The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

There are calls for a national database on car history for used cars to ensure any discrepancies are known to buyers. Our reporter Josh Crosbie reports.  

We get the latest from Rome as St. Peter's Basilica reopens after brief closure as thousands continue to pay respects to Pope Francis. Nick Pisa Senior Reporter Global Mail On line spoke to Pat this morning. 

An exciting frontier in biological research at the moment is the ability to grow meat, skin and even other organs in the lab. It’s early days but a lot of work is going on with that goal in mind. We get all the details with Professor Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Immunology, Trinity College. 

Amid remaining high tariffs from the Trump Administration, China has begun to prioritise new alliances around the world. Is it time we increase our trading relationship with China? Chinese Ambassador Zhao Xiyuan joined Pat in studio this morning.

The Health Minister is planning a crackdown on the use of loyalty cards to buy cheap booze, will this be welcomed b consumers? Siobhán Maguire, Consumer Journalist brings us more details.

The reality of what we need to do to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 but are we our own worst enemy when it comes to getting the job done. The Irish Academy of Engineering has, today, published a report - The Energy Transition - What is the 2050 Action Plan and Timeline? Speaking to Pat this morning was Eamonn O’Reilly, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Action.

Catherine FitzGerald joins The Pat Kenny Show to talk about the Festival of Gardens and Nature at Ballintubbert House in Co Laois — where horticulture meets performance and design.Listen here.

Dermot Goode of Total Health Cover, part of the Lockton Group, joins The Pat Kenny Show to explain how insurers are hiking premiums while cutting plan benefits — and what consumers need to watch out for.Listen here.

Deborah Cole, Berlin Correspondent with The Guardian, joins The Pat Kenny Show as attacks on asylum seekers surge and Germany prepares to swear in a new chancellor, Friedrich Merz.Listen here.

Barry Whyte reports for The Pat Kenny Show as retailers call for tougher sentences amid a surge in organised shoplifting. We hear from business owners and one former addict who used to shoplift daily.Listen here.