The Pat Kenny Show
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Jun 27, 2025 • 14min
Looking ahead to the Dublin Pride parade
Jenny Maguire President of Trinity College Dublin Student’s Union, Jamie Kenny Co-CEO Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride and Colm O’Gorman look ahead to the Dublin Pride Parade.
Jun 27, 2025 • 10min
Ireland could fall behind other countries regarding AI development
There are all calls for the government to take action and deal with the opportunities and risks associated with AI. As Ireland is at risk from falling behind other countries. Professor Barry O'Sullivan, School of Computer Science and It in University College Cork, and Member of The Government’s AI Advisory Council discussed this further with Jonathan this morning on the show.
Jun 27, 2025 • 7min
A look ahead to the weekend of sport
The football All Ireland Quarter Finals are this weekend in Croke Park. Ireland's Dan Sheehan will guide the Lions down under to take on Western Force. All this and more on this weekend’s sports with Colm Boohig.
Jun 27, 2025 • 15min
Ireland is to join a €150 billion EU defence plan
Ireland is to join a €150 billion EU defense plan that will allow member states to acquire military equipment to rearm against Russia. We discuss this and more with Declan Power, Security and Defence Analyst.
Jun 27, 2025 • 7min
Jeff Bezos wedding celebrations in Venice
Wedding celebrations begin for Jeff Bezos as he gets ready to tie the knot with TV presenter Lauren Sanchez. 200 guests in Venice are getting ready to celebrate the tech-multi billionaire’s wedding. Nick Pisa, Senior Global Reporter with the Daily Mail tells us about the big day.
Jun 27, 2025 • 11min
'Stolen Lives' a story of injustice, resilience and love
Filmmaker Mark McLoughlin joined Jonathan on the show today to talk about his new documentary Stolen Lives as it conveys the remarkable story of Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle, the only married, exonerated couple in the world.
Jun 27, 2025 • 17min
Former CIA Director on Trump, Iran and more
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday launched a scathing attack on the American media for its reporting of US strikes on Iran, saying that cheering against their president is “in their DNA”. It followed reporting earlier this week on a leaked intelligence assessment which said that US strikes set back the Iranian nuclear programme only by a matter of months. John O. Brennan, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency joined us on the show this morning to discuss all.
Jun 26, 2025 • 10min
Keir Starmer a year as Prime Minister
Big spend on 12 new fighter jets to hold nuclear bombs while Keir Starmer is one week away from his one-year anniversary. All to discuss with Enda Brady TRT World Presenter.
Jun 26, 2025 • 9min
Boxed with John Fardy: Department Q
A defective detective investigates the case of an abducted woman, and the ripples left by that crime in this weeks boxed. John Fardy tells us about Department Q.
Jun 26, 2025 • 15min
Fine Gael and Dublin Bus on the ‘Building a Better Dublin’ document
Last week Fine Gael launched its ‘Building a Better Dublin’ party document. But one section has come up for criticism from Dublin Bus the transport section. The first paragraph of the transport section includes the line: “and they can endanger pedestrians.” Joining Pat to discuss is Blake Boland, Spokesperson for Dublin Bus and the author of the document, James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD and Spokesperson for Dublin.
