The Pat Kenny Show

Last night president Donald Trump threatened a major new strike on Iran after preliminary discussions between Washington and Tehran. Taking to Truth Social last night, Trump demanded that Iran come to the table to negotiate “a fair and equitable deal no nuclear weapons.”To discuss further Pat spoke to Larry Donnelly, Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with TheJournal.ie.

Met Éireann is warning of continuing flooding risks as a status yellow weather warning is in effect for six counties in the South East. We get the latest forecast and reaction to comments from the Minister for Housing. Joining Pat was Alan O’Relly, Carlow Weather and

Bernard McMahon occupies a quiet but pivotal position in the formation of American horticulture. Born in Ireland around 1775, he was part of a generation shaped by political unrest, agricultural hardship and limited opportunity. Like many educated and ambitious young Irishmen of the period, he looked west. When he arrived in Philadelphia in the mid-1790s, the United States was still an experiment, politically fragile, culturally uncertain and botanically dependent on Europe. Gardening in the early republic was largely an act of imitation. Estates, town gardens and productive plots alike leaned heavily on English precedent. Imported seeds dominated the market, and success was measured by how closely a garden resembled those left behind.  Diarmuid Gavin, Award Winning Garden designer joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

That is, of course, Stockton’s Wing’s tune Over the Moors, which most of you will probably know better as the song that was the Liveline theme tune up until last autumn. It adorned the time of Marian Finucane on that show and the twenty-six-year tenure of the man sitting in front of me, Joe Duffy. Now, exactly a day over seven months since his last Liveline, Joe is settling into a much freer lifestyle without the demands of a daily radio show. Joe Duffy joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss his first seven months of retirement since leaving Liveline.

In 2022, the leaders of the Kinahan Cartel were hit with a collective fifteen million bounty on their heads by U.S. authorities. In the years that followed, the gang has remained active, but much less so on these shores. So, as we approach the tenth anniversary of the Regency Hotel shooting next week, how has the gang been operating in the years since the U.S. sanctions and bounties? Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of the Irish Sun and Co-Author of Kinahan Assassins and John Hand, News and Crime Correspondent with the Irish Sun and Co-Author of Kinahan Assassins are filling in the gap with their latest podcast, Kinahan’s Downfall, which releases today joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

With less than two years to go to the next presidential election, France's political forces are already jockeying for position. Emmanuel Macron’s power hangs by a thread due to a revolving door of four different prime ministers. All eyes will focus to the upcoming mayoral elections in France and if the far-right national rally will gain enough support to put them in power.     Elaine Cobbe, Paris based journalist joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

2026 could be the Year of the Camera and Government are planning a lot more Speed Cameras, and also plans to introduce cameras for red lights, bus lanes, seat belts and phone use. Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator and Independent Motoring expert for carzone joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

Met Éireann is warning that the worst may not be over following Storm Chandra which brought extensive flooding to Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin. Homes and businesses suffered damage from the flooding which also caused severe disruption to public transport networks. So why are we so vulnerable when it comes to our public transport network? Brian Caulfield, Professor in Transportation, Trinity College Dublin, joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

On this week’s Green Scene, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society for Research Ireland, joined Pat Kenny to discuss Sikkim, the fully organic State in India, and why Greenland really matters. All with thanks to Repak.

Traffic, house alarms and construction are just some of the sweet sounds that make up Dublin city's soundscape. But is our capital becoming too loud for citizens' happiness and health and what can really be done to deal with Dublin's deafening din? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports…