The Pat Kenny Show

The FA Cup final - has it lost the appeal it once had? Pat discusses this with Shane Hannon co-presenter of OTB AM.

With a busy summer season ahead, we check in with the tourism industry on friction points of price, hotel capacity, and car rental. Pat was joined by a panel including Hotelier Lorraine Sweeney, Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor with The Sunday Independent, and Paul Lenehan President of the Restaurant Association of Ireland.

Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie reports on the struggle for parents with children with disabilities waiting for support.

Why do we eat what we eat and what will the future of food look like? Food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye tell us.

Are things OK in the UK? London-based Journalist Enda Brady talks COVID conversations, new investigations, and Government formations.

Should the old be taxed more so that the young don’t deal with a ticking pension timebomb? For more on this Pat was joined on the show by Cormac Lucey Chartered Accountant and Economics Commentator with The Sunday Times and also Michael Taft Research Officer with SIPTU.

200,000 people are at risk of increased mortgage rates,s speaking to Pat this morning with more on this was Mark Coan Founder of Moneysherpa.

More young adults in Ireland live at home with their parents. We’ll hear about the benefits and the negatives with Brenda Power Journalist and parent of 5 and also Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.

Padraic Horkan Horticulturist & Keen Gardener and Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens joined us ahead of Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening festival and answered your gardening questions.

Carol Brick, Managing Director of CWM Wealth Management And Her Money discussed ways to teach your child to be financially responsible.

Cigarette breaks add up to an extra week of holidays for smokers each year. Peter Cosgrove, Managing director of Futurewise joined Pat to discuss.

Major damage in Kyiv and minor damage in Moscow. Kira Rudik, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of Political party Golos, Vice President of ALDE brought us the latest on the war in Ukraine.

The Irish Cancer Society is urging Government to remove VAT on sun cream. Pat was joined by Rachel Morrogh Director of Advocacy Irish Cancer Society to discuss...

Lisa Cannon, TV Host & Exec Producer ‘SPOTLIGHT’ joined Pat to dive into the flicks and films of the ‘’Godfather’’ of directing, Francis Ford Coppola.

Sophisticated fraud gang posing as banks, gardaí, and the HSE that swindled €40 million from 16,000 Irish victims hit with 142 arrests. Raluca Saceanu, Smarttech 247 Cyber Security Expert joined Pat to discuss.

Ulick McEvaddy, Director of Dublin Airport Terminal 3 ltd joined Pat to explain why he is selling up critical privately owned land at Dublin Airport.

Are Kangaroo feces the solution to our Greenhouse Gas Emissions? And are used nappies the future of housebuilding? All up for discussion on this week's 'Green Scene' with Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland.

Frank Jones, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers joined Pat to explain why third-level lecturers are facing a working conditions crisis.

Newstalk Political reporter Sean Defoe speaks to people with differing views on the Assisted Dying Bill...

Michael Pidgeon, Green Party Councilor, Dublin City joined Pat to disks how you can have your say on the future of parking in the Pheonix Park.

Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly on a price-hike of sorts for 48 customers which is a digital network powered by Three and answers your tech questions.

Stephanie Regan, Clinical Psychotherapist, Media Contributor, and Author of Relationships on the Edge, Host of the podcast – ToughLove joined Pat to discuss why sex three times a week is good for stress.

For our big debate Pat was joined by Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West, and Dr Tom Clonan, Security Analyst and newly elected senator where we asked ‘’Is Ireland truly neutral?’’

Ronan Murphy, Executive Chairman at smarttech247 joined Pat to take a look at ways to avoid scams when booking a holiday.

Laura Donnelly reports on Celine Garvey a single mother who tells us about her cancer diagnosis and how she told her daughter.

Up to 65,000 dairy cows may have to be culled from the national herd annually for the farming sector to meet its climate targets. Tim Cullinane, President of the IFA, and Oisín Coughlan, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth joined Pat to debate...

Pat was joined by Shane O’Donoghue, a motoring Journalist with Complete car.ie to discuss the halving of NCT time by the end of next month.

With infighting plenty, Fionnán Sheahan, Editor at the Irish Independent brought us the latest from the meeting of the three coalition leaders last night.

Pat Kenny was joined by Kevin Byrne, Lieutenant Colonel Retired, Airport Safety & Security auditor to discuss the future of Dublin Airport as 260 acres of critical land to go on sale.

Dr Deirdre O'Donovan consultant gastroenterologist is our expert this week to answer your questions around IBS.

A story of becoming: Katriona O'Sullivan talks about her new memoir, ‘Poor’ with Pat on the show this morning.

Pol Ó Conghaile tells us about Cleveland and the Great Lakes area of the US along with all the travel news. All with thanks to Ryanair.

Russia can’t win this war and may lose the ground they invaded according to Scott Lucas Professor of US Politics at UCD.

All Ireland champion, FA Cup winner, and Irish international. Des Cahil profiles the extraordinary career of Kevin Moran in a new documentary 'Kevin Moran: Codebreaker'.

’This Morning’’ on ITV to return today amid worsening Philip Schofield controversy. To discuss this and the fallout was Enda Brady UK-based journalist and media consultant and also Terry Prone Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Columnist with the Irish Examiner.

Inside Ireland's insurance crisis: Acts from Beyoncé to Coldplay forced to avoid Irish tour dates. We get details of why this is happening from Peter Boland, Director of the Alliance Reform.

Munster plays a stormer in South Africa, Leeds, and Leister exits the premier league and Limerick beat the rebels. Kathleen McNamee reviews a thrilling weekend of sport with Pat on the show this morning.

In its 6th year, we discuss the Grow with Aldi Program with Aldi ambassadors Roz Purcell and Kylie O’Donoghue.

There are 99 times more air b'n'b than long-term rental homes across the country. Newstalk Chief Report Barry Whyte has looked into this and reported his findings to Pat this morning on the show.

A look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Pat on the panel today was Peadar Tobin Meath West Td, and Founder and Leader of Aontú, Fergus O'Dowd Fine Gael Td for Louth/East Meath and also Roisin Shorthall Social Democrats Td for Dublin North-west.

Fresh on the back of his Gold Medal win at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower we speak to Billy Alexander Kell’s Bay House and Gardens Gardener and Horticulturalist.

A delicious flourless chocolate cake with Raspberries and vanilla cream is on the menu with chef Gareth Mullins.

“I wanted to stack the odds in my favour” Andy Walsh shares his journey with MS. and also joined Pat was Dr. Hugh Kearney Neurology Consultant at St James’s Hospital.

With the leaving cert kicking off in 12 days we look at coping with the pressure and exam technique with Brendan Gildea Renowned math's teacher and author of maths books ‘Less Stress, More Success’ and also Dr Claire Hayes Consultant clinical psychologist, lecturer, and author of the new book ‘’Choose Well’’ - the ABC coping sentence.

Hospital staff asked to ‘’seriously consider’’ volunteer working this bank holiday, in a letter from HSE. In reaction to this Pat spoke to Dr Gary Stack Killarney GP and Medical Director of SouthDoc Medical Director.

The dreaded eco-anxiety of which rubbish goes in the recycling bin? We find out with Des Crinion Managing Director of Panda’s Recycling Division.

Munster faces The Stormers in South Africa, The Premier League concludes, and there’s plenty of GAA action as well as The Monaco Grand Prix. Shane Hannon from Off The Ball brings us a preview of the weekend of sport.

Sir Simon Schama Historian and University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University takes us through past pandemics and inoculation anxiety in his new book, ‘Foreign Bodies’.

The sun is to shine down on the country this weekend. We’ll get a forecast and some coastal safety tips with Evelyn Cusack Head of Forecasting in Met Eireann Gerard O’Flynn Director of Operations with The Irish Coast Guard.

Brought together by a car accident and a dog, we look at the rom-com series ‘’Colin From Accounts’’ with John Fardy on this week's Boxed.