The Pat Kenny Show
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Feb 26, 2025 • 18min
The Sorrow and the Loss: The toll Northern Ireland’s bloody conflict took on women
The Sorrow and the Loss – Journalist and Author Martin Dillon presents a vital exploration of the toll Northern Ireland’s bloody conflict took on women from his new book ‘The Sorrow and the Loss’.
Feb 26, 2025 • 13min
Inside Hollywood: Best low budget movies
This week Lisa Canon takes us through Low Budget and Indie Films made for $1 million and less which won BIG awards and made millions.
Feb 26, 2025 • 9min
Diarmuid Gavin's gardening stories: Prospect Cottage garden
This week Diarmuid Gavin tells us the history of Derek Jarman’s garden Prospect Cottage. Derek Jarman was never a man to follow convention. A filmmaker, artist, writer, and activist, his life was one of relentless creativity and defiance. his artistic journey took an unexpected turn when he found himself on the windswept shingle of Dungeness, a desolate landscape on the Kent coast, dominated by a looming nuclear power station and battered by salt-laden winds. Most people would have seen it as barren, inhospitable. Jarman saw possibility. When he overheard talk of a small black fisherman’s cottage for sale, he bought it on impulse and named it Prospect Cottage
Feb 26, 2025 • 5min
Hotels warned not to price gouge ahead of Ryder cup
In 2027 the Ryder Cup golf tournament will return to Ireland in Adare Manor. Hotels warned not to price gouge ahead of Ryder cup. Director of Hospitality and Guest Experience at Ryder Cup Europe Alan Evans. We discuss this further with Hotels warned not to price gouge ahead of Ryder cup.
Feb 26, 2025 • 16min
Today is National Slow Down Day
Today is National Slow Down Day, which is something that the Garda do a few times per year on designated days. That means we will see a large amount of extra speed straps and camera vans deployed today. Pat spoke to Conor Faughnan Transport Consultant.
Feb 26, 2025 • 9min
Tesco's 'Stronger Starts Food Programme'
New research from Tesco Ireland into families benefitting from the Stronger Starts Food programme reveals that almost 9 out of 10 parents surveyed have seen their children eating healthier at home The initiative sees Tesco provide free packs of fresh fruit and vegetables to thousands of children in 240 DEIS primary schools across Ireland every week. Natasha Adams CEO Tesco Ireland explained more about the programme to Pat this morning.
Feb 25, 2025 • 12min
Apple airpods will be the latest technology to provide clinical-grade Hearing Aid
Apple has announced that airpods will be the latest technology to provide clinical-grade hearing aid. Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brings us the details.
Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
The Future of Fertility show returns to Dublin
Between surrogacy and IVF there are so many options and questions for fertility but where do people start? Nikki Dwyer started the Future fertility show to help people navigate their options when it comes to starting a family with help of experts like Dr Ahmed Omar from Beacon CARE Fertility.
Feb 25, 2025 • 15min
Social Democrats propose knife surrender bins to tackle violence
A new plan to deal with violence in the capital has been launched by social democrats, with knife surrender bins being part of the proposal, Gary Gannon tells us more.
Feb 25, 2025 • 5min
Saturday 1 March: Foster Day with the DSPCA
Saturday 1 March is DSPCA Foster Day, in which the DSPCA raise awareness over the importance of fostering animals to prepare them for adoption into their forever homes. Many animals, including puppies, kittens, and pregnant and sick animals needing rest are available for fostering. For more on the foster day Pat spoke to Nicola Gibbons, DSPCA Dog Foster Coordinator.
