The Pat Kenny Show
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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.
Apr 23, 2025 • 8min
Blind Spots and Road Safety
Conor Faughnan, transport commentator, joins The Pat Kenny Show for the commuter slot to explain how London’s approach to HGV blind spots could help prevent cyclist deaths on Irish roads.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 10min
Pope Francis Lies in State
Colm Flynn, Vatican Correspondent for EWTN News, joins The Pat Kenny Show live from Rome as Pope Francis’s body is transferred to St Peter’s Basilica for public viewing ahead of his funeral.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 7min
Green Scene
Dr Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation Ireland joins The Pat Kenny Show to explore seawater cement technology and how pharmaceutical pollution is affecting Atlantic salmon.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 13min
Is the Cost of Watching Live Sport Driving Fans Away?
Adrian Barry Managing Editor at Off The Ball and Peter Sherrard, CEO of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, join The Pat Kenny Show to talk about rising costs, paywalls, and whether sport is becoming unaffordable for ordinary fans.Listen here.
Apr 23, 2025 • 24min
Minister Helen McEntee on this week's Teachers’ Conferences
Minister for Education Helen McEntee joins The Pat Kenny Show to discuss Junior Cert reform, permanent contracts for teachers, and potential industrial action as education conferences take place across the country.Listen here.
Apr 22, 2025 • 11min
Tech Talk
Ciara O’Brien, Technology Correspondent with The Irish Times, joins The Pat Kenny Show to answer your latest tech queries.Listen here.
Apr 22, 2025 • 11min
Conclave Contenders
Nick Pisa, Senior Reporter with Global Mail Online, joins The Pat Kenny Show to profile the frontrunners who could succeed Pope Francis.Listen here.
Apr 22, 2025 • 9min
Overcrowded Classrooms
Carl O’Brien, Education Editor at The Irish Times, joins The Pat Kenny Show to discuss Ireland’s overcrowded classrooms and the growing calls to curb education overspending before lowering class sizes.
Apr 22, 2025 • 13min
US Leaks and Legal Battles
Terry Sheridan, Senior Director of News at WSHU Public Radio, joins The Pat Kenny Show to discuss leaked strike details in Yemen and Harvard’s legal fight with the Trump administration.Listen here.
