The Pat Kenny Show
Newstalk
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 listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world.Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
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Mar 13, 2025 • 11min
Five years on from the Covid pandemic
Five years on from the Covid pandemic, are there any positive legacies we have learned from? Ivan discussed this and more with Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College.
Mar 13, 2025 • 8min
Dublin’s hidden historical gems
Jane Casey, Ireland's top history buff shares hidden gems and histories of Dublin ahead of St. Patrick's Weekend. She discusses a plethora of places; from the Great Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1975 to a World War Two bomb shelter in Merrion Square.
Mar 13, 2025 • 11min
Planning approvals for new apartments plummet
New CSO stats show planning approvals for new apartments plummeted in 2024. We ask why with Conor O'Connell Director of Housing and Planning at the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland.
Mar 13, 2025 • 9min
Which waste into what bin?
Plastic, paper or perishables with so many different options it's hard to what rubbish goes where. Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland Jo Linehan sits down with Ivan to discuss how to manage your bins.
Mar 13, 2025 • 12min
The challenging condition of hair loss
As we know hair loss can be a mentally an extremely challenging condition. With it effecting half of men by 50 and half of women up to the age of 70 its also extremely common. To discuss further Ivan was joined on the show by Professor Caitriona Ryan Consultant Dermatologist with the institute of Dermatology.
Mar 13, 2025 • 13min
A look back at An Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s meeting with President Trump
There was sighs of relief among the Irish Government yesterday as Micheál Martin’s meeting with Donald Trump went off without a hitch. There were some notable lines during a long Oval Office meeting but was there anything of concern for us? Newstalk's Political Correspondent Seán Defoe and Independent, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Healy-Rae takes a look back on the day.
Mar 12, 2025 • 12min
The truth about PMDD
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.
Mar 12, 2025 • 13min
Is it time call a halt to the metro link?
Yesterday it emerged from a briefing document provided to Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien that the metro link project could cost more than €23 billion. Is it time call a halt to the metro link? To discuss with Ivan was Michael McDowell, Senator and Former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice.
Mar 12, 2025 • 9min
Pro Independence Demokraatit Party wins Greenland's elections
Pro Independence Demokraatit Party wins Greenland's elections. We ask does this open the door for President Trump. Joining Ivan to discuss further was Ulrik Gad, Danish Institute for International Studies.
Mar 12, 2025 • 6min
John Duggan live from Cheltenham racing festival
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.
