The Pat Kenny Show
Newstalk
Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world.Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
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Nov 1, 2024 • 10min
O’Connell Street lined with spectators for a Halloween parade that didn't exist
O’Connell Street was lined with spectators last night for a Halloween parade…that didn’t exist. Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times and Richard Guiney of Dublin Town joined Ivan.
Nov 1, 2024 • 8min
Weekend sport preview with Johnny Ward
The end of the League of Ireland season, Man Utd face Chelsea while Villa have a test in Tottenham - Johnny Ward talks us through all the weekend sport
Nov 1, 2024 • 9min
How can you be sure Irish products are actually Irish?
Lots of products may say made in Ireland, but how can we be sure that they are Irish? Our reporter Cian Burns asks people do they check the products they buy and Bríd O’Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish joined us to explain.
Nov 1, 2024 • 8min
Bertie Ahern pays tribute to the late David Davin Power
Former RTE presenter and political correspondent David Davin Power has passed away at the age of 72. Bertie Ahern, who was a friend, joined Ivan to pay tribute to the man affectionately known as DDP.
Nov 1, 2024 • 16min
Calling It - Swing constituencies, FF v FG, mounting problems locally, bellwether candidates
Swing constituencies, FF v FG, mounting problems locally, total targets for each party, bellwether candidates – Ivan Yates and Sean Defoe talk through their election predictions.
Oct 31, 2024 • 5min
How can we help Hedgehogs get off the ‘Threatened Species list’?
The numbers of western hedgehogs have more than halved in some European countries, including Ireland. Their main killer is cars. Dr Sophie Rasmussen of the University of Oxford joined Anton on the show this morning.
Oct 31, 2024 • 10min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
Election disinformation as the US goes to the polls. We get all the details with David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation expert.
Oct 31, 2024 • 12min
The clock is winding down to our own General Election
The clock is winding down to our own General Election, expected to be called shortly. The exact date is yet to be set but candidates are embracing social media as another means of campaigning. We discuss all with Newstalk's Political Correspondent Sean Defoe.
Oct 31, 2024 • 8min
The Science of horror
As it’s Halloween Professor Luke O’Neill explains the Science of Scare, why exactly do we love terrifying ourselves and what i considered the scariest movie of all time.
Oct 31, 2024 • 9min
World leaders’ security is being compromised by a fitness app
Fitness-tracking app Strava, which has long been criticised for its location-sharing features. It is now at the centre of a new controversy over possible security breaches for world leaders. We get the details from Dermot Williams, Managing Director of Threatscape, an Irish Cyber security Company.
