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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.
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Latest episodes

Jun 4, 2025 • 7min
Green Scene
A clever hawk who learned how to use traffic light signals to help it to hunt, and the increasing rate of glacier melting, all on the Green Scene with Doctor Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society For Research Ireland Listen here.

Jun 4, 2025 • 16min
Leaving Cert Kick-off
A record-breaking number of 140,000 students will sit their junior cycle and leaving certificate exams today.Pat is joined by Jen Hogan, journalist and Mother of seven, and Eric Neilligan, Assistant Principal St Munchins college.Listen here.

Jun 4, 2025 • 21min
'Nakba II' With Fintan Drury
In 1948, Palestinians were subjected to what became known as the ‘Nakba’ – the violent displacement of Palestinians and dispossession of their lands and belongings. Author Fintan Drury argues that what we are witnessing today is the second Nakba and joined Pat to discuss his new book ‘Catastrophe – Nakba II’.

Jun 3, 2025 • 7min
Android's Anti-theft Measures
Android smartphone owners are being encouraged to take some “anti-theft” steps before their phone gets pinched. And Jess Kelly answers all your tech questions. Listen here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 5min
Madeleine McCann Update
Police are expected to search the land where Christian Brueckner, the main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, used to live. Journalist Rob Hyde has been following this case and joined Pat with the latest updates. Listen here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 9min
Money Dysmorphia
A term called “money dysmorphia” is a growing behavioural trend which refers to the disconnect between how people feel about their financial position, and their actual reality. This can lead some people to overspend in the attempt of maintaining their appearance and lifestyle standards. Nick Charalambous, Managing Director of Alpha Wealth, and financial expert himself joins us.Listen here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 16min
Man Charged After Attack at Boulder Protest
A 45 year old man has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges of attempted murder in Colorado after being accused of throwing molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Gaza. We get the latest on this and more US news from Terry Sheridan, Senior Director of News at WSHU Public Radio.Listen here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 10min
Ann Russell Answers Your Cleaning Questions
How often should you be cleaning your house? And just how can you get rid of those stubborn stains? Joining Pat to answer these questions is Expert Cleaner and TikToker Ann Russell. Get all your cleaning questions answered here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 16min
What You Knee'd to Know
Blackrock Health has launched a new "what you knee-d to know" campaign to educate the public about knee replacement surgery, dispel common myths. Dr Philip Brady, a leading consultant orthopedic surgeon at Blackrock Health, debunks all the myths surrounding knee surgery with Pat.Listen here.

Jun 3, 2025 • 10min
Carlow Shooting Update
A lone gunman caused panic in Carlow on Sunday evening. 22-year-old Evan Fitzgerald entered the Fairgreen Shopping Centre and fired multiple shots into the air, causing people to flee for their safety. No civilians were killed, but one young girl was injured while fleeing. Fitzgerald died by a self-inflicted gun wound at the scene. Fine Fáil Councillor Andrea Dalton and News Reporter Sarah Burns join us to discuss the incident.