The Pat Kenny Show
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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 11, 2024 • 11min
Debunking TikTok's food and diet related trends
Social media food and diet untruths. Dietician Orla Walsh will debunk the viral social media diet fads.
Oct 11, 2024 • 12min
Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland
Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland joined Pat on the show to reiterate that UNICEF are an independent, non-profit organisation who are helping the children of Gaza, Lebanon and Israel in their new appeal.
Oct 10, 2024 • 6min
Weekend ideas for you!
Going solo on a date or out with the kids, Eadaoin Fitzmaurice gives us her tips on what to get up to this weekend.
Oct 10, 2024 • 6min
Irishman John Nolan living in Tampa
John Nolan, Irish man resident in Tampa, Florida spoke to Pat this morning as his hometown sees the devastation from Hurricane Milton. Dubliner John Nolan, has been living in Tampa for nearly 30 years.
Oct 10, 2024 • 22min
Minister Darragh O Brien on the Planning and Development bill
Minister for Housing Darragh O Brien joined Pat in studio this morning to discuss the Planning and Development bill, which aims to majorly overhaul of the planning system.
Oct 10, 2024 • 8min
New research findings with Luke O'Neill
The drug Ozempic and drugs like it are approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity but recent research is suggesting that their benefits may go way beyond that. We hear how with Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College.
Oct 10, 2024 • 26min
The libel lawyer to the stars Paul Tweed
What do Gerry Adams, the Kardashians, Sarah Ferguson and Louis Walsh have in common? They have all been represented by Northern Irish media Lawyer Paul Tweed, who has been at the heart of some of the biggest libel and defamation cases of recent. Paul has written a book about his career and he joined Pat on the show to chat all about it.
Oct 10, 2024 • 7min
The latest on Hurricane Milton live from the US
With hurricane Milton battering Florida, millions of households are now without power, emergency services have been suspended, and damage continues to unfold as the storm moves across the state. We get the latest on the situation there with Terry Sheridan, Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.
Oct 10, 2024 • 10min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
This week we take a look at FEMA disinformation as a massive hurricane barrels down on Florida and HRT misinformation in the UK in this weeks disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes.
Oct 10, 2024 • 6min
Irish consumers waste €832 worth of food annually
Research conducted among 1,000 people by Coyne Research on behalf of ALDI and FoodCloud found that, on average, Irish consumers waste €832 worth of food annually. We discuss these findings with Jo Linehan, Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland .
