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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May 13, 2025 • 12min
Scandal over unnecessary surgery is about to deepen sharply
The health minister Jennifer Carrol MacNeill has issued letters to families whose loved ones underwent hip dysplasia procedures in children health Ireland hospitals since 2010. It is believed that many thousands of youngsters could have had operations that in retrospect were unnecessary. To get more insight to this Pat spoke to David Cullinane Sinn Fein Health Spokesperson.
May 13, 2025 • 16min
The Northern Bank Job: The Heist and How They Got Away with It
On the 20th of December 2004, £26.5 million was stolen from The Northern Bank in Belfast in what was then the biggest bank heist in Irish and British history. A new book by Glenn Patterson The Northern Bank Job: The Heist and How They Got Away with It details what happened and Glenn joined Pat on the show this morning.
May 13, 2025 • 12min
Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked
Teachers face loss of 5% pay increase if Leaving Cert reforms blocked. We get the latest on this with Kieran Christie, President of the ASTI who spoke to Pat this morning.
May 12, 2025 • 8min
Travel Pól Ó Conghaile: Travelling to the USA
Aer Lingus’s newest US flight has just taken off to Indianapolis, Indiana. Here to talk about it, and what it’s like to travel to the US at the moment, is Irish Independent travel editor, Pól Ó Conghaile.All with thanks to Ryanair.
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May 12, 2025 • 13min
Ask The Expert: On saving your money
Carl Widger, Managing Director of Metis Ireland, shares expert insights on effective saving strategies for Irish households. He highlights the impact of traditional banking versus emerging fintech solutions offering better interest rates. The discussion includes smart saving methods in a fluctuating market and the benefits of longer commitments for higher returns. Carl also emphasizes global diversification for risk mitigation and tax relief, ensuring that listeners can enhance their long-term savings goals. It's a must-listen for savvy savers!
May 12, 2025 • 11min
100 years of the Irish passport
Dr Catherine Healy, Historian-in-Residence, EPIC, Irish Immigration Museum looks back on 100 years of the Irish passport and how it became the most powerful one in the world.
May 12, 2025 • 24min
Jacqueline Connolly on her quest for justice for her sister and nephews
In August of 2016, Alan Hawe murdered his wife Clodagh and sons Liam, Niall and Ryan before taking his own life. The years that followed for Clodagh’s sister, Jacqueline Connolly, and her family were filled with numerous meetings with Gardaí, politician and the Commissioner in a quest for justice which eventually culminated in a serious crime review. Jacqueline Connolly joined Pat on the show.
May 12, 2025 • 13min
Residents in north Dublin are appealing for more public amenities
An Estate in the Balgriffin area is in a transition period of being taken over by Dublin City Council and residents feel they are being left in limbo. Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into this.
May 12, 2025 • 11min
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a “palace in the sky”jet
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a “Palace in the sky” luxury jet for Air Force One from Qatari royal family. Kevin Byrne, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Corps, Airport safety and security auditor, Aviation Expert brings us the details about the plane.
May 12, 2025 • 8min
Taoiseach Micheál Martin pays tribute to Garda Kevin Flatley
President Michael D Higgins has lead tributes to Garda Kevin Flatley who was killed while carrying out a speed checkpoint in Dublin yesterday. An Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Pat to pay his tribute.
