Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland joined Pat on the show to reiterate that UNICEF are an independent, non-profit organisation who are helping the children of Gaza, Lebanon and Israel in their new appeal.

Going solo on a date or out with the kids, Eadaoin Fitzmaurice gives us her tips on what to get up to this weekend. 

John Nolan, Irish man resident in Tampa, Florida spoke to Pat this morning as his hometown sees the devastation from Hurricane Milton. Dubliner John Nolan, has been living in Tampa for nearly 30 years.

Minister for Housing Darragh O Brien joined Pat in studio this morning to discuss the Planning and Development bill, which aims to majorly overhaul of the planning system.

What do Gerry Adams, the Kardashians, Sarah Ferguson and Louis Walsh have in common? They have all been represented by Northern Irish media Lawyer Paul Tweed, who has been at the heart of some of the biggest libel and defamation cases of recent. Paul has written a book about his career and he joined Pat on the show to chat all about it.

The drug Ozempic and drugs like it are approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity but recent research is suggesting that their benefits may go way beyond that. We hear how with Luke O'Neill Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College.

Research conducted among 1,000 people by Coyne Research on behalf of ALDI and FoodCloud found that, on average, Irish consumers waste €832 worth of food annually.  We discuss these findings with Jo Linehan, Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland .

With hurricane Milton battering Florida, millions of households are now without power, emergency services have been suspended, and damage continues to unfold as the storm moves across the state. We get the latest on the situation there with Terry Sheridan, Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

This week we take a look at FEMA disinformation as a massive hurricane barrels down on Florida and HRT misinformation in the UK in this weeks disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes.

More than 60% of Irish dentists reported recruitment difficulties, with the sector reporting a 23% workforce reduction over the past 15 years according to research by the Irish Dental Association. Joining Pat to discuss the situation concerning dentists recruitment was Caroline Robbins: Chair of the GP committee of the Irish Dental Association, and a Dentist at Kiwi Dental in Carlow. 

Award winning garden designer Diarmuid Gavin joined Pat on the show this morning to answer listeners green fingered questions but also to explain why our autumn colour is expected to be so good this year, its all to do with the weather!

Cecelia Ahern joined Pat in studio this morning with her new book, her 20th book, called ‘Into the Storm.’  

More famous screen tests and open castings feature in 'Inside Hollywood this week with Lisa Cannon.

Terry Sheridan, Managing Editor, WSHU, on the latest US news, as people in Florida are urged to evacuate as Category 5 Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall this evening.

As STI numbers skyrocket and no cervical cancer cases are being detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation, Dr Aisling Loy Consultant in Sexual Health at St James' Hospital and at the Himerus Health Clinic explains the trends in these traditional and non-traditional infections.

This week on our tech slot, Killian Ginnity takes a look at Google's Notebook LM (AI for quick summarization and note taking) which can turn notes into a short podcast.

We discuss how Israel could retaliate against Iran by targeting sensitive sites, including oil infrastructure, after Benjamin Netanyahu stated he believes the time has come for a game-changing strike on Iran. Pat discuss this and more with Patrick Bury Senior Associate Professor in Warfare and Counterterrorism at University of Bath and also a former NATO analyst.

46 cold cases are being re-examined by Interpol in a campaign that extends across Europe. We get the details with Jack Parrock, Europe Correspondent.

Dr Ruth Freeman Director, Research Ireland will take a look at how social media is threatening vulnerable species and habitats and do tethered caps actually help the environment? All up for discussion in this week's 'Green Scene'/All with thanks to AIB Ireland.

Between 2019 and 2023 there were 164 pedestrians killed and 1,426 seriously injured. Conor Faughnan Transport Commentator and Consultant to the RIAC tells us more about these findings as part of Road Safety week.