The Pat Kenny Show

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'.

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.

’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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor launched his presidential bid last night in a conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk. Terry Sheridan Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio brings us all details.

ADHD was once considered the condition of badly behaved boys - something to be shaken off and grown out of in time. But new research and greater resourcing has led to a spike in diagnoses among adults, though some sceptical experts warn this may do more harm than good. Newstalk's Sarah Madden joins us with this report.

We remember the Queen of Rock n Roll herself Tina Turner who sadly passed away at the age of 83 last night with Ian Dempsey and singing and songwriter Paul Brady.

Professor Luke O'Neill joined Pat in the studio to discuss the science of creativity.

Joe O’Brien Minister of State for Community Development, Integration & Charities joined Pat on the show this morning to discuss the refugee accommodation crisis the Clare blockades, and the First National Philanthropy Policy.

Filthy streets, obstructed paths, and anti-social behaviour, we ask is Dublin a safe city? We debate with Neil Murray a taxi driver, Mannix Flynn Independent Councillor for Dublin Bay South, and also Martin Harte CEO of the Templebar Company.

Employees say electronic surveillance of keyboard clicks and computer activity by employers is ‘’demoralising’’. For more on this Pat was joined in the studio by Peter Cosgrove Managing Director of Futurewise.

Nowhere to park and increased charges at Dublin airport this summer all to discuss with Graeme McQueen Media Relations Manager at DAA.

It's the perfect time to plant your climbing plants. Padraic Horkan Horticulturist and a Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens bring us all his tips and advice on planting in your garden.

Turning Green to Red: Director Kevin Brannigan takes us through the history of communism in Ireland which is all details in a new documentary Director of Reds na hÉireann.

From Munster to La Rochelle, Shane Hannon co-presenter of OTB AM looks at the rise of Ronan O’Gara.

Karl Ducque Team leader for the ‘’Try’’ project joined Pat in the studio to discuss removing the stigma for those who have lived through drug addiction.

We discuss the career of movie Director Oliver Stone in this week's 'Inside Hollywood' with Lisa Cannon.

This morning Pat spoke to Jennifer Carroll MacNeal Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions & Insurance. Fine Gael TD Dún Laoghaire on Fine Gael's proposed tax cuts. Also with disharmony in the coalition Deputy Editor of the Irish Independent Hugh O'Connell explain what is happening in Government.

Almost 2,000 asylum seekers who arrived in Ireland in the first four months of this year arrived with either false or no travel documents. Between January and April this year 1,465 asylum seekers destroyed or lost their passport before their flight arrived at Dublin Airport. 354 international protection applicants arrived with false travel documents during the same period. Meanwhile an asylum seeker from Tunisia has told us how he paid a people smuggler to be taken in a shipping container to get from Belgium to Belfast so he could then claim international protection in Dublin. Our Chief Reporter Barry Whyte has more

Sharks holding their breath to dive, and man-made chemicals found in one of the deepest ocean trenches. All up for discussion on this week's 'Green Scene'.

Love at first “site”-we'll find out why couples are faking breakups to get planning permission. We hear more from Noel Thomas Fianna Fáil Cllr for Moycullen.

Revolut says it’ll cut your insurance premium if you allow tracker technology in the car. How does it work and should we be wary? We got all the details from Conor Faughnan Transport Consultant.

Should outdoor drinking laws that were introduced during COVID be made permanent? Pat has a debate with Richard Guiney CEO of Dublin Town and also Janet Horner Green Party councilor for Dublin’s North inner city.

Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brings us a GAAGO Price comparison and answers listeners' tech questions.

With it being skin cancer awareness month, we tell you how to prevent it and the signs to look out for Peter Meagher Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon at Beacon Hospital.

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann started searching the Arade dam. We got the latest from Robyn Swan Journalist and co-author of ‘Looking for Madeleine’.

A recent study shows nearly half of Earth's species are in decline in the sixth mass extinction caused by humans. In reaction to this Pat was joined on the show by Collie Ennis Science officer for The Herpetological Society of Ireland and a Research Associate in the Zoology Department of Trinity College Dublin.

Green Party Ciara Cuffee is calling the proposed Dublin port project a “missed opportunity” for housing development in the city. Ciara spoke to Pat this morning on why he thinks it is.

The student accommodation crisis continues. We’ll hear from the student union president of Ireland’s largest universities Mollie Grennough UCD Student President and also Alex Connell Student at UCD.