Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Israel’s Parliament has voted to ban the UN Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA from operating in the country and occupied East Jerusalem. We speak to Juliette Tuoma, Director of Communications, UNRWA and also Scott Lucas Professor & Political Analyst at the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. 

Short lifespan’s and long charging are just some of the myths associated with electric vehicles, Derek Reilly Partnerships Director at Nevo to separate fact from fiction.

More people are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer due to delays caused by the Covid pandemic. The Marie Keating Foundation says screening backlogs and healthcare restrictions have caused a major drop off in early detection rates. The charity are taking to the streets of Dublin and Cork this week to highlight the issue. Newstalk Reporter Jessica Woodlock went along to hear all about their new campaign. 

In June, the FAA in the US and EASA achieved a significant milestone on the path to certifying electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. We discuss this milestone in aviation with Kevin Byrne retired Lieutenant Colonel and Airport Safety and Security Expert. 

It’s the Rewind 1984 with Henry McKean, where he speaks to the change makers from that year.In this episode:John Treacy on winning silver in the marathon in the LA Olympics.What was 1984 like in Ireland at that time with MT USA and Bill Hughes?Pop culture expert Dave O'Callaghan, host of the ‘Here And Back Again’ Podcast, on films like Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins and Ghostbusters. How a Dunnes Stores worker refused to handle South African fruit, which led to the Irish anti-apartheid movement. And Michael Buerk's BBC Ethiopian famine report, which spurred on Sir Bob Geldof to organise Band Aid and Live Aid.

A look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this morning was Regina Doherty, former Social Protection Minister, Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency for Fine Gael, Louise O’ Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, Enterprise, Trade, and Employment and also Pat Leahy, Political Editor of The Irish Times. 

Cork-based SUAS aerospace plans Ireland’s first rocket launch late next year from a site on the western seaboard. The company hopes to operate Ireland’s first spaceport for rocket launches. Their first mission, Pathfinder, will be in conjunction with Dutch-firm T-Minus who will provide the launch rocket. It will be a test mission with the possibility for only a small test payload. To hear all about these exciting plans Pat was joined in studio by Rory FitzPatrick, CEO SUAS Aerospace.

The UK government plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes from 1 June 2025 to protect children’s health and prevent environmental damage. We get the latest on this plan with , London-based award-winning journalist, tv presenter of TRT News.

John Gray, best-selling author and Relationship Counsellor joins to discuss his upcoming one-day workshop at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire.

“Hope all is well” and other infuriating email clichés, recruitment professional Ed Heffernan walks us through the do’s and don’ts of email communication.

Ten years after they were first touted, electronic health records in Irish hospitals are still years away according to HSE Chief Bernard Gloster. Sarah McGuinness Political Correspondent at the Irish Mail talks us through the latest on this.

It's been ten years since the beginning of the Hutch-Kinahan feud. A new book, 'Kinahan Assassins', chronicles the killings ordered by the Kinahans over the course of the feud. We speak to its authors Stephen Breen and John Hand from the Irish Sun and authors of 'Kinahan Assassins'.

New Disney plus drama series based on Jilly Coopers best-selling bonk buster 'Rivals' starring Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner features in this weeks Boxed with John Fardy.

For a number of years scientists have been raising the possibility of designer babies. Where genetic engineering can be used to modify embryos to change certain traits in them or possibly eliminate genetic diseases by correcting broken genes. We get the details from Professor Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Immunology at Trinity College.

David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation Expert looks at Elon Musk and how he is playing a role in the US election.

Can a trial of 50 men accused of rape reshape France's understanding of consent and rape culture? We speak to journalist  Rosie Birchard.

Whether it's charging your laptop during off-peak times, or recycling your old smart phones, Jo Linehan, Editor of The Climate Supplement at The Sunday Times Ireland informs us on how to stay environmentally friendly in the workplace, whether you work from home, or in the office, on this weeks’ sustainability slot.

When notorious hitman Robbie Lawlor was assassinated in Belfast no one knew how deep the web of betrayal stretched. Pat was joined on the show by author and crime journalist Nicola Tallant to unpick the web in her new book 'Web of Betrayal'.

Professor Niki Ralph, Consultant Dermatologist with the Institute of Dermatologists, joined Pat on the show to discuss how menopause affects the skin. Such as wrinkles and sagging, but also in some cases, menopause can cause severe skin conditions.

Rolls and insurance premiums on the rise! Tolls to increase for M50, national roads and Dublin Tunnel from January 1 Geraldine Herbert Sunday Independent Motoring Editor joined Pat with more on this.