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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Oct 30, 2024 • 9min
Do you need help with downsizing?
Reducing costs and reducing the need for more space. Rowena Quinn, Managing Partner at Hunters Estate Agents bring us advice on downsizing your property.
Oct 30, 2024 • 4min
The latest on the flash floods in Spain
Eastern Spain has experience flash floods that has killed 51 people. We get the latest on the situation there with Stephen Burgen Freelance Journalist in Barcelona.
Oct 30, 2024 • 7min
The new allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing serious new allegations involving assault in two separate lawsuits. We get the details from Sophie Peachy Assistant News Editor with The News Movement.
Oct 30, 2024 • 6min
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon is continuing
Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon is continuing with more than 60 people killed in the Bekka Valley region on Tuesday. From Beirut we get the latest from Sally Hayden Irish Times Correspondent in Lebanon who also talks to us about Syrian refugees due to come to Ireland that are now stuck in Lebanon.
Oct 30, 2024 • 12min
Ireland's haunted destinations and houses!
Halloween is undoubtedly upon us and the ghouls and ghosts are almost ready to roam free. But where do they stay the other 364 days of the year? Newstalk Reporter, Sarah Madden pays haunted house calls on our behalf.
Oct 30, 2024 • 11min
Growing concern over road rage
Growing concern over road rage with Gen Z and millennial the angriest drivers and safety tips for cyclists and pedestrians in the darker evenings. We discuss further with Conor Faughnan, Transport Consultant.
Oct 30, 2024 • 9min
Ireland needs a significant increase in construction workers
The Irish Fiscal Advisory council say that Ireland needs up to 80,000 construction workers to address the housing crisis and that Ireland lags behind its European counterparts in infrastructure. Speaking to Anton this morning was Conor O’Connell of the Construction Director of Housing, Planning and Development at the Construction Industry Federation.
Oct 29, 2024 • 7min
Tech with Jess: A review of the Dyson Wash G1
Jess Kelly Newstalk's Technology Correspondent takes a look at the Dyson WashG1, Dyson’s first dedicated wet floor cleaner.Engineered for hygienic cleaning and maintenance, tackles wet and dry debris in one go!
Oct 29, 2024 • 17min
The collusion, coverup and corruption around the Loughinisland massacre
The collusion, coverup and corruption around the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, journalist and producer Trevor Birney. Trevor has written a new book called 'Shooting Crows'.
Oct 29, 2024 • 14min
How accurate are the US election polls?
One week out from the US Election, how accurate are the polls after previous errors in 2016 and 2020? And what is causing polls to be seemingly less accurate than elections past? We discuss with Josh Clinton, Abby and John Winkelried Chair, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University.
