The Pat Kenny Show

The Pat Kenny Show

Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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October 23, 2026 • 47 mins

On this episode of 'The Divided States of America', Pat is joined by President of the Global Situation Room and former White House Advisor in the Obama Administration, Brett Bruen, to discuss how last week's events might impact America's international standing.

And Irish Times Washington Correspondent, Keith Duggan who has been taking the political temperature in a number of swing states.

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Pat is joined by chef, author and TV presenter Mark Moriarty to talk about his brand new book 'Everyday Delicious', a brand-new baby, and his first-ever restaurant.

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Pat explores 200 years of the Coombe Hospital with Dr. Daryl Hendley Rooney, Curator and Senior Management member at the Little Museum of Dublin, as a new exhibition tells the story of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.

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October 18, 2026 • 17 mins

Pat speaks to Sall Grover, founder of 'Giggle for Girls' - an app designed as a women-only online community and support network that was taken offline after sustained controversy and legal pressure. Sall outlines the events that led to the Tickle v. Giggle legal battle, the role of the Australian Human Rights Commission, and what the court ultimately decided about sex, gender identity, and access to women-only spaces.

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October 18, 2026 • 14 mins

Pat is joined by Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail to unpack the biggest political and public-interest stories making headlines.

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Joining Pat from Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze of France 24 describes the mood in Kyiv as power cuts become “incessant”, winter approaches, and trust in Washington hits crisis levels.

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Pat is joined by Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef at Anantara The Marker Dublin and co-host of the Dishing It Out podcast where he brings us back to school-day classics from the 70s and 80s, sharing his go-to recipes for a quick, classic Beef Stroganoff & Chicken a lá King.

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Pat revisits one of aviation’s great unsolved mysteries: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan during their 1937 attempt to fly around the world. Joined by retired Lieutenant Colonel and airport safety and security auditor Kevin Byrne, Pat digs into the navigation challenge of finding tiny Howland Island, the limits of 1930s radio direction-finding, and why a missed heading or changing winds could have...

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A shocking arson attack in Waterford that killed four members of the English family has reignited fears about drug-related intimidation across Ireland. Pat speaks with Stephen Breen, Crime Editor with The Sun, on where the Garda investigation stands, the arrests made so far, and what evidence has been seized as the probe continues.

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Pat Kenny is joined by Prof Luke O’Neill to unpack two striking breakthroughs in brain science, starting with the Nobel Prize-winning technology that uses light to switch neurons on and off. From an algae protein to moving a mouse’s whiskers with a beam of light, they explore how this tool could transform how we study the living brain — and what it might mean for restoring sight or even tackling epilepsy. They als...

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Pat is joined by journalist Paul Cullen to trace the long, bruising saga of the National Children’s Hospital - a project first priced at €650 million and now estimated at well over €2.2 billion, with more rises likely. Drawing on his new book, Billion Dollar Baby, Cullen explains how decades of rivalry between Dublin’s children’s hospitals, a tortuous site-selection process, and planning missteps helped turn a onc...

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Pat Kenny is joined in studio by David Hare, whose TV series and new book 'Legacy' shine a light on 32 of Ireland’s National Historic Properties in the care of the OPW. From Derrynane House and Daniel O’Connell’s fateful duel, to how Áras an Uachtaráin nearly didn’t survive the early years of the State, David explains what makes these buildings such good-value, must-see parts of our heritage.

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In this first episode of 'The Divided States of America', Pat Kenny is joined by TJ Mulloy of Democrats Abroad to discuss the potential of a blue wave ahead of the upcoming elections.

Richard Haas, former US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, joins Pat from New York to examine how President Trump's actions are impacting his relations with the rest of the world.

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October 11, 2026 • 20 mins

Randa Abdel-Fattah is an Australian Author and Academic of Palestinian and Egyptian Heritage whose latest novel 'Discipline', examines censorship, journalism, and academia against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Randa joined Pat to discuss the book and how it has made her into a highly controversial figure.

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October 11, 2026 • 9 mins

Former Eurovison Winner Paul Harrington joined Pat this morning for a walk through tin pan alley with a quaint re-telling of 'Walkin My Baby Home'

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October 11, 2026 • 11 mins

Author and Journalist Martina Devlin rejoined Pat to discuss her new book Glorious Monsters.

The novel imagines the life of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and their circle, including an Irish born female artist.

Image: The Lilliput Press

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October 11, 2026 • 13 mins

On the 15th of October, the Criminal Asset Bureau will turn 30 years old. The CAB was established to deal with increasing levels of serious, organised crime in Ireland.

Pat was joined by Crime Journalist with the Irish Independent Paul Williams to discuss CAB's history and the impact on Ireland today.

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October 11, 2026 • 11 mins

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Author and Journalist Martina Devlin. 

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October 10, 2026 • 12 mins

As Pat broadcasts from the RDS, home of Leinster Rugby, he is joined by the man who created one of the most famous rugby characters in Irish culture.

Pat is joined by Paul Howard, Journalist, author and comedy writer best known as the creator of the number one bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.

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A 28-year old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died on Oct 2nd of severe pneumonia.

The exact cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but conspiracists think it may be caused by a a plague.

Professor Luke O'Neill, Chair of Biochemistry in TCD joins Pat to explain the science behind this rumoured 'plague.'

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