The Pat Kenny Show

‘Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three’ is a new book by former British Defence Minister and soldier, Tobias Ellwood. It warns that a new, multi-front cold war has begun and outlines ten practical steps for Western leaders to stop regional conflicts from escalating into a global catastrophe. He joins Pat to discuss.

Between 2015 and 2025 the number of young people vaping or using tobacco products increased by 10%. Smoking portrayals in media has also increased, some of the world’s most famous celebrities are often photographed with a cigarette in their hands, and so-called “cigfluencers” have also popped up on social media but why is smoking everywhere at the moment and why is it seemingly ‘cool’ again when we all know the risks? Joining Pat to discuss is assistant professor in marketing Stephen Murphy.

"They asked too much and they offered too little" - That was the Canadian Prime Minister's explanation to Canadians yesterday, just hours after he withdrew his team from trade tariff negotiations with the Americans. So, what happens now for Canada, and who holds the real power? Joining Pat to discuss is Ilya Gridneff, Canada correspondent for the Financial Times.

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.

Joining Pat to chat through the first weekend of the new Premier League season is OTB’s John Duggan.

Ukraine is facing a dangerous combination of an intensifying Russian assault and growing political tensions in Kyiv. The former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections despite the continuing war, while president Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces questions over his leadership, corruption, and the future direction of the country. Joining Pat to reflect on all of this is Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian MP with the opposition European Solidarity party.

Yesterday, thousands of Leaving Cert students received their results around the country. Though a few would have been over the moon, many will have been disappointed and worried about what their results will mean for their chances in next week's CAO round one offers. Joining Bobby to reflect on results day and look towards next week’s offers is Guidance counsellor and Education Columnist, Brian Mooney.

Joining Pat to chat about a new breakthrough trial of a new cancer vaccine as well as promising new treatments that could transform narcolepsy treatment, and offer hope for depression and ADHD.

Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent, joins Pat to chat about the latest in the car market and motor industry.

Irish readers may know Colson Whitehead for ‘The Underground Railroad’, his fictional account of the route southern slaves undertook to reach freedom. His new book ‘Cool Machine’ has just been published, the final book in his highly entertaining Harlem trilogy. Colson joins Pat to talk about it.

Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef of The Anantara Marker Hotel, joins Pat with some great lunch box filler inspiration.

Despite being banned around the world in the 1980s, the toxic forever chemical polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, continues to ravage communities across the United Kingdom in a major contamination scandal. Now, the actor Michael sheen has teemed up with two investigative journalists in a new documentary to investigate how this was allowed to happen and uncover the health problems the toxins have caused. Joining me now to tell us more is Lucy Taylor, an investigative environmental journalist and presenter of the ‘Buried’ podcast on the BBC

Recently disturbing reports have been emerging from Gaza that Israel has been carting off rubble and human remains in an effort to cover up their genocide. Joining me with the latest is Middle East journalist, Hannah McCarthy.

As Europe’s car sector continues to falter, Chinese companies are making rapid inroads into the market causing concern about the future of the continent’s independent car industry. But where is Europe's new Chinese-linked automotive market headed? And why are Chinese companies flocking to Europe? Joining Pat is Ian Henry, an automotive production expert and director of ‘Autoanalysis’ consultancy.

The Minister for Justice has been put on notice of possible legal action because of his department's refusal to issue visas to refugee students from Gaza who have been awarded scholarships by Irish universities, for degree courses that are due to begin within weeks. Pat's joined by one of the legal team involved at Belfast firm Phoenix Law, trainee solicitor Alannah Faulkner.

Joining Pat to run through this week's Sunday papers is Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor at the Irish Independent.

Listeners may remember hearing Pat's next guest being grilled by Pat over the political decisions she made in the 1990s and 2000s. Since leaving politics in 2011, Liz McManus has embraced creative writing and joins Pat to talk about her new novel: Tiny Bruises.

In the immortal words of Benjamin Franklin, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” Joining Pat on this week’s ‘Ask The Expert’ is former president of the Law Society, John Costello, of Noble Law Solicitors in Dundrum. John is a wills, inheritance and probate expert, here to answer your questions.

Time for Pat's weekly chat with Professor Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin and this week Pat and Professor O'Neil are looking at the persecution of Dr Anthony Fauci by the Trump administration.

Now it’s time for another round of Boxed with John Fardy, presenter of Screentime. This week we are heading to the seemingly glamorous world of 1980s which is the backdrop to 'The Shards.'

This week marks the 80th birthday of former president Bill Clinton. To mark the occasion, we’re going to be looking back at some of the biggest scandals in US history, to see just how American politics has changed, and how different presidents have dealt with political scandals. Joining me to discuss is Dr Charles Larkin, Director of Research at the Institute of Policy Research at Bath University.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, it’s a condition you might not be too familiar with. But believe it or not, you almost certainly know someone dealing with FASD. Joining Pat is CEO and founder of FASD Ireland, Tristan Casson-Rennie, to tell us about the condition affecting 1 in 10 babies born in Ireland.

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Brenda Powers, columnist with the Irish Daily Mail.

Ebay, and three former high-level employees at the firm, are to pay Ina and David Steiner 57 million dollars after the company was found to have waged a campaign of terror against the couple. After Ina wrote a series of articles critical of eBay, the company harassed the couple sending them threatening and embarrassing items including live insects and books on how to survive the death of a spouse, leaving them fearing for their lives. Chris Murphy, a partner of Scalli Murphy law in Massachusetts, helped the couple achieve justice and joins Pat to tell us their story and what this ruling means for the future.

In a historic development, alleged Dublin crime boss, Daniel Kinahan, has been extradited from Dubai and is expected to arrive back in Ireland this afternoon. Pat speaks to Newstalk reporter Molly O'Connor who is at the Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell where Kinahan is expected to land. Pat also talks to Newstalk's court correspondent Frank Greaney about what happens next.

This week, after months of assumptions that LIV golf was on its last legs, its chief executive said that they have secured funding to keep it alive. Since its inception, Saudi investments in LIV have totalled more than 5 billion and it has faced accusations of 'sports washing'.But why do sports fans seem to pick and choose when we care about sports washing? Many of us this summer would criticise FIFA president Gianni Infantino while also watching the world cup.Are we being hypocritical by being so anti-LIV? Is our sport tunnel vision so bad that we only care about these things once they're in the tunnel with us? Joining Pat to discuss is sports correspondent with the Irish Times Gavin Cooney

Israel is set to have it’s first elections since October 7th. After almost three years of intractable war, who is Netanyahu’s main challenger? Can Netanyahu be unseated? Joining Pat for a profile on Gadi Eisenkot is Christina Lamb, Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Times.

It is a question as old as time itself: is sacrificing one life justified, in order to save the lives of others? A newly-published book, 'The Captain’s Dinner', focuses on events surrounding the 1884 voyage of the mignonette and the subsequent trial for murder of three of its four-man crew. With Pat to discuss the grisly detail of those events, and their far-reaching consequences, is the book’s author, Adam Cohen.

What kind of Guinness were they drinking 162 years ago? An ancient bottle discovered on a shipwreck may provide the answer. Joining Pat is beer expert Dean McGuinness to discuss the efforts to recreate the taste of early Guinness, in what some have begun to call ‘Project Jurassic Beer’.

As Temple Bar turns 35, we hear from Newstalk Reporter Sarah Madden on whether Temple Bar is a boon, or bane, for Dublin City

When problems arise during a surrogacy, whose baby is it? A developing legal battle in the United States is raising some very difficult questions about the limits of surrogacy agreements. A surrogate mother is taking the intended parents to court after they asked her to terminate the pregnancy when the unborn baby was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. Joining Pat to discuss the story, and how Ireland does things differently, is Dr Mary McCaffery, consultant obstetrician gynaecologist based at the Scotia Clinic Tralee and UPMC Mallow. Trained in the area of assisted reproduction at Hari unit Rotunda and established Irelands first satellite IVF clinic with Dr. David Walsh in sims

Former Irish President, and founding member of Nelson Mandela's 'The Elders' group, Mary Robinson joins Pat in the wake of her recent visit to the West Bank.

Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef at the Anantara Hotel joins Pat with some beautiful recipes, including a delightful Eton Mess.

For fans of Eddie Flynn, the con-man turned lawyer hero of nine novels, there's good news: he’s back. One of us is guilty sees Eddie embroiled in case involving a decapitated body, hidden identities and corruption. All masterfully created by Pat's next guest, author Steve Cavanagh.

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Gabija Gatavekaite, BBC Dublin correspondent.

At least 67 migrants died this week making the crossing from Morocco to Ceuta, the Spanish exclave on the north-western tip of Africa. The world was shocked by images of an estimated 60,000 people breaching the border with the Spanish territory, and it has sparked a lot of political comment and activity, right around the world. But as the majority of those migrants have returned to their homes in Morocco, the focus has shifted onto the reasons for the sudden surge, and attention is falling on background manoeuvring by some of the 'usual suspects'. Joining Pat to tell us more is Europe correspondent for Euronews, shona Murray.

The GAA and Australian football league have reportedly held discussions about introducing measures to limit the number of players departing Ireland for Aussie rules. According to a report on the AFL's official website, the GAA has "Flagged different rules to limit their best young talents being poached by AFL clubs". Those include capping the number of players who can be signed from each county. For more on this, Pat speaks to former Waterford footballer Michelle Ryan.

Electronic voting, a metro system, a children's hospital, a fleet of electric buses. These are just some of the projects a modern, forward-looking Ireland should have produced on time and within budget in the past twenty years. But it did not. Sinead O'Sullivan is an economist who studies complex institutions, and why they fail. And by any yardstick, Ireland is failing to deliver infrastructure and public services. She joins Pat to let us know why Ireland just can't deliver on infrastructure.

Joining Pat this week is Dr Caoimhe Hartley, GP and clinical lead of women’s medicine at BlackRock Health’s women’s health centre. Dr Hartley is an expert in women’s health.

Henry reports from the Curraghmore Estate county Waterford for the 7th All Together Now festival.

Gareth Mullins, Executive Chef at the Anantara Hotel joins Pat with some beautiful recipes, including a delicious sole meunière.

An experiment gone rogue. A Chinese version launching at a fraction of its us competiors. Us tech stocks booming yet worries of a bubble persist. Throw in worries about how many jobs will be lost by its advance and we have a summary of news relating to artificial intelligence in the past week or so. One man who has been watching all this quite closely is Steve Keen, economist and honorary professor at University College London. He joins Pat to give us the latest.

The Guardian’s Ireland correspondent and acclaimed author of ‘killing thatcher’, Rory Carroll who brings us his new book, ‘a rebel and a traitor, a fugitive, the manhunt and the birth of the IRA’, which tells the true story of Britain’s manhunt for Roger casement.

When an airline collapses, most of us think of cancelled flights, stranded passengers, and the thousands of jobs lost. But behind the scenes there is an enormously complex operation that almost no one sees... recovering an entire fleet of aircraft worth billions of euros, scattered across airports thousands of miles apart.One Irish company, based in Shannon found itself at the centre of one of the biggest aviation collapses since pan am and eastern in 1991. Six West was tasked with locating and recovering almost 180 aircrafts.Matthew Gee, the chief operating officer for Six West Aviation is joins Pat to explain how they moved an entire airlines fleet when the airline ceased operation.

This weekend Uisce Éireann are appealing to those in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow to conserve water while vital water main upgrades are underway. Joining Pat to fill us in on the situation is Stephen Burke, senior regional operations manager from Uisce Éireann.

With forest fires raging across Europe, Pat speaks to Paris-based journalist Elaine Cobb to get the latest news on the ground in France.Also joining Pat is Cathal Nolan, climate scientist and founder of 'Ireland's Weather Channel' to explain the role climate change is playing in these wildfires, and the potential for a super El Niño in the near future.

Have you heard the phrase ‘timor mortis’? ‘ ‘fear of death disturbs me’ was a common phrase in Medieval England. It is also the title of a new book by Pat's guest Dr. Richard Coker, a long-serving NHS doctor who admits to having shortened the lives of 'quite a few' of his terminally ill patients.

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Sinéad O'Carroll, Editor of the Journal.ie.

Will today’s all Ireland football final provide magic for Mayo? Or will the wily foxes of Kerry ease to another win? Tommy Rooney, Off The Ball's GAA correspondent, and John Duggan, Off The Ball's weekend presenter are back to guide us through the day’s sport.

With this past week having seen an unprecedent volume of authoritarian language emerging from the Trump administration, can American democracy survive much longer? Joining Pat for his analysis on the struggling state of American democracy is Scott Lucas, professor of American studies at UCD.