The Pat Kenny Show
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Oct 10, 2025 • 4min
A look ahead to the weekend of sport
A big weekend ahead for Irish soccer as we gear up for a World Cup qualifier against Portugal, and Shamrock Rovers set to take on Shelbourne FC – with the first Shamrock Rovers double since 1987 in reach. In Rugby the United Rugby Championship progresses to round 3. Darts, the World Grand Prix continues over the weekend. All with thanks to Visit Pennsylvania.
Oct 10, 2025 • 20min
John Simpson on the Trump peace deal for Gaza
Broadcaster, Author and Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on BBC World John Simpson gives his take on the Trump peace deal for Gaza.
Oct 10, 2025 • 12min
Are family influencers business savvy or exploiting their kids?
Family influencers are almost exclusively female and aged between 25-35. We ask the question is posting your children, family fun and happy memories a good way for mommy to make money. Or is it child exploitation or worse? Sarah Madden reports on it...
Oct 10, 2025 • 21min
Israel’s government ratify peace deal with Hamas
Israel’s government have ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free hostages held in the enclave within 72 hours after that.Pat discusses this development and more with Paul Kearns, Journalist based in Tel Avi and also James Elder, Spokesperson for Unicef.
Oct 9, 2025 • 11min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
Has Joe Wicks bitten off more that he can chew, as he targets protein bars in his latest documentary. We discuss this and more with David Robert Grimes, Disinformation Expert.
Oct 9, 2025 • 10min
Boxed With John Fardy: Black Rabbit'
Jude Law and Jason Bateman are working-class brothers Jake (Law) and Vince (Bateman) Friedkin from Coney Island. They grew up in what we assume from relatively early on was a violent home, dominated by an alcoholic father. They became a Nirvana-lite rock group. Jake the handsome lead, Vince the drummer and creative force, until the latter’s taste for drugs and mayhem put paid to their success.John Fardy reviews 'Black Rabbit' showing on Netflix.
Oct 9, 2025 • 20min
The latest news stateside!
The peace process continues as President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of the peace deal. Former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty to charges of lying to Congress. Trump calls for the Governor of Illinois and Mayor of Chicago to be jailed. And Pam Bondi testified in a confrontational hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. To discuss the latest US news is Larry Donnelly, a Boston attorney, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway, and political commentator.
Oct 9, 2025 • 8min
The 2025 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology
2025 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology goes to immunology for the discovery of a key controller of the immune system that stops autoimmune diseases. American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for work shedding light on how the immune system spares healthy cells, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments. Luke O’Neill, Professor of Immunology at Trinity College Dublin brings us the details.
Oct 9, 2025 • 21min
Israel and Hamas agree to long-awaited ceasefire
Both Israel and Hamas have said they have agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal. We get the latest on this morning's breaking news with Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist and also Fawaz Gergez, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Oct 9, 2025 • 7min
“Picasso: From the Studio” opens at the National Gallery of Ireland
“Picasso: From the Studio” opens at the National Gallery of Ireland, which offers a once in a generation opportunity to see this collection of work by one the most influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso, in Ireland. Joining Pat in studio to chat all about the exhibition was Dr. Caroline Campbell, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland.
