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'.
Episodes
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May 8, 2025 • 8min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
David Robert Grimes looks at how climate misinformation has spread across the internet with young people also falling victim to the misinformation.
May 8, 2025 • 6min
India and Pakistan exchange gunfire overnight
India and Pakistan exchange gunfire overnight following the worst violence seen in the two countries in the last two decades. We get the latest on this with Meghna Bali, ABC's South Asia Bureau Chief.
May 8, 2025 • 15min
US officials are set to meet a high-level Chinese delegation
This weekend senior US officials are set to meet a high-level Chinese delegation since the start of the trade war. Denis Staunton, China correspondent with The Irish Times.
May 8, 2025 • 17min
We get the latest from St Peter's Square
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel last night following the first round of voting to elect a new pope. The latest from the Vatican with Henry McKean and Senior Reporter Global, Mail Online Nick Pisa.
May 8, 2025 • 7min
How to read clothing tags, what you should avoid on your labels
Jo Linehan shares how to read clothing tags, what you should avoid on your labels and what happens to items after they go into a textile recycling bin in a bid to reduce fast fashion.
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May 8, 2025 • 15min
Dermatology Q & A with Professor Caitriona Ryan
Professor Caitriona Ryan, Consultant Dermatologist with the Institute of Dermatology joined Pat on the show this morning to answer listeners questions and queries.
May 8, 2025 • 12min
A new report reveals cases of elder abuse have doubled in 5 years
The number of cases of elder abuse has more than doubled in the last 5 years. We get reaction to these figures with Seán Moynihan, CEO of Alone.
May 7, 2025 • 9min
Gardening stories:The lost Gardens of Heligan
In the hills above Mevagissey on the Cornish coast, where mist clings to the trees and time seems to linger in the hedgerows, there lies a garden that once disappeared from the world. Not just abandoned. Not merely overgrown. Lost. Forgotten by its owners, swallowed by ivy, bramble, and silence. It was not only the plants that vanished, but the lives of the people who had shaped them—names unspoken, stories untold. Diarmuid Gavin tells us the story of the lost Gardens of Heligan.All with thanks to Tirlán.
May 7, 2025 • 14min
The Many Murders of Michael Molloy
Set in the backdrop of New York City’s speakeasy scene of the 1930’s. The Many Murders of Michael Molloy covers the incredible true story of an Irishman who refused to die. The Author of this compelling and stranger-than-fiction story Simon Read joins us now.
May 7, 2025 • 13min
Motoring news with Conor Faughnan
Gardai are actively using a new piece of equipment to test e-bikes and e-scooters at the roadside. Conor Faughnan Transport Commentator tell us more.
