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The Pat Kenny Show
Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide l...
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Same Irish butter, two prices: What’s going on?
Two Irish butters are battling it out on US shelves and it’s more complicated than it looks. Kerrygold is the premium brand at a premium price, while...
Neutrality vs reality: Ireland’s defence gap
Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland next week will put huge pressure on the state’s security and defence apparatus and it’s forcing an uncomfortable quest...
Postpartum mental health: Where are we failing mothers?
The Lindsay Clancy case has raised very difficult questions about the intersection of motherhood, postpartum mental health, and the criminal justice s...
A nation united: Katie Taylor retires in glory
Katie Taylor fought her way to retirement in Croke Park, and 83,000 people turned up to witness a farewell that felt less like a bout and more like a...
Pat's Sunday Paper Review September 6th
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Gabija Gatavekaite, BBC Dublin correspondent.
Remembering the Dromcolliher disaster 100 years on
Today, the village of Dromcolliher in west Limerick, along with the Taoiseach, will come together to remember the tragedy which befell their community...
Back-to-school dinners with Gareth Mullins
Pat is joined by Executive Chef at Anantara the Marker Hotel and Forbes Street Restaurant, and co-host of the 'Dishing It Out' podcast with Gary O'Han...
El Niño’s ‘Doomsday’ warning: What’s coming?
This week, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned that a potentially exceptional El Niño is firmly established in the Pacific and is expecte...
Ireland’s level crossings: How safe are they?
The tragic death of a 12-year-old boy in Mayo has once again brought the issue of railway safety into sharp focus but how safe is Ireland’s rail netwo...
Katie Taylor’s Croke Park farewell fight
Katie Taylor is set for her final professional fight at Croke Park, in front of an expected 80,000 people. Pat is joined by Peter McKenna, Stadium and...
New GLP-1 drugs: more power, fewer side effects
Luke O’Neill joins Pat Kenny fresh from a major biomedical conference in Oxford, where he met the scientists behind Ozempic and Mounjaro and heard the...
Foldable phones: Are they worth the €2,000 price tag?
Newstalk's technology correspondent Jess Kelly joins Pat to chat about the two new foldable phones from Samsung and Google.
Mladic’s death and Bosnia’s unhealed wounds
The news of the death of General Ratko Mladic, the Serbian war criminal, brought back memories of the bitter 1990s war in the former Yugoslavia and hi...
Knife-edge Iceland referendum: EU talks rejected
Iceland has voted 'No' in a knife-edge referendum on whether the country should reopen talks on joining the European Union. Olafur Hardarson, professo...
Pat's Sunday Paper Review August 30th
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is social activist and writer, Alice Leahy.
Diana’s Legacy: How has the British monarchy changed since her death?
It is almost 30 years since the death of Princess Diana, a moment that changed the royal family, the British public, and the way we think about the mo...
Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest
As the war in Ukraine grinds on in its unending horror, what does the conflict tell us about the relationship between Russia and the United States? Pa...
Wealth & power: Is America becoming a billionaire-run democracy?
American politics has always been about money but has America now reached the point where money, power, and political loyalty have become almost insep...
Can any US President really tame the deficit?
One of the reasons why Americans voted for President Trump was they hoped his business acumen would deal with economic ills such as the sprawling US d...
A brief history of New Ross and its brush with JFK
Broadcasting from New Ross, Pat is joined by local historian and walking tour guide Miles Courtney for a whistle-stop tour of the town’s surprisingly...
Can the Democrats capitalise on Trump’s slump?
Broadcasting from the quayside in New Ross during the JFK Summer School, Pat is joined by veteran Democratic strategist and CNN commentator Maria Card...
French bistro inspired recipes with Gareth Mullins
Pat is joined by Gareth Mullin, Executive Chef at Forbes Avenue Restaurant at Anantara The Marker, and co-host of the 'Dishing It Out' podcast with Ga...
Kennedy Summer School 2026: Larry Donnelly & Abigail Mizzi
Broadcasting from New Ross in Wexford for this year’s Kennedy Summer School, Pat is joined by Larry Donnelly to chat about this year’s speakers as wel...
OTB’s John Duggan on the return of the Premier League
Joining Pat to chat through the first weekend of the new Premier League season is OTB’s John Duggan.
Pat's Sunday Paper Review August 23rd
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.
US-Canada trade talks collapse: What happens next?
"They asked too much and they offered too little" - That was the Canadian Prime Minister's explanation to Canadians yesterday, just hours after he wit...
Why are young people increasingly using vape or tobacco products?
Between 2015 and 2025 the number of young people vaping or using tobacco products increased by 10%. Smoking portrayals in media has also increased, so...
Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three
‘Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three’ is a new book by former British Defence Minister and soldier, Tobias Ellwood. It warns that a new, multi-front...
Gareth Mullins with some great lunch box fillers
Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef of The Anantara Marker Hotel, joins Pat with some great lunch box filler inspiration.
Colson Whitehead on his new novel, ‘Cool Machine’
Irish readers may know Colson Whitehead for ‘The Underground Railroad’, his fictional account of the route southern slaves undertook to reach freedom....
Motoring with Ger Herbert
Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, joins Pat to chat about the latest in the car market and motor industry.
Cancer vaccines & breakthrough narcolepsy drugs with Prof Luke O’Neill
Joining Pat to chat about a new breakthrough trial of a new cancer vaccine as well as promising new treatments that could transform narcolepsy treatme...
CAO Results 2026: What should people know?
Yesterday, thousands of Leaving Cert students received their results around the country. Though a few would have been over the moon, many will have be...
Ukraine Under Pressure: War, Elections, and Zelenskyy’s Leadership
Ukraine is facing a dangerous combination of an intensifying Russian assault and growing political tensions in Kyiv. The former defence minister Mykha...
Pat's Sunday Papers Review August 16th
Joining Pat to run through this week's Sunday papers is Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent.
Gaza Students' Visas Refused
The Minister for Justice has been put on notice of possible legal action because of his department's refusal to issue visas to refugee students from G...
The Chinese Automotive Industry Coming to Europe
As Europe’s car sector continues to falter, Chinese companies are making rapid inroads into the market causing concern about the future of the contine...
Israel's Archaeological Cleansing of Gaza
Recently disturbing reports have been emerging from Gaza that Israel has been carting off rubble and human remains in an effort to cover up their geno...
'Buried' The Banned Toxic Forever Chemicals Ravaging Communities
Despite being banned around the world in the 1980s, the toxic forever chemical polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, continues to ravage communities acros...
Luke O'Neill on Dr. Anthony Fauci
Time for Pat's weekly chat with Professor Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dubl...