The Pat Kenny Show

We take a look back on the news stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Ivan this morning was Roisin Shortall - Social Democrats TD for Dublin Northwest and Spokesperson on Health and Finance, Terry Prone - Chairman of the Communications Clinic and also Jennifer Bray – Political Correspondent with the Irish Times.

Survivors protest but vaginal mesh procedure use still not ruled out.Vaginal mesh survivors rally for full redress scheme Speaking to Ivan this morning was Terri Martin from Mesh Survivors Ireland.

Pensions, what are they and why are so many of us not prepared for retirement. From a recent survey conduction 62% of respondents feel not prepared at all for retirement and 70% of respondents are currently saving for retirement with 30.32% not saving at the moment. Ivan spoke to Finanical Planner Expert Paul Merriman.

Garden fresh Chef Catherine Fulvio tell us how to make a herb syrup which can be pour ed over ice-cream for kids and into cocktails for adults.

Shock and widespread condemnation following the stabbing of two people at an under-16s Gaelic football match in Co Tyrone last night. We get the lates from Niamh Campbell journalist with the Belfast Telegraph.

Where is Yevgeny Prigozhin is Russian oligarch, mercenary leader and former close friend of Vladimir Putin. Is Putin to blame ? To discuss further Ivan was joined on the show by Tom Clonan Independent Trinity Senator and Security Analyst.

Now you have to bring the kids on holiday, so how do you have a good holiday yourself? Stella O'Malley Psychotherapist and author of 'What Your Teen Is Trying To Tell You' gives us tips and advice on having a happy holiday.

Galway face the mighty Limerick and old heroes Kilkenny take on the Banner County! Kathleen McNamee has our sport for the weekend.

We talk succession in the farming family and the looming fear of the capital taxation. We get all explained with Martin O'Sullivan Agricultural Consultant and an expert in farm finance.

Following the PAC Committee meeting yesterday, we return to the latest revelations in the RTÉ Payment scandal with Seán Defoe Bauer Media’s Political Correspondent and Louise O’Reilly Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Fingal and spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

The trial of the century, the one that gripped the nation, we look at the documentary ‘’OJ: Made in America’’ in this week's 'Boxed' with John Fardy.

Insufficient water quality could cause an increase in land prices.. For more on this, Ivan spoke to Pat O’Toole, Political Correspondent Irish Famers Journal.

Shane Hannon asks if penalty shoot-outs are a fair way to decide a game.

What once was a way to quit smoking has now become an ongoing problem for today’s society and the environment. We discuss the dangers of vaping with Professor Luke Clancy Director General of the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland and Consultant Respiratory Physician.

Game, set and match as artificial intelligence takes on Wimbledon. We get all the details with Jess Kelly, Newstalk Technology Correspondent.

Sperm counts are declining globally leading to a drastic fall in men's reproductivity capacity in recent years, Professor Luke O’Neill explains why.

The Irish Dental Association says the lack of dentists in Ireland is causing neglect to our children’s teeth. We hear from Fintan Hourihan Chief Executive of the Irish Dental Association.

Flip-flops and car loans, what we learned from the latest Oireachtas committee on the RTÉ payment scandal with Brian Stanley Sinn Fein TD and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.

What to do when it’s not ‘’Happily ever after’’, we look at the legal side of separation with Keith Walsh Family Law Solicitor and Senior Council.

Professor Catriona Ryan Consultant dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatology discusses the triggers and treatments of acne in this month's skin deep series.

Noel Kelly and Ryan Tubridy announce that they will go before the Oireachtas Committee, as more detail surfaces on the RTÉ payment scandal. We get the latest with Philip Ryan Irish Independent Political Editor.

It is excellent Gardening weather after the recent heavy rain. heat has built up in the border soil and with this recent rain plant growth and flowering will be greatly enhanced. Paraic Horkan gives listeners gardening advice and tips.

Unearthing corruption and exposing injustice. A new book "The Irish Coroner" delves into nineteenth-century Ireland, where coroners clashed with elites, unveiling a captivating social history during the Great Famine. Speaking to Ivan this morning was its author Dr Michelle McGoff-McGann.

With the cost-of-living crisis continuing, should we extend child benefits to 19-year-olds still in education? One TD is calling for this and that was Fianna Fail TD, Paul McAuliffe and he joined Ivan on the show this morning.

We discuss what can be done to solve the increasing load and toll on construction workers' mental health with Carole Ann Clarke Organization Development and Culture Transformation Consultant.

From Epics to Romance, we dive into the diverse range of director Rob Reiner in this week's 'Inside Hollywood' with Lisa Cannon.

85% of women leave full-time employment and Ireland are 3rd highest-paid creche fees in Europe. Just how can we support working families? To discuss Ivan was joined on the show by Michelle O’Keefe, co-founder of Platform55, and also Sinead O’Moore, Mum of two and host of stretchmarks podcast.

The second-hand market, finance options, and popular buys Conor Faughnan takes us through buying a car now that we are in the second half of the year.

We get the latest from the tragedy in Ios with Helena Smith The Guardian's Athens-based correspondent.

Discovering that Octopuses might dream like us and how the rush for sustainable aviation fuel might put pressure on livestock and palm oil supply.. and climate change might be making out flights bumpier. Dr. Ruth Freeman Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland brings us all the detail.

Many people don’t know how to fix basic things around the house. We hear why it’s so important to know how to wire a plug and locate your boiler with Peter Flynn aka Pete The Builder.

There are calls for obesity to be renamed to improve treatment 'Focus should be on the underlying pathophysiology of obesity and not on body size'. Making this call was Dr Margaret Steele, a postdoctoral researcher at UCC’s School of Public Health who spoke to Ivan this morning on the show.

We get the latest on the controversy in Montrose and RTE as Government's external review is published. Speaking to Ivan about the latest revelations at RTE was Sean Defoe Bauer media’s Political Correspondent, Catherine Murphy Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee and also Ciaran Mullooly Former RTE Correspondent.

Instagram owner to launch Twitter rival on Thursday and a review of the Honor 70 lite phone. All this and more with Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

We speak to the doctor leading the way in addressing pelvic pain. Joining Ivan on the show this morning was Dr. Kirk Levins, Consultant Pain Medicine Specialist with a Specialty Interest in Pelvic Pain Working in The National Maternity Hospital.

The EU is clamping down on companies' sustainability efforts. We get more on this with Conor Holland Head of ESG Reporting and Assurance at KPMG and Ben Churchill Chief Strategy Office at Cool Planet.

We discuss the need for new road safety rules Gardai is at a loss with motorists watching videos on their phones. Joining Pat to discuss was Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent.

Our Big 11 debate looks at the prospect of a united Ireland, should it happen, and should we push it? We hear from Lisa Chambers Fianna Fail Senator for Mayo, Leader of the Seanad, and Party’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs & EU, and also Economist Colm McCarthy.

How do you like your covfefe? The dangers of the terrible typo with Keith Broni the Editor in Chief of emojipedia.org.

The National Crime Agency is closing in on millionaire UDA boss Gary Fisher after seizing his holiday home in County Down. For more on this, Ivan spoke to Ciara Barnes Chief reporter with Sunday Life.

With the Government expected to announce and publish the summer economic statement today, we get the latest details on what the statement may bring with Paul Hosford Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner.

More than €10m was scammed from Irish people in online and investment frauds in the first five months of this year. We hear how the scams are getting more frequent and increasingly sophisticated with Niamh Davenport Head of Financial Crime with Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.

How bad is the Irish Health System and how might we fix it. To discuss with Ivan this morning was Martin Curley Professor of Innovation and Director, of Digital Health Ecosystem, Maynooth University.

Reports of divisions, rumours of redundancies, selling of assets and relocations, the latest in the RTE pay scandal. We get the latest with Arthur Beesley Current Affairs Editor of The Irish Times and also Brian Stanley Sinn Fein TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee.

Dreaming and saving for the future. Our Monday Expert is Carol Brick Managing Director of CWM Wealth Management & Ceo Her Money gives tips and advice on all things pensions and savings.

American college scandal, Supreme Court changes, and former President's popularity on the rise. We get all the news from Stateside with Terry Sheridan Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

How can you build trust back when it is broken? How hard is it to repair the relationship? All up for discussion with Stephanie Regan Clinical Psychotherapist, Media Contributor and Author of Relationships on the Edge, Host of the podcast – ToughLove.

A mother struggles to get her son a place in secondary after 17 failed applications. Speaking to Ivan this morning was Marrita Coyle mother of Robbie who is a 13-year-old boy with Down Syndrome and ASD. She has been trying to secure a school place for him for the last two years.

Is it time to phase out SUV’s as protestors campaign against their damage to the environment Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean finds out in this report.

We talk about Dementia ahead of the Alzheimer's Memory Walk this September. Speaking to Ivan this morning was Entrepreneur Pamela Laird whose father has dementia and also Samantha Taylor Head of Dementia Advisory Services for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.