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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Jul 11, 2025 • 13min
Reaction as bonfire with effigies of migrants atop is lit in Co Tyrone
Parades will take place across Northern Ireland this weekend to mark the 12th July. However, there has been significant controversy around some of the bonfires set up in advance of the parades. Amanda Ferguson brings us the latest with reaction from SDLP Leader Claire Hanna.
Jul 11, 2025 • 6min
A look ahead to the weekend of sport
Djokovic and Jannik go head-to-head in the Wimbledon Semifinals this afternoon and the All-Ireland Football semifinals take place. Shane Hannon looks a head to the weekend of sport.
Jul 11, 2025 • 8min
How is the housing crisis impacting the older population?
Our rapidly growing aging population is facing an immediate housing crisis. Census data showed an 83% increase in renters over the age of 65 and a decrease in home ownership. With the average rent rising and a lesser supply of housing, many of these older renters are at serious risk of homelessness. Seán Moynihan, CEO of ALONE, a national organisation that supports older people, joined Ivan to discuss this issue and the policies that could help address.
Jul 11, 2025 • 16min
When to and not to apolgise!
How to apologise properly, when not to apologise and why and when a bad apology can be worse than none.. Sarah Madden reports/
Jul 11, 2025 • 13min
Long-awaited EU-US tariff deal may finally arrive
European Commission is expected to receive a letter today from U.S. President Donald Trump disclosing the long-awaited tariff deal between the two trading partners. Suzanne Lynch, Brussels Bureau Chief with Bloomberg joins us to discuss this.
Jul 10, 2025 • 12min
After 40 years in the property sector Pat Davitt steps down from IPAV
After 40 years in the property sector, Pat Davitt is stepping down as CEO of IPAV. His long career has seen him defend auctioneers on national radio, highlighting why small builders are vanishing from Irish towns, and shedding light on the challenges shaping Ireland’s housing market today. Creating a statutory obligation for a seller’s pack to be prepared in advance of a property going on the market is still on his agenda. Pat joins us in the studio to discuss all of this.
Jul 10, 2025 • 9min
When Ireland dominated Wimbledon!
Cameron Hill tells us about Irelands dominance of the Wimbledon in the 1890S. We look at the interesting figures of Willougby Hamilton and Joshua Pim- Hamilton is also allegedly responsible for introducing football to Dublin.
Jul 10, 2025 • 7min
Boxed with John Fardy features 'Smoke'
John Fardy looks at Apple TV’s latest series Smoke This new miniseries by Dennis Lehane, starring Taron Egerton and is based on a true crime podcast. Egerton plays Dave Gudsen, a former firefighter who became an arson investigator after a traumatic callout put an end to his original career.
Jul 10, 2025 • 11min
How to talk to those affected by misinformation
How to talk to those affected by misinformation. Dealing with the consequences of those affected by misinformation Conspiracy theorists tend to operate in polarised echo chambers, closing them off to other source. Approximately 25% of the population are susceptible to conspiratorial ideation, something many of us realised during the pandemic in family Whatsapp Groups.Speaking to Ivan this morning was Dr David Robert Grimes, Author and disinformation expert .
Jul 10, 2025 • 9min
International adoption is nearly impossible in Ireland
A recent study on intercountry adoption by the Adoption Authority of Ireland, shared the experiences of a group of people who were adopted from a foreign country by an individual or couple in Ireland. The study highlighted the importance of supporting intercountry adopted people, while also bringing awareness to a system that needs reform.Ivan this discusses this further with Orla Traynor Chairperson of the Board at Adoption Authority of Ireland.
