The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

Where does Russia’s imperial mindset come from that drives its push for more territory? It starts back with the first tsar in 1547 and Donncha Ó Beacháin charts the development and entrenchment of it in his new book, Unfinished Empire. 

We hear about the Oxford dangerous sports club who invented bungee jumping. Cameron Hill, Digital Journalist with Off the Ball tell us all about its history. 

This week on the Green Scene, Dr Ruth Freeman looks at why baby monkeys are being abducted by other species. Also, new research finds that earthquakes could create a hidden source of underground hydrogen fuel.All to discuss with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Research for Society For Research Ireland.All with thanks to Repak.

Robert Delaney was an ordinary man walking home one night when he intervened to help a man being assaulted. Unfortunately, this good deed would change his life forever. In 2008 Robert was shot by a dissident IRA member leaving him in a permanent vegetative state. Seventeen years on, Robert’s family are continuing to campaign for anyone with more information to come forward about the organized hit. Terry Delaney, father of Robert Delaney joined Pat on the show to talk about their campaign for justice for Robert.

AI advances coming thick and fast: you can take a class in detective writing with Agatha Christie, it can outperform humans at persuading others to change their viewpoint, make boring phone calls for you and substitute for a boyfriend.All to discuss with Professor Luke O Neill , Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College .

Sean McGovern, one of the senior members of the Kinahan cartel in currently being extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland. We get the latest on this with Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of The Irish Sun, Co-Author of the book Kinahan Assassins.

According to a new study with decades of research, beautiful people earn more than their average peers. But if you're good looking and intelligent, it makes no difference to your earning power. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean took to streets of Dublin to meet people easy on the eye and asked if they have pretty privilege. 

We hear why consumers should use the courts in preference to the IRB settlement mechanism for injury compensation. All to discuss with Sean Guerin SC, Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.

We go inside Hollywood to look at Stadium Movies. American Baseball and NRL where Stadiums are the soul of the story. All to chat about with Lisa Cannon Entertainment Presenter and Producer.

TV and Radio presenter Martin King. Martin is a proud ambassador of the Alzheimer society of Ireland. Martin’s late mother Christina had Dementia; she was diagnosed in 2011 and passed away in 2019. To tell his story Martin joined Pat this morning on the show.Our show today was live from AVIVA stadium, to mark the launch of the 2025 Alzheimer’s memory walk, supported by Aviva.