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'.
Episodes
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Oct 25, 2024 • 11min
The do’s and don’ts of email communication
“Hope all is well” and other infuriating email clichés, recruitment professional Ed Heffernan walks us through the do’s and don’ts of email communication.
Oct 25, 2024 • 13min
Why electronic health records still a way off?
Ten years after they were first touted, electronic health records in Irish hospitals are still years away according to HSE Chief Bernard Gloster. Sarah McGuinness Political Correspondent at the Irish Mail talks us through the latest on this.
Oct 25, 2024 • 19min
'Kinahan Assassins' A book by Stephen Breen and John Hand
It's been ten years since the beginning of the Hutch-Kinahan feud. A new book, 'Kinahan Assassins', chronicles the killings ordered by the Kinahans over the course of the feud. We speak to its authors Stephen Breen and John Hand from the Irish Sun and authors of 'Kinahan Assassins'.
Oct 24, 2024 • 9min
Boxed With John Fardy features 'Rivals'
New Disney plus drama series based on Jilly Coopers best-selling bonk buster 'Rivals' starring Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner features in this weeks Boxed with John Fardy.
Oct 24, 2024 • 12min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation Expert looks at Elon Musk and how he is playing a role in the US election.
Oct 24, 2024 • 10min
Science with Luke O'Neill: Genetic screen for IQ
For a number of years scientists have been raising the possibility of designer babies. Where genetic engineering can be used to modify embryos to change certain traits in them or possibly eliminate genetic diseases by correcting broken genes. We get the details from Professor Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Immunology at Trinity College.
Oct 24, 2024 • 9min
The latest from mass rape trial in France
Can a trial of 50 men accused of rape reshape France's understanding of consent and rape culture? We speak to journalist Rosie Birchard.
Oct 24, 2024 • 7min
Staying environmentally friendly in the workplace
Whether it's charging your laptop during off-peak times, or recycling your old smart phones, Jo Linehan, Editor of The Climate Supplement at The Sunday Times Ireland informs us on how to stay environmentally friendly in the workplace, whether you work from home, or in the office, on this weeks’ sustainability slot.
Oct 24, 2024 • 20min
'Web of Betrayal' a new book by Nicola Tallant
When notorious hitman Robbie Lawlor was assassinated in Belfast no one knew how deep the web of betrayal stretched. Pat was joined on the show by author and crime journalist Nicola Tallant to unpick the web in her new book 'Web of Betrayal'.
Oct 24, 2024 • 13min
How menopause affects the skin
Professor Niki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist with the Institute of Dermatologists, joined Pat on the show to discuss how menopause affects the skin. Such as wrinkles and sagging, but also in some cases, menopause can cause severe skin conditions.
