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Oct 24, 2025 • 6min
Colm Boohig from Off the Ball previews the weekend in sport
Munster face off with Connaught, Shamrock Rovers hopeful they will finally secure the league title, and the Premier League back again this weekend. Colm Boohig, Broadcaster with Off The Ball looks ahead to the weekend in sporting action.
Oct 24, 2025 • 10min
US Secretary of State meets Benjamin Netanyahu
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Benjamin Netanyahu just almost two weeks since the ceasefire in Gaza began. The meeting comes as Trump warns Israel would lose ‘all support’ from the US if it annexes west bank. JD Vance supported trump’s words as he also said it would be ‘very stupid’ Israeli vote to annex the West Bank. Pat was joined by Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist to discuss.
Oct 24, 2025 • 15min
Doctors call for prioritisation of e-scooter regulation
Irish doctors have called for regulations for e-scooters to be prioritized, saying they are causing a growing burden on our emergency care system. Analysis from the Mater Hospital shows there were 380 treated for e-scooter injuries from 2021 to 2023. Dr Chris Luke, Columnist, Host of the Irish Medical Lives Podcast and Retired Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ciaran Cuffe, Co-Chair of the European Green Party joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.
Oct 23, 2025 • 8min
Boxed With John Fardy featured 'The Perfect Neighbour'
Boxed With John Fardy featured 'The Perfect Neighbour'. The new Netflix documentary tells the shocking and tragic death of Ajike “AJ” Owens.
Oct 23, 2025 • 13min
Is the end nigh for independent Irish enterprises?
Running a small business has never been easy. But with competition from big business online and on the ground, survival seems to have never been so hard. So is the end nigh for independent Irish enterprises, and who are the heels-dug-in owners fighting on? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports:
Oct 23, 2025 • 14min
The pioneering cancer specialist Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley
Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley was the UK’s first professor of medical oncology but that career, and life, was cut short on the 23rd October 1975 when an IRA bomb exploded under his neighbour’s car. So what did the medical world lose on that day when cancer research and treatment lost one of its pioneers?To chat about the legacy of Professor Gordon Hamilton Fairley with Pat was John Crowne, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St Vincent’s Hospital.
Oct 23, 2025 • 9min
President Trump announces new sanctions on Russia
President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions on Russia in an attempt to force Putin into peace, however he has refused to send tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, citing difficulties in training the Ukrainians to use the system. Pat discusses this and more with Sean Bell, Former Fighter Pilot, Military Analyst and Co-Host of the Red Matrix Podcast.
Oct 23, 2025 • 10min
Urban crawl as Dart and BusConnects are painfully slow
Dublin has recently spent €600 million on its bus service and is planning on spending €3 billion more. Buses and the service they provide have improved greatly and money has certainly been spent. Even so, the bus service is inadequate and journey times have not improved. All to discuss with Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator.
Oct 23, 2025 • 23min
An Tánaiste on another night of unrest in Citywest
We get the latest and reaction after another night of unrest in Citywest. Speaking to Pat this morning was our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte, Dr Umar Al-Qadri, Chairperson, Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council and Simon Harris, An Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Defence, Fine Gael.
Oct 23, 2025 • 7min
We hear about sustainable Irish jewellery makers
Since jewels are on everyone's minds this week, after the Louvre Heist. It a good time to talk about sustainable jewellery, Jo Linehan looks at lab grown diamonds recycled materials and sustainable Irish jewellery makers.
