The Pat Kenny Show Highlights
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
May 20, 2025 • 14min
What is the second hand home market in Dublin
More and more homebuyers are paying way over the odds to buy second hand properties in Dublin. Exclusive research carried out for the Pat Kenny Show has found that one in ten second hand homes in the capital are now selling for €100k or more over their asking price.Bidding wars are becoming the norm, with many pointing the finger at Estate Agents for inflating prices. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been looking into the current second hand home market in Dublin.
May 20, 2025 • 11min
Celebrating women comedy performers and creators
The Funny Woman Awards are an annual celebration that looks at some of the best women comedy performers and creators in the industry. This year its taking place in Dublin. The list of past winners and finalists is Katherine Ryan, Roisin Conaty, Sarah Millican, and Rosie Jones. Pat was joined this morning on the show by Writer and Broadcaster Barbara Scully and Comedian and Producer Val Troy.
May 20, 2025 • 8min
The bee keepers at Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus has over 4,000 staff on it’s books and more than a thousand buses in it’s fleet, but the company is also home to hundreds of thousands of bees. Our reporter Emma Tyrrell went down to one of its depots to find out more as part of World Bee day today
May 20, 2025 • 11min
Basic aid allowed into Gaza
The United Nations have confirmed that five trucks carrying basic aid and nutritional supplies have been permitted to enter Gaza from the Kareem Shalom crossing. We get the latest on this with Juliette Tuoma, Director of Communications, UNRWA
May 20, 2025 • 13min
Are objections to wind farms harming our energy security?
Why are there so few offshore wind farms? Are objections to wind farms harming our energy security? All to discuss with Hannah Daly, Professor in Sustainable Energy at University College Cork.
May 20, 2025 • 24min
Remembering mother of three Valerie French 'For Valerie'
On the 13th of June 2019, mother of three Valerie French was cruelly and violently murdered by her husband at her own home just outside of Castlebar in Co. Mayo. David French, Valerie’s brother, is here today to discuss his new book titled “For Valerie”, in which David recounts his sister's death and its devastating aftermath on his family.
May 20, 2025 • 15min
Simon Coveney on the EU UK post Brexit deal
The UK and the EU have reached agreements in a post-Brexit deal. The deal, however, has been met with criticism from Brexiteers. Analysis from Ireland’s former Brexit negotiator and Tánaiste, Simon Coveney.
May 19, 2025 • 10min
Ask The Expert: On gut health
It’s Coeliac Awareness Month and Dr Deirdre O’Donovan, Consultant Gastroenterologist is our expert to answer listeners gut related questions.All with thanks to Hidden Hearing.
May 19, 2025 • 15min
The housing crisis and its impact on young people
All this week on The Pat Kenny Show we are looking at the housing crisis. Today we are looking at the impact it is having on the younger generation; young adults living at home, paying extortionate rents and a generation now considering emigrating. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has been speaking to young people about how they feel like that the housing crisis is stunting their development.
May 19, 2025 • 7min
How siblings shape our lives
In this insightful discussion with Stephanie Regan, a clinical psychotherapist and co-host of Tough Love, listeners explore how siblings subtly shape our lives. They delve into the unseen influences of sibling relationships on personal development and decision-making. The conversation highlights fascinating research on birth order and twin studies, revealing how competition and shared experiences drive ambitions, particularly in fields like social work and psychotherapy.
