The Pat Kenny Show
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Mar 26, 2025 • 7min
Green Scene
The air we all breathe is increasingly polluted by fossil fuels like plastic, which is now so widespread that simply breathing can introduce microscopic fragments into your brain. Dr Ruth Freeman from Research Ireland sits down on The Pat Kenny Show on what could be done about this and the increasing issue of coastal erosion.
Mar 26, 2025 • 12min
Should We Take Kids on Holidays During School Term?
As the summer approaches you may be making plans for your summer holidays.Holidays cost around three times more in peak season and children are missing school at an increasingly higher rate, so what is the solution to a double-edged sword?Eoghan Corry, Travel and Aviation Journalist and Mark Candon, Principal of St. Laurence’s O'Toole's Senior boys National School in North Dock Dublin, join The Pat Kenny Show to go through whether it’s appropriate to take kids out from school during term.
Mar 26, 2025 • 14min
Conor Faughnan’s Commuter Slot
Where are the autonomous cars? Fuel prices are still high and why you need to update your driver numbers on your car insurance policies.Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator & consultant to the RIAC joins The Pat Kenny Show now with all the latest motoring news.
Mar 26, 2025 • 8min
Search for Missing Kerry Farmer Continues
The search continues for a missing Kerry Farmer.We get the latest On the mysterious case with Jerry O’Sullivan, presenter of Kerry Today on Radio Kerry.
Mar 25, 2025 • 9min
Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day Friday 28th March
Friday is the Irish cancer society’s daffodil day. The day aims to bring hope, provide support and drive progress for cancer patients and survivors. Dr. Liz O’Riordan, author, former breast surgeon and breast cancer survivor speaks about her own experience.
Mar 25, 2025 • 6min
New kitchen tech making weeknight meals easier
Cooking has just got a whole lot easier as Lidl have announced their very own Silvercrest Monsieur Cuisine. The kitchen tech is aimed to make your weeknight meals easier with no fuss. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent tell us all.
Mar 25, 2025 • 13min
All you need to know about life policies and inheritance tax
What is the best life policy to take out, and what can you do to manage inheritance tax? Director for Pensions and Investment at PwC Bernard Walsh joins us this morning to answer these questions.
Mar 25, 2025 • 9min
Making festivals and cultural events more sustainable!
Festivals and cultural events have the potential to be harmful in terms of environmental impact. So what can be done to make them more sustainable? We asked Megan Best Co-Founder and Director of Native Events.
Mar 25, 2025 • 15min
Highlighting National Cerebral Palsy Day
Today is national cerebral palsy day. In Ireland, two and a half thousand people live with cp, making it the most common lifelong physical disability. JJulie Welford was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at 6 months old and now 10 years later her mother Nicola has been fighting for better access and awareness of the disability. Nicola joined Anton in studio along with Rachel Byrne, Exec Director of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
Mar 25, 2025 • 10min
Security breach at The White House
The Atlantic Magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a signal message group which included Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth. Gina London, former CNN White House Correspondent and Sunday independent columnist Gina London explained just how this happened and how we ended up in a situation where an Atlantic Editor gets access to top secret military planning?
