The Pat Kenny Show
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Feb 17, 2025 • 17min
Dublin city traders calling for improve level of policing
Fear among shop owners in Dublin city centre grow following the fatal stabbing of a man over the weekend. Pat discusses this concern with Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town and also Catherine Ardagh TD, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South Central.
Feb 17, 2025 • 17min
Google Ireland removing reviews of schools online
Google Ireland will be removing reviews of schools online to combat the abuse teachers and schools face online. Pat takes a look at this move by Google with Rachel O’Connor Deputy Director of National Association Principals and Deputy Principals and also Nicola Byrne CEO Riskeye.
Feb 14, 2025 • 8min
A US news update
Testimonies continue in the trial of the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a West New York stage on 12 August 2022. Also six top prosecutors have resigned from the US Justice Department over the controversial order to drop the bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.We get the latest on all this with Harriet Alexander, US Senior Features for The Times and The Sunday Times.
Feb 14, 2025 • 26min
A look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum
We look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat in studio this morning was James Geoghan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South, Roderic O’Gorman TD, Leader, Green Party, Dublin West and also Alice Leahy, Director of Alice Leahy Trust.
Feb 14, 2025 • 6min
Friday Valentines Day food with Gareth Mullins
Chef Gareth Mullins brings us a perfect dish for Valentines weekend.
Feb 14, 2025 • 15min
The prevalence of clothes banks is under the spotlight
The prevalence of clothes banks is under the spotlight as local authories are been urged to clean up how they are operated. It comes as there are growing reports of people stealing from the donation bins. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been looking into this, and Josh joined Pat in studio.
Feb 14, 2025 • 20min
President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US Vice President JD Vance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will today meet with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference where a potential peace deal with Russia is expected to dominate. Donncha Ó Beacháin from DCU joins us.
Feb 14, 2025 • 8min
Why does Ireland spends least on defence among 38 European nations?
Ireland has the lowest spend on defence as a proportion of its economic wealth out of 38 European states, according to a new study. Why does Ireland spends least on defence among 38 European nations? To discuss with Pat was Security and Defence Writer Declan Power.
Feb 14, 2025 • 25min
Minister Paschal Donohoe on Ireland’s preparation for Trump’s tariffs
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discusses the threats a Trump administration to the Irish economy and how the government will manage the instability to the Irish job market.
Feb 13, 2025 • 11min
Scrapped Arts Council IT project “a massive waste of money”
Cabinet Ministers were left furious after the scrapped Arts Council IT project breached public spending and governance regulation. The issue comes just as Patrick O’Donovan heads up the office with one minister citing it as a “a massive waste of money”. Political Correspondent with the Irish Times Jack Horgan-Jones has more on the story.
