of 14 women are due to set off to the Arctic Circle on Thursday. They will trek the arctic for 6 days, braving the elements and camping in below-freezing conditions. They are raising awareness and funds for the ‘Her Heart Matters’ campaign. 1 in 4 women die from heart disease, the same as men, yet research on heart disease in women is majorly lacking. Judith Gilsenan joins us to discuss th...

has begun his five day US tour for St Patrick’s Day, starting in the Lone Star State of Texas where he met with Governor Greg Abbott and attended SXSW. Seán Defoe is with him and brings us up to speed.

Why is it that two items of clothing, of the same size, can fit so differently? Laura Jordan joins us to discuss the lack of standardised clothing sizes, the issues of inconsistent sizing and how best to navigate them.

Households could face being charged for using abnormally large amounts of water. With the charge anticipated to be capped at 500 Euro a year.  With more on this Ivan spoke to   Eoin O Broin Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West  and, party Spokesperson for Housing.

Our expert today is Dr. Bronagh Keane, general and cosmetic dentist aka Irelands Tooth Fairy. Bronagh answers listeners dentistry questions. All with thanks to Hidden Hearing.

Solicitor and Crime Novelist Catherine Kirwan joins us to discuss her newly published thriller ‘The Seventh Body.’ Set in Cork city, a routine excavation, in which six historical remains are found, becomes a crime scene when a seventh body is uncovered.

The fear of spiking is something that crosses every woman's mind. Whether it's clutching onto their drinks tightly or even taking their drink with them to the bathroom on a night out. As the number of spiking incidents continues to rise, fresh calls are being made to put pressure on the government to make spiking a specific criminal offence in Ireland, as it currently falls under poisoning laws.&n...

Consumers have been warned to avoid getting caught out by health insurance companies imposing much larger rises in the cost of their cover than the average price quoted. Dermot Goode from Total Health Cover explains more .

Today, former QuikPark reopens on Monday serving Dublin airport and also Minister Daragh O’Brien is set to have a meeting on regarding the ongoing issue of Dublin Airport’s passenger cap.

France beat Ireland 42-27 in their Six Nations face-off in the Aviva Stadium, Shamrock Rovers beat St Pats 1-0 in Tallaght Stadium, and Ireland wins three medals in just over half an hour in the Apeldoorn Athletics Championships. All to discuss with Colm Boohig, Broadcaster of Off The Ball.

This week is Brain Awareness Week.  Over the week, the Neurological Alliance of Ireland aims to promote greater awareness of the brain and brain conditions. Joining Ivan this morning on the show was Professor and a Clinical Neuropsychologist in Trinity College Dublin and Beaumont Hospital Niall Pender and also Bernadette Spellman  Widowed Carer for her husband Micheál who suffered f...

Mary Lou McDonald has indicated that she will go before the Dáil and address the arrest of Sinn Fein TD Thomas Gould. We discuss this further along with other political news with Craig Hughes, Political Editor with the Irish Daily Mail.

Our Friday Forum looks back on the main new stories of the week. Joining Pat today in studio was Louise O’Reilly Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Enterprise, Trade and Employment and TD Dublin Fingal West, Naoise Ó Cearúil Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North and also Harry Browne  Senior Lecturer in Journalism at TUD.

This Saturday marks International Women's Day and hundreds of women will take to the streets of the capital. One of the women speaking at the march is Paula Doyle who will be joined by her 4 children. Paula was raped by Aiden Kestell in September 2019 after he walked her home from a party in his house. Mr Kestell was found guilty in 2024 of raping Paula and sentenced jailed for seven-and-a-half ye...