The Pat Kenny Show
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Mar 10, 2025 • 12min
Calls to make spiking a specific criminal offence in Ireland
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. Laura Kelly reports for us.
Mar 10, 2025 • 9min
Ask The Expert: On teeth and oral hygiene
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.
Mar 10, 2025 • 8min
Dublin Airport gets a new car park but will it help?
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.
Mar 10, 2025 • 12min
Health Insurance price hikes
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 .
Mar 10, 2025 • 8min
A look back on the big weekend of sport!
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.
Mar 10, 2025 • 15min
This week is Brain Awareness Week
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 from Huntington’s disease.
Mar 10, 2025 • 17min
All the weekend's political news
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.
Mar 7, 2025 • 27min
A news round up with our Friday Forum
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.
Mar 7, 2025 • 17min
Paula Doyle advocating for justice reforms for victims of sexual violence
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 years. Since waving her anonymity, Paula has spoken out against the use of counselling notes in cases of sexual assault and advocated for the rights of survivors.Paula joined Pat in studio this morning.
Mar 7, 2025 • 21min
John Bolton Former National Security advisor to Donald Trump
Relations between Europe and the United States are potentially at their most strained in living history. With the trump administration increasingly taking an isolationist approach to its foreign policy. Also with the present geopolitical situation threatening to tear up the international order. John Bolton, former National Security Advisor for the Trump administration and former United wtates Qmbassador to the United Nations joined Pat this morning to discuss this and more.
