The Pat Kenny Show
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Oct 9, 2025 • 13min
The challenges faced by dyslexic students
In recognition of dyslexia awareness month, insightful discussions unfold around the challenges dyslexic students face in Ireland. Sive shares her personal journey of late diagnosis and the struggle to mask her difficulties in school. The lack of in-school support raises significant concerns, especially during exams where time pressure exacerbates her challenges. Both guests emphasize the need for better accommodations, including extra exam time, to level the playing field and support dyslexic students' aspirations for higher education.
Oct 8, 2025 • 10min
Inside Hollywood: Halloween Season with Stephen King - The Horror Master!
Lisa Cannon, TV Host & Executive Producer for ‘Spotlight' delves into the best horror movie on this week's Inside Hollywood.
Oct 8, 2025 • 12min
Author and former state pathologist Marie Cassidy on her new book
Author and former state pathologist Marie Cassidy joins us now to discuss her newest novel ‘Deadly Evidence’, a sequel to her bestselling debut novel ‘Body of Truth’.
Oct 8, 2025 • 8min
Gardening Stories: Hellbrunn Palace garden
Hellbrunn Palace garden surrounded by a wall with 60 hectares of park and less than 20 minutes by bicycle from the city centre of Salzburg. Art historians see a mannerist work of art in this park, a chamber of wonders of garden architecture: partly artistically laid-out park landscape, partly untouched natural biotope; partly fields, ponds, hills, partly children’s paradise. The name Hellbrunn means, among other things, ‘healing spring’ – all who come here will understand why.Diarmuid Gavin brings us the story of Hellbrunn Palace garden.
Oct 8, 2025 • 11min
Is peace within reach for Gaza?
Two years on from the attacks of October 7th, could the end of the brutal conflict it sparked be in sight? President Donald Trump believes so, saying yesterday "there's a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East".Is this achievable ? All to discuss with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.
Oct 8, 2025 • 17min
Budget 2026 and it's position in the global economy
As the government sets out our budget. We ask where does it fit into the position of the global economy? All to discuss with Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times.
Oct 8, 2025 • 14min
More reaction to Budget 2026
Yesterday afternoon, Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe announced the details of Budget 2026. While last year’s pre-election budget was widely described as a giveaway, this year’s was anything but. We get more reaction to Budget 2026 with Peadar Toibin, Aontú TD for Meath West and also Susanne Rogers, Research and Policy Analyst with Social Justice Ireland.
Oct 8, 2025 • 7min
Green Scene: Painting zebra stripes on cows could repel insects
Scientists have discovered that biochar can actively break down pollutants without any additional chemicals. This could have major implications for the treatment of wastewater, as well as for global pollution control. In the week of the Nobel prizes, Researchers in Japan have won the satirical Ig Nobel Prize in Biology for research that revealed that painting zebra stripes on cows could repel insects.All to discuss with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Research for Society For Research Ireland.All with thanks to Repak.
Oct 8, 2025 • 5min
What can solar power do directly for you and your EV?
Explore how solar panels can charge your EV and make driving more affordable. Discover the impact of carbon tax on fuel costs and how a typical solar setup could lead to free EV charging. Dive into the debate over investing in new technology versus holding onto older diesel cars. Hear insights on the challenges of upfront costs and the evolving market for secondhand EVs. Plus, discuss the missed opportunities in budget policies regarding SUV taxation and scrappage schemes.
Oct 8, 2025 • 32min
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Budget 2026
In the background of an upended Presidential Election, Ministers Pascal Donohoe and Jack Chambers presented Budget 2026. An Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined Pat in studio this morning to discuss this and more.
