The Pat Kenny Show

Heartbreak for Mayo as Dublin and Kerry cruise on to the All Ireland semi-final, Kathleen McNamee looks back at all the busy weekend of sport.

Pull out or weather the storm? - How quickly can a brand remove sponsorship from a company in hot water? We find out with Rob Hartnett CEO of Sport For Business.

The controversy that simply won’t go away, the RTÉ Payment scandal likely to seek Ryan Tubridy to appear before Oireachtas. Speaking to Ivan this morning was Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent.

A look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Ivan today as Eoin O’Broin Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Housing, Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne who is also a member of the Oireachtas Media Committee and also Alice Leahy Director of Services at the Alice Leahy Trust.

It's BBQ season and Executive Chef Gareth Mullins is taking on a Chicken & chorizo skewer Greek summer salad

667 arrests as French riots spread over police shooting, we get the latest from France with Lara Marlowe Paris-based author and Contributor to the Irish Times.

Learning to be BodyKind. We hear about a new programme coming to Irish schools will tackle body image issues. Dr Ciara Mahon Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychology, UCD.

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month, Professor Donal O’Shea Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE gave us the details.

Electric Picnic, Beyond the Pale and Not Another Love Story. These are just some of the festivals filling Ireland's expanding event schedule. But what's the run up like for organisers, who keeps the celebrations safe, and just what goes on behind the scenes at your favourite summer fling? Sarah Madden reports...

Where next for FF after Michael Martin steps down as leader? For more on this, Ivan was joined on the show this morning by John Downing Political Correspondent & Columnist with the Irish Independent.

RTÉ Execs faced a second day of grilling, this time in front of the Public Accounts Committee as the fallout from the Payment scandal continues Sean Defoe Bauer Media’s Political Correspondent, Niamh Smyth Chair of the committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht and Trevor Keegan Chair of the RTÉ NUJ subbranch.

Minister Patrick O’Donovan calls for a radical overhaul of RTÉ citing a lack of performance.

Illegal Dumping and the rising problem of it in Cork. To hear how bad the situation is Ivan spoke to Frank Roche Elected County Councilor for the Fermoy Municipal area.

In the Aftermath of Wagner Group rebellion in Russia, we get the latest on the fallout of with Jason Corcoran Russia Analyst and former resident of Russia.

Saying yes to no: Dr Malie Coyne Clinical Psychologist and Author of “Love in, Love out” shows us the power of being assertive.

As Robbie Keane takes up a new role as Manager of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv, Shane Hannon gives his take on this new move for Robbie.

A crocodile who made herself pregnant in Costa Rica and the effects of wildfires on biodiversity and human health are all up for discussion on this week's Green Scene with Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland.

The Department of Agriculture comes in for criticism as forestry targets down by 71%. With more on this, Ivan spoke to Pat O’Toole Political Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal.

Frustrated passengers are left angry and delayed as truck drivers collide with some train service. With more on this, Ivan was joined on the show by Barry Kenny Corporate communications manager with Irish Rail.

Republic Of Ireland's manager Vera Pauw has picked her 23-woman squad for the Australia - New Zealand Women's World Cup. Last night a special send-off party was organised by Sky and Off the Ball. Henry McKean got a backstage pass on the green carpet at Dublin's Mansion House and met young girls who one day want to play for Ireland and Vera Pauw. He sent us this report.

RTÉ executives grilled by Oireachtas Committee on culture and governance, but the blame game continues. For more on this, Ivan spoke to Christopher O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West and Oireachtas Media Committee member, Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent and Seamus Dooley Irish Secretary at National Union of Journalists.

Paraic Horkan gives tips and advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables.

Lisa Regan stopped buying clothes for a year, here’s how you can do it and why you should!

We look at the career of the Master of the Blockbuster, we look at the films of James Cameron with Lisa Cannon, TV Host & Exec Producer ‘SPOTLIGHT’ in this week's Inside Hollywood.

Stretched to the max Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie looks at the issue of ambulance waiting times.

Fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, and fatigue Luke O’Neill on malaria vaccination and developments.

2 in 5 would be encouraged to give up their car if public transport was free: All the latest on the Amárach transport survey for Newstalk with Conor Faughnan Transport Consultant

On this International Neonatal Screening Day, we hear calls to add testing for spinal muscular atrophy to the heel prick test. Speaking on the show today was Bróna Noonan, mother of Donnacha who has SMA spinal muscular atrophy, and also Prof Declan O’ Rourke, Consultant Pediatric neurologist at Temple Street Hospital.

Public anger grows in the wake of a 9-page RTÉ statement released which discloses nothing new about undeclared payments. Speaking to Ivan this morning was Sean Defoe Bauer Media’s Political Correspondent, Emma O’Kelly RTÉ’s Education Correspondent and Chair of NUJ Dublin Broadcasting Branch, and also Ciaran Mullooly Former RTE correspondent.

Elaine Burke Host of For Tech’s Sake podcast joins us for a tech update, including the Sky Live camera, where tv watches you.

We have two best-selling authors giving their recommendations for this summer's best books and beach reads. Joining Ivan this morning was Sinead Moriarty Best-selling author and Book ambassador and another best selling author Sam Blake.

Motoring Editor with The Sunday Independent Geraldine Herbert delves into the new E scooters safety regulations.

With our passport set to be redesigned later this year and the public asked to give their thoughts on the potential new design, Eoghan Corry Editor of Air and Travel Magazine gave Ivan more details on this new initiative.

We look at the future of aviation, which includes passenger drones that may be operational in 2024 with Kevin Byrne Retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel retired & Airport Safety and Security Auditor.

We talk to Dr Louise Crowley - Professor of Law in UCC teaching others to stand up to bad behaviour on college campuses through the UCC Bystander Intervention Programme.

The latest on the RTÉ payment scandal and the Oireachtas committee meetings on the controversy. Ivan spoke to Niamh Smyth Chair of the Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and The Gaeltacht, and also Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent.

On this day in 1963, President John F Kennedy visited his ancestral home in New Ross in County Wexford. It's now 60 years since the visit, but it's something the area hasn't forgotten in a hurry. Our reporter Aoife Kearns spoke to people who were there on that historic day in Wexford.

We hear all about Foodmet; Brussels’ sustainable food hall with Paul Thielemans Paul Public Relations for Abattoir.

Childcare providers take to the streets to call for a plan from Government amid service closures. Speaking to Ivan this morning was Elaine Dunne Chairperson of the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.

With an Indoor beach, a new geopark in the Mournes, fat bikes in Connemara, and new terraces for outdoor eats we have all the latest in travel with Pol Ó Conghaile.

What is the best way to handle the news of a terminal diagnosis, how can you prepare your friends and family? We discuss this with Stephanie Regan Clinical Psychotherapist, Media Contributor and Author of Relationships on the Edge, Host of podcast – ToughLove.

We hear from Tom Parlon Director General of the Construction Industry Federation as he departs the Construction Industry Federation after 16 years.

New technology allows cows to communicate with farmers via text to alert them if they are ready for the market. We get all the details from Ross Robertson Head of mixed farming at AGRI-EPI Centre.

Diabetes cases will ‘grow aggressively’ in every country and among every age group over the next 30 years. That's according to recent research that says 1 in 10 of us could have the disease by 2050. Is Ireland prepared for this influx of diabetics and what will we have to pay for our health? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

Putin and the Wagner mutiny, we get the latest on what happened and where Russia is now with Duncan Bullivant Special Advisor to the Head of the Bosnia peace keeping mission, part of the UK mission to Kosovo in 1999 and CEO of the Henderson Risk Group, an international risk management advisory.

Disappointment for Leona Maguire in the Golf Yesterday and Mayo Cruise Past Galway to reach the All Ireland Football Championship Semi-Final. We get a look back on the weekend of sport with Kathleen McNamee from Off The Ball.

Minister for Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe joins me to talk hotel prices, expensive Ireland, and the future of the Fine Gael Party.

The latest on the RTÉ payment scandal, the barter account, and who will go before the Oireachtas Committees. We get the latest with Danny McConnell Editor of the Business Post.

We take a look back at the main news stories of the week. Joining Anton on the Friday Forum today was Senator Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Climate Justice, Mary Seery Kearney, Fine Gael Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Children and Christina Finn, Political correspondent with the Journal.ie.

Anton Savage was joined by Mark O’Connell to discuss his new book, A Thread of Violence, which paints a picture of Malcolm MacArthur, the man behind two of the most infamous murders in Irish history