The Pat Kenny Show
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May 9, 2025 • 5min
A look ahead to the weekend of sport
Last night was a success for Manchester United as Amorin’s side booked an all-English Europa League final with Tottenham in Bilbao on 21 May. Also, Cork face Waterford in the Munster Senior Camogie final following the skort controversy. Colm Boohig, Broadcaster Off The Ball looks ahead to the weekend of sport.
May 9, 2025 • 17min
Fr Robert Dueweke has known Pope Leo XIV from their studying days together
Pope Leo XIV spent much of his ordained life in Peru working as an Augustinian missionary, and also two terms as Prior General of the Augustinians. So what is he like as a person? Fr Robert Dueweke OSA has known him since his studying days and tells us about him and Eoin Gormley, an Irish student in Rome met him just last year.
May 9, 2025 • 17min
15 years on, is the Fair Deal Scheme still fit for purpose?
Fifteen years on since fair deal scheme and while its proven largely successful, difficulties are starting to seep through the cracks. Small nursing homes are forced into closure and family farms are on the brink of losing their livelihood. 15 years on, is the Fair Deal Scheme still fit for purpose? Pat was joined on the show by Fred Hickey, Director of Fair Deal Advisors .
May 9, 2025 • 12min
White smoke and a new Pope Henry Mckean live from Rome
A new Pope is now elected and the Conclave have chosen Cardinal Robert Prevost. Henry McKean is live in Rome to bring reaction after the white smoke was released.
May 8, 2025 • 11min
Ring of Kerry roadwork causing concern for locals
The Ring of Kerry attracts thousands of visitors every summer. However new roadworks have caused some concerns for locals. Our reporter Josh Crosbie has been looking into this.
May 8, 2025 • 11min
The story of the 4 by 1 mile relay record
Cameron Hill from Off The Ball tells the story of the 4 by 1 mile relay record set by Irish runners at UCD in 1985.
May 8, 2025 • 6min
India and Pakistan exchange gunfire overnight
India and Pakistan exchange gunfire overnight following the worst violence seen in the two countries in the last two decades. We get the latest on this with Meghna Bali, ABC's South Asia Bureau Chief.
May 8, 2025 • 8min
Disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes
David Robert Grimes looks at how climate misinformation has spread across the internet with young people also falling victim to the misinformation.
May 8, 2025 • 7min
How to read clothing tags, what you should avoid on your labels
Jo Linehan shares how to read clothing tags, what you should avoid on your labels and what happens to items after they go into a textile recycling bin in a bid to reduce fast fashion.
May 8, 2025 • 15min
US officials are set to meet a high-level Chinese delegation
This weekend senior US officials are set to meet a high-level Chinese delegation since the start of the trade war. Denis Staunton, China correspondent with The Irish Times.
