The Pat Kenny Show
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Mar 31, 2025 • 24min
Tánaiste Simon Harris
Almost one year since taking over as Taoiseach, Simon Harris is now two months into his new role as Tánaiste, along with two ministerial portfolios in Foreign Affairs & Trade and Defence. Both portfolios have not been quiet in his first two months and neither has domestic politics. Simon Harris, Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Defence and Leader of Fine Gael, joined Pat Kenny on the show.
Mar 28, 2025 • 10min
Kids Swearing
If you have any little people in your life, it is not uncommon for them to pick up swear words. Kids can often blurt out a curse or two.But what if some of the words they have picked up are very offensive curse words.Iseult White, Psychotherapist and Author joins The Pat Kenny Show to talk us through what we can do when our little ones pick up curse words.
Mar 28, 2025 • 21min
Friday Forum
Maeve O’Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, Eoin Ó Broin Sinn Féin TD Spokesperson on Housing and Lorcan Nyhan, Columnist with the Sunday Independent and Head of Training at the Communications Clinic, are on the Friday Forum.From the Dáil speaking row and no-confidence motion in the Ceann Comhairle to the Government plan to allow developers invest less and borrow more, get all the best discussion from the week’s stories here.
Mar 28, 2025 • 11min
The Smartphone Ban
A group of academics writing in the British Medical Journal has found that blanket smartphone bans do not prepare children for a healthy relationship with technology. Professor James O’Higgins-Norman, is the Director of the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre and joins the Pat Kenny Show to discuss.
Mar 28, 2025 • 8min
Mother’s Day Meals
Gareth Mullins joins The Pat Kenny Show to talk through us how to make Roast Striploin of Irish beef with hassle back potatoes and proper gravy ahead of Mother's Day.
Mar 28, 2025 • 8min
Sport on PK
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins The Pat Kenny Show to go through all the weekend’s sporting action.The Allianz League football final is set to take place between Mayo and Kerry, the clash of Cork and Tipperary in the Hurling final and Ireland plan to secure a Women’s Six Nations.
Mar 28, 2025 • 14min
Tariff Concerns
Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on auto imports to the United States.One country that will be particularly affected is Germany, which is the centre of the auto market in Europe. But Ireland will soon be impacted by these tariffs, so what could that mean for the country.Koen Verhelst of Politico and Economist Colm McCarthy join The Pat Kenny Show to discuss these fears further.
Mar 28, 2025 • 13min
Unusual Food Combinations
From a Milka Chocolate crossover with Tuc Crackers to a pink lemonade flavoured Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, the appetite for unusual food combinations has exploded.Reporter Simon Tierney has taken a deep dive into the treat cupboard of yore.
Mar 28, 2025 • 17min
Dublin City Taskforce Delay
Many forms of violent crime reduced last year but the number of incidents of shop theft rose by 6 per cent compared to 2023, according to the CSOWith this increase, the promise of 1000 extra garda in the Dublin City Taskforce report would be welcome to retailers, pubs and other industries in the city centre, But city centre businesses are still waiting on the report to be implemented.Donal O’Keefe CEO of Licensed Vinters Association and Nikki Murran Director of retail at Excel Recruitment join The Pat Kenny Show to discuss the impact on Dublin businesses.
Mar 28, 2025 • 12min
Real-Time Drivers Information for Gardaí
Calls have been made by road safety campaigners for real-time drivers information to be made available to Gardaí at checkpoints.This would allow them to see driver’s disqualifications if stopped, as well as their driver number and insurance. Mark O’Meara, President of the Garda Representative Association, joins The Pat Kenny Show to discuss.
