The Pat Kenny Show
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May 16, 2025 • 10min
There has been a rising trend in cosmetic procedures among young women
The Irish Dental Association are hosting their annual conference this week. Dr Mairead Browne Dentist and Facial Aesthetic practitioner joins us to talk about the latest trends in facial aesthetics.
May 16, 2025 • 15min
Is the leaving cert a healthy level of stress to expose our kids to?
With the leaving cert just around the corner, lots will be asking are we putting our children through too much stress? But is it important to still have a certain amount of stress in our children’s lives so that we expose them to normal stress and anxiety they may experience in adulthood? Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Colman Noctor discusses.
May 16, 2025 • 6min
Friday Food with Gareth Mullins
The technique ‘spatchcock’ chicken is simple once mastered, a great and cheap way to cook a whole chicken on the bbq, a Simple Ceasar salad and tomato sald is a winning combination. Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef of The Anantara Marker Hotel tell us how to prepared the perfect weekend dish.
May 16, 2025 • 5min
A look back on the big weekend of sport with Colm Colm Boohig
Crystal Palace are looking to secure their first trophy in over 32 years in the FA cup final this Saturday. In rugby, Munster are in action tonight in the URC, and in Gaelic games the first fixtures of the senior All Ireland Football and Camogie championships start this weekend.
May 16, 2025 • 15min
Marco Rubio will today head to Istanbul for peace talks on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will today head to Istanbul for peace talks on Ukraine. Is there hope of progress towards peace talks? All to discuss with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford University.
May 16, 2025 • 14min
Ireland fails to qualify for Eurovision final
Disappointment and reflection as Ireland fail to qualify for Eurovision final. Henry McKean reports live from Eurovision 2025 on a night that didn't go well for Ireland,
May 16, 2025 • 13min
Personal loans reach a record high of €2.5 billion
New figures from the Central Bank show that a record €2.5 billion was taken out in personal loans by Irish households. A large amount of loans for car and house loans. We discuss these figure with Paul Merriman, CEO of Fairstone Ireland aka Ask Paul.
May 15, 2025 • 9min
This week sees the anniversary of the first-ever Formula One race
This week sees the anniversary of the first-ever Formula One race and we learn about Joe Kelly, the only Irish driver involved that day. Cameron Hill from Off The Ball tells us all.
May 15, 2025 • 6min
Boxed With John Fardy features 'The Liver King'
Brian Johnson, known by his online alias Liver King, is an American fitness social media influencer and businessman. He is known for promoting what he calls an "ancestral lifestyle". He features in a new tv show called 'The Liver King' and John Fardy tells Pat all about it.
May 15, 2025 • 15min
Irish POW who survived Japanese Capture on the River Kwai
The extraordinary story of the Irish POW who survived Japanese Capture on the River Kwai. Fergus Kennedy author of 'Ballybunion To The river Kwai joined Pat this morning on the show.
