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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Apr 24, 2025 • 11min
An exciting frontier in biological research at the moment
An exciting frontier in biological research at the moment is the ability to grow meat, skin and even other organs in the lab. It’s early days but a lot of work is going on with that goal in mind. We get all the details with Professor Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Immunology, Trinity College.
Apr 24, 2025 • 8min
A plan to crackdown on the use of loyalty cards to buy cheap booze
The Health Minister is planning a crackdown on the use of loyalty cards to buy cheap booze, will this be welcomed b consumers? Siobhán Maguire, Consumer Journalist brings us more details.
Apr 24, 2025 • 17min
Ambassador Zhao Xiyuan on tariffs and new alliances
Amid remaining high tariffs from the Trump Administration, China has begun to prioritise new alliances around the world. Is it time we increase our trading relationship with China? Chinese Ambassador Zhao Xiyuan joined Pat in studio this morning.
Apr 24, 2025 • 19min
The reality of how to achieve climate neutrality by 2050
The reality of what we need to do to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 but are we our own worst enemy when it comes to getting the job done. The Irish Academy of Engineering has, today, published a report - The Energy Transition - What is the 2050 Action Plan and Timeline? Speaking to Pat this morning was Eamonn O’Reilly, Chairman of the Energy and Climate Action.
Apr 23, 2025 • 10min
Festival of Gardens and Nature
Catherine FitzGerald joins The Pat Kenny Show to talk about the Festival of Gardens and Nature at Ballintubbert House in Co Laois — where horticulture meets performance and design.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 10min
Health Insurance Hikes
Dermot Goode of Total Health Cover, part of the Lockton Group, joins The Pat Kenny Show to explain how insurers are hiking premiums while cutting plan benefits — and what consumers need to watch out for.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 8min
Refugee Attacks in Berlin
Deborah Cole, Berlin Correspondent with The Guardian, joins The Pat Kenny Show as attacks on asylum seekers surge and Germany prepares to swear in a new chancellor, Friedrich Merz.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 15min
A Shoplifting Epidemic
Barry Whyte reports for The Pat Kenny Show as retailers call for tougher sentences amid a surge in organised shoplifting. We hear from business owners and one former addict who used to shoplift daily.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 8min
Hyperhidrosis: Understanding Excessive Sweating
Dermatology nurse specialist, Selene Daly, joins The Pat Kenny Show to explain what causes excessive sweating, how it affects daily life, and how it can be treated.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 13min
Inside Hollywood: From Flops to Cult Hits
Lisa Cannon joins The Pat Kenny Show for this week’s Inside Hollywood, looking at big-screen flops that later became cult classics — from The Shawshank Redemption to Blade Runner.Listen here.
