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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Sep 13, 2024 • 11min
Cork is experiencing more and more ‘no-go’ areas
Cork is experiencing more and more ‘no-go’ areas because of anti-social behaviour. We speak to a councillor who is looking for the Minister for Justice to get involved. Speaking to Jonathan this morning was Shane O’Callaghan Cork Fine Gael Councillor.
Sep 13, 2024 • 10min
Former CIA Officer sentenced to 10 Years for spying for China
Former CIA Officer Alexander Yuk Ching Ma sentenced to 10 Years for spying for China. A former CIA officer, who also worked as a contract linguist for the FBI, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for providing intelligence to China in exchange for money, golf clubs, and other high-end gifts.To discuss this story further Jonathan spoke to Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal.ie.
Sep 13, 2024 • 10min
President Putin's warning to the West!
Russian President Vladimir Putin warns the West it was at risk of entering into war with Russia. We discuss this and more with Duncan Bullivant Special Advisor to the Head of the Bosnia peace keeping mission, part of the UK mission to Kosovo in 1999 and CEO of the Henderson Group, an international risk management advisory.
Sep 13, 2024 • 13min
A report on 'Sepsis Awareness Day'
Eight people die in Ireland every single day from sepsis. That’s almost double the amount of people killed each year by heart attacks and yet most of us know very little about it. To mark Sepsis Awareness Day today Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe has been speaking to some of the families affected.
Sep 13, 2024 • 13min
What will the forthcoming budget bring?
Pension hikes and tax cuts on the cards in budget 2025’s pre-election giveaway. We discuss with Gabija Gataveckaitė Political Correspondent at the Irish Independent.
Sep 12, 2024 • 8min
Boxed With John Fardy features 'The Perfect Couple'
New Netflix mystery drama 'The Perfect Couple' has a star-studded cast including Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning and eve Hewson features in this weeks 'Boxed' with John Fardy.
Sep 12, 2024 • 7min
famous incidents where trophies were stolen, forged or lost
Cameron Hill talks us through famous incidents where trophies were stolen/forged/lost off the back of a counterfeit Sam Maguire doing the rounds in Armagh.
Sep 12, 2024 • 10min
How communities can some together in the wake of tragedy
A mass trial in France has left a village shocked. We hear how communities can some together in the wake of tragedy with Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin.
Sep 12, 2024 • 15min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
The big lie; In today's disinformation slot we look at how we are lied to with numbers and the panic when we do get data wrong. All to discuss with David Robert Grimes.
Sep 12, 2024 • 12min
Dealing with back to school colds and bugs!
We are a couple of weeks back to school now, kids are gathering and gastro bugs, respiratory infections and head lice are out in force .We advice on dealing with illness from Dr Illona Duffy.
