Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

95 people are confirmed dead in flash floods in the Valencia region, and three days of mourning has been declared. Are there people still missing, what damage has been done, and how is the recovery operation going? We discuss all with Graham Keeley, Spain Correspondent for the Independent and also Dermot Hurley, Founder and President of the Valencia Irish Cultural Association (VICA.

North Korea has tested a ballistic missile and it is the furthest it has reached to date. Kim Jong Un said the test was a warning to enemies. How worried should we be about the testing and what threat does North Korea deliver in terms of their military force? We discuss with Robert E. Kelly, Professor of Political Science, Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea.

Gen Z Men Are Going Back to Church. Why? An article in the New York Times identifies a cohort of people increasingly going to church which is young men. We discuss this with Breda O’Brien, Columnist with the Irish Times and Patron of the Iona Institute and also Fr Iggy O’Donavan, Augustinian Priest IN Fethard, Tipperary.

A study by the NTA has recommended a light rail system for Galway, dubbed Gluas. We discuss this plan further with Senator Pauline O’Reilly, Green Party Spokesperson on Education and Higher Education and General Election Candidate for Galway West.

Diarmuid Gavin joined Anton in studio this morning to answer listeners gardening queries.

Less than a week until the people of America elect a new President. Debates are heating up, campaigns are delivering their closing remarks, and America seems as divided as ever with less than a point between both candidates. 

We are hearing plenty about the accuracy of election polling and yesterday we heard from Josh Clinton about US polling accuracy. But how do our own polls compare to their US counterparts? To discuss further Anton spoke to Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics, TU Dublin and Founder and Managing Director at Ireland Thinks.

 Netflix wants managers to ask themselves whether they would rehire their current employees. This is know as the Keeper Test! We discussed this with Donal O'Donoghue, Managing Director Sanderson Recruitment and Host of the Talent Matters Podcast.  

On Inside Hollywood we take a look at more scary movies just in time for Halloween. All to chat about with Lisa Cannon Podcaster and Cultural Commentator.

Reducing costs and reducing the need for more space. Rowena Quinn, Managing Partner at Hunters Estate Agents bring us advice on downsizing your property.

Eastern Spain has experience flash floods that has killed 51 people. We get the latest on the situation there with Stephen Burgen Freelance Journalist in Barcelona. 

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing serious new allegations involving assault in two separate lawsuits. We get the details from Sophie Peachy Assistant News Editor with The News Movement.

Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon is continuing with more than 60 people killed in the Bekka Valley region on Tuesday. From Beirut we get the latest from Sally Hayden Irish Times Correspondent in Lebanon who also talks to us about Syrian refugees due to come to Ireland that are now stuck in Lebanon.

Halloween is undoubtedly upon us and the ghouls and ghosts are almost ready to roam free. But where do they stay the other 364 days of the year? Newstalk Reporter, Sarah Madden pays haunted house calls on our behalf.

Growing concern over road rage with Gen Z and millennial the angriest drivers and safety tips for cyclists and pedestrians in the darker evenings. We discuss further with Conor Faughnan, Transport Consultant.

The Irish Fiscal Advisory council say that Ireland needs up to 80,000 construction workers to address the housing crisis and that Ireland lags behind its European counterparts in infrastructure. Speaking to Anton this morning was Conor O’Connell of the Construction Director of Housing, Planning and Development at the Construction Industry Federation.

Jess Kelly Newstalk's Technology Correspondent takes a look at the Dyson WashG1, Dyson’s first dedicated wet floor cleaner.Engineered for hygienic cleaning and maintenance, tackles wet and dry debris in one go!

One week out from the US Election, how accurate are the polls after previous errors in 2016 and 2020? And what is causing polls to be seemingly less accurate than elections past? We discuss with Josh Clinton, Abby and John Winkelried Chair, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University.

The collusion, coverup and corruption around the 1994 Loughinisland massacre, journalist and producer Trevor Birney. Trevor has written a new book called 'Shooting Crows'.

A report in the Washington Post in summer 2024 revealed anecdotal evidence from epidemiologists claiming that there has been a rise in incidence of outbreaks of head lice infestation, from a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic.  To discuss further we heard from Selene Daly Registered advanced nurse practitioner and nurse tutor.