The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

Fear heightens for the undocumented Irish despite Trump administration denying they have any plans to send illegal immigrants to Guantanamo Bay. Trump won’t allow a ‘mob rule’ as protests against his immigration policies spread across the states. AndHarvey Weinstein was found guilty of sex crimes after a retrial. To discuss all the news stateside was J.D Capelouto, Reporter and Lead Writer for Semafor Flagship Newsletter.

Orlando Bloom undergoes £10k treatment to remove microplastics and toxic chemicals from his blood. We discuss the disinformation around microplastics with David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation Expert. 

New Netflix limited dark comedy series Sirens starring Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon features in this weeks Boxed with John Fardy.

There was another night of unrest in Northern Ireland with Petrol bombs thrown in Ballymena and leisure centre set alight in Larne in third night of violence. To discuss what happened last night and the situation there Pat spoke to Josh Crosbie, Newstalk reporter in Ballymena and also Sian Mulholland MLA, Alliance, North Antrim.

The investing world is undergoing a regime shift so how do you navigate in turbulent times? All to discuss with Neil Osborne Investment Advisor of Santiago Investment Advisors. 

Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder Annie McCarrick have confirmed that they have arrested man on suspicion of her murder. We get the latest on this with Paul Williams Irish Independent Crime Journalist.  

Ocean health is the engine of all life on this planet. However, in Ireland, our oceans are experiencing unprecedented decline due to fishing, shipping, climate change and pollution. But what can we practically do to support our oceans? To tell us more was Jo Linehan Editor of CLIMATE, Sunday Times Ireland and Sustainability columnist Irish Country Magazine, 

One in four deaths are caused by heart disease and stroke each year. Dr Jim O’Brien Consultant Cardiologist explains how it is important to take care of your heart and what symptoms to look out for relating to heart disease.

Ministers are under increasing pressure to pass the rent pressure zone bill to avoid further price hikes for renters.  But will waiting to introduce the new RPZ will cause a rise in rents?To discuss this and more was Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TUD and Gabija Gataveckaitė political correspondent at the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent.

When most people think of gardens, they picture a quiet plot behind a house, a few potted plants on a terrace, or a peaceful Sunday stroll in a walled botanical garden. But in the small island nation of Singapore, something far more radical took root: What if an entire country could become a garden? This wasn’t an ornamental idea. It was policy. Strategy. Even statecraft. And it began with one man: Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore.Diarmuid Gavin tell us all this week in Gardening Stories.All with thanks to Tirlán,