The Pat Kenny Show

Ireland’s holiday home boom has huge consequences, housing blackspots, “Saturday night fever” and no homes for the locals. To discuss with Pat was Councilor Cillian Murphy  Fianna Fail Councilor for West Clare  CEO of OnlineApplication.Com the country's leading mortgage broker technology company.

How healthy is your social food map/diverse? Is it all family?, all friends? Your social connections need to be diverse. Stephanie Regan Co-host of Tough Love Podcast & Clinical Psychotherapist explains it all to us this morning.

Destination dupes a trending travel topic based on TickTok dupes where people go to lesser known, cheaper places eg swap Barcelona for Valencia. Pol O’Conghaile, Travel Editor, Irish Independent brings us all the details.All with thanks to Ryanair.

All-Ireland winning camogie captain and TV presenter Anna Geary discusses her new self help book Annas’ Game Plan

Voters turned out to deliver the highest ever No vote in the history of the State – What went wrong for the Government? Pat discusses the referendum outcome with Tom Clonan Independent Senator and Barry Ward FG Senator, Vice-Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, Justice Spokesperson, practising Barrister and Counsel before the ICC.

Heartbreak at Twickenham and Shane Lowry puts on a strong performance in Florida, Kathleen McNamee and Matt Williams  Professional Rugby Coach and Writer look back on the busy weekend of sport.

Petrol and diesel price hikes are on the way which will leave a major gap between the north and south, what will that mean for businesses on the border? Pat discusses this with David Horgan, Chairman of Petrol Resources.

Cillian Murphy wins best actor at the Oscars and Element Pictures brought home Oscars too. Henry reports live from Hollywood on a great night for the Irish.

A look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat today was Senator Timmy Dooley Fianna Fail Senator for Clare  Duncan Smith TD Labour TD for Dubin Fingal, Caoimhseach Connolly , Reporter with Newstalk and Alice Leahy, Director of Alice Leahy Trust.  

We speak with Richard O'Rawe author of Stakeknife’s Dirty War on the publishing of the Kenova report today.

Between 1943 and 1961, in the early years of Shannon international airport, over 200 hundred lives were lost and countless others changed forever in a series of fatal air crashes. Peter McGarry has extensively researched these crashes for his book, Falling Stars: Lost stories from the Shannon airport crashes. Peter joined Pat in studio this morning.

The constant engagement of our electronic devices has done no favours for the human body and is leading us to develop “tech neck”. Professor Luke O’Neill tells us what it is and how we can deal with it. 

Newstalk’s Henry McKean is over in Hollywood talking to the Irish stars at the Oscars. Henry was on the green carpet at the Oscar Wilde Awards and he told us all about who he met.Henry at the Oscars is with thanks to Aer Lingus.

It's time again for 'Friday Food' with Gareth Mullins and this week Gareth brings us a recipe for a delicious raspberry strudel cake for Mother’s day.

Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll will preview tomorrow’s rugby plus we’ll look at all this weekends sport with Phil Egan . 

It’s International Women’s Day today, Pat was joined in studio by Lisa O'Shea who is leading the way in the construction industry. 

Security and Crime Editor with the Irish Times Conor Lally joins us live from Dubai to discuss the Garda Commissioner’s comments about the “embarrassing” Kinahan Cartel. 

We take a look at the disinformation of war with David Robert Grimes author of "The Irrational Ape, Why we Fall for Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories and Propaganda" debunking protesters conspiracies 

We hear how the arts can improve your physical, mental and social wellbeing Chris Bailey World Health Organisation Arts and Health lead Christopher Bailey. 

100 days until the Finland hobbyhorse Championships in Seinajoki, OTB’s Cameron Hill tells us all about hobby horsing Cameron Hill, Digital Producer OTB  

Dublin homeowners fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to houses under Metrolink terminus plans. Dartmouth Square West resident says ground movement would negatively impact Victorian-era dwellings.Pat spoke to Leo Crehan  Chartered civil engineer and resident of Dartmouth Square West.

Newstalk's Reporter Sarah Madden takes a look into the ‘peoples court’ and whether its terms should be updated in line with EU courts of its like.

The IFA have launched their ‘no dogs allowed campaign’ ahead of lambing season to prevent dog attacks on Livestock.  But how can we how can we prevent dog attacks on farms? Pat was joined on the show by John Healy a Farmer in Moneygall  and also Adrian Gallagher  Sheep Chairperson Irish Farmers Association.

As Ramdan comes closer, negotiations between Israel and Hamas have not yielded any significant results. We get the latest with Paul Rogers Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

What is net zero living and how can we achieve it ? Jo Linehan, Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland joined Pat to discuss further.

We’re all living amongst the trolls & the sooner we recognise it, the better. BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring joined Pat to discuss her new book.

Legislation to allow for assisted dying is set to be recommended. We discuss further with Dr Andrea Mulligan  Assistant Professor of Law at TCD & Practicing Barrister and also  Dr Miriam Colleran Consultant in Palliative Medicine. 

Joining Pat in studio this morning was Melissa K. Ventrone is a leading US data security and privacy expert working with international law firm, Clark Hill. Melissa is a former US Marine Corp veteran, with expertise when it comes to risk mitigation, resiliency, and protection. Melissa discussed data security, lost devices to high profile cyber attacks that have occurred.

This week, Jess Kelly takes a look at the new entertainment system from Virgin Media...

Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens  brings us gardening tips and tell us about some flowering gifts you can get for 'Mothers Day'.

Trump was successful on Super Tuesday but the results may be worrying for the Republican Party overall. We get the latest from Scott Lucas Professor and Political Analyst, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.

We take a look at some of the films that were snubbed by the Oscars in this weeks 'Inside Hollywood with Jen Gannon, Pop culture Journalist 

We identify the “carbon bootprint” of war, and find out how bananas are in big trouble. All in this week's 'Green Scene' with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland.All with thanks to AIB.

Planned reforms to the primary school curriculum are to include learning foreign languages from third class upwards, an increased focus on maths and science and more time spent on wellbeing. We get reaction to these reforms with Simon Lewis, Principal and host of the 'if I were the Minister for Education' podcast  

This Friday’s referendums are nearly upon us. Pat was joined in studio by Chair of the Electoral Commission Ms. Justice Marie Baker answered questions from listeners and broke down the ballot papers.

RTÉ has received 1,448 emails asking it to boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster said most of the emails are in relation to Israel taking part. We speak to Eurovision expert Matthew Joyce.

A look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this morning on the show was Kevin Doyle Group Head of News of MediaHuis & Executive Editor of the Irish Independent,  Annie Hoey Labour Senator Party Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and Spokesperson for Dublin and also Shane Cassells Fianna Fail Senator in Meath West, Spokesperson on Media, Arts, Sport, Tourism and the Gaeltacht. 

Bounce Back Recycling provides a much-needed mattress recycling service and much needed employment to travellers who face huge employment barriers. Last year before entering Dublin, it recycled 60,000 mattresses, directing them away from landfill where their components would take 100 years to break down. BBR extracts the springs, foam, fabric, and wood before they are put back into the circular economy as usable metal, insulation, and mulch. BBR manager Keith McDonagh joined Pat to discuss their work.

Doctors prescriptions to be valid for a year under new guidelines pharmacists will be given power to extend prescriptions without permission from a primary care doctor from September.We hear from Sheena Mitchell Pharmacist at Milltown Total Health Pharmacy and Health Advocate at Wondercare.ie.

Gareth Mullins brings us a family favourite recipe today, hot cross buns.

As famine conditions hit Gaza, we chat to Médecins Sans Frontières about the continuing humanitarian crisis. Speaking to Pat this morning was Camille Niel, Deputy Head of Mission for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

The waiting times for driving tests are being scrutinised again with some people waiting over a year. Driving instructors say this is leading to unqualified drivers taking risks as they do not want to wait for their test date.  Our reporter, Josh Crosbie had been meeting with those eager to get on the road.

It’s the Manchester derby this weekend with Manchester United facing Manchester City while the Formula 1 season takes off in Bahrain. Kathleen McNamee previews a busy weekend of sport.

Met Eireann is warning of ‘hazardous conditions’ as snow hits the country. we got a weather update Liz Colman  Forecaster with Met Eireann.

Ex Deputy Head of MI6 and Senior advisor on China and cyber security Nigel Inkster joined Pat in studio to chat about his book entitled “The Great Decoupling – China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy”

The new Netflix romantic drama one day features in the weeks 'Boxed'' with John Fardy.

Few things in life are as important as good sleep and good food. We speak to two experts about implementing healthy habits and the transformative power it can have on your wellbeing. Joining Pat this morning was Fiona Brennan Clinical Hypnotherapist & Bestselling Author Sarah Keogh Dietician with Eat Well.ie.

Has the Department of Foreign Affairs been subject to a cybersecurity breach? We hear from Dermot Williams, Managing Director of Threatscape, an Irish Cyber security Company. 

The date of the 29th February. rare... unforgettable... freakish - just 3 ways one could describe a typical Premier League weekend. Ahead of this Sunday's Manchester derby between United and City, we're converting those 3 words into criteria to remember moments in Premier League history that truly stood out. Colm Boohig, Senior Producer OTB tells us more.

College dropouts are on the rise, we look into the reason behind 7,000 people failing to progress to second year. Alex Rowley Journalism Student in Dublin City University and also Brian Mooney Irish Times Education Columnist.