The Pat Kenny Show
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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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Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
The Future of Fertility show returns to Dublin
Between surrogacy and IVF there are so many options and questions for fertility but where do people start? Nikki Dwyer started the Future fertility show to help people navigate their options when it comes to starting a family with help of experts like Dr Ahmed Omar from Beacon CARE Fertility.
Feb 25, 2025 • 5min
Saturday 1 March: Foster Day with the DSPCA
Saturday 1 March is DSPCA Foster Day, in which the DSPCA raise awareness over the importance of fostering animals to prepare them for adoption into their forever homes. Many animals, including puppies, kittens, and pregnant and sick animals needing rest are available for fostering. For more on the foster day Pat spoke to Nicola Gibbons, DSPCA Dog Foster Coordinator.
Feb 25, 2025 • 9min
Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP refused entry into Israel
Yesterday Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan was leading a European Parliament delegation to visit Palestine as part of the Relations Committee with Palestine of which she is chair. In order to travel into Palestine she and her delegation had to fly through Israel. Upon landing, however, she and the group she was travelling with were held in the airport and refused entry. To get the full story Lynn Boylan joins us from Brussels.
Feb 25, 2025 • 10min
Is it time to have a female statue on O'Connell Street?
Dublin’s O’Connell Street is lined with a number of statues that all have one thing in common they are all men. A proposal was put forward by Dublin City Council in 2018 for a statue of Constance Markievicz, but proposals have since changed to another statue. Is it time to have a female statue on O'Connell Street?Pat discussed this further with Councillor Cat O’Driscoll, Social Democrats.
Feb 25, 2025 • 19min
Macron warns Trump that Putin cannot be trusted
French President Emanuel Macron yesterday met with Donald Trump at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Macron had warnings for Trump on Putin’s trustworthiness. To look back on this meeting and what said was Patrick Bury, Senior Security lecturer at the University of Bath, Former NATO Analyst and Army officer.
Feb 25, 2025 • 16min
Shadow Work: A Practical Guide to Embracing Your Shadow Side
Pat Divilly, author of ‘‘Shadow Work: A Practical Guide to Embracing Your Shadow Side, Tackling Shame And Transforming Pain Into Power’ joined Pat on the show to discuss the importance of shadow work.
Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
Up to 700 asylum seekers are set to be accommodated in Dublin City office block
A planning application has been submitted to convert the building into an International Protection Accommodation Centre.Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been speaking to local residents and businesses in the Mount Street Area.
Feb 24, 2025 • 13min
Ask The Expert: On divorce finance
Finance expert Paul Merriman is our expert today and he answered listeners questions on divorce finance.All with thanks to Hidden Hearing.
Feb 24, 2025 • 17min
Bestselling children’s author Dav Pilkey
Bestselling children’s author Dav Pilkey joins us to discuss the success of his graphic novels and of the new spinoff movie: ‘Dog man.’ Dav is a prolific author, with more than five different kid’s series, notably among those are Dog man, Captain Underpants and Cat Kid Comic Club.
Feb 24, 2025 • 7min
Catfishing the psychological dynamics and the impacts
There are calls on the government to make it illegal to impersonate someone in order to trick people online, a practice known as ‘catfishing’. Stephanie Regan, Clinical Psychotherapist talks us through the psychological dynamics and the impacts.
