Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

The threat of extinction is something scientists have been trying to solve for decades. Now they have devised a radical new plan a vault filled with reserved samples of our planets' most important and at-risk creatures. The location of these preserved cells?Pat discusses this interesting new plan with Dr Mary Hagedorn Senior Research Scientist at Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute/Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

Hamas' has elected Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of the political wing. Thought as the mastermind behind October 7th attacks, where does that leave hope for a ceasefire? Also we ask what are domestic relations like the US? All up for discussion with Pat was Scott Lucas  Professor & Political Analyst at the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. 

Irish rap sensation Kneecap joined Pat studio to discuss their brand-new film which hits cinemas today. 

Canada football drone fiasco this year to Boris Onishchenko foiled in fencing. Cameron Hill from Off The Ball looks back at the novel way people have cheated in the Olympics.

An experiment lasting 378 days has recently concluded. The overarching goal of the experiment, called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 1, is to better understand the impacts of isolation on a crew's performance and health in space. It was carried out in anticipation of a round-trip to Mars which could easily take more than two years, factoring in the transit time of six-to-nine months and the time NASA hopes to spend on the planet. Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College explained how the experiment went and the findings.

From smelling like sugar and spice to smelling like salted caramel and pistachio, how can we navigate kids wanting anti-ageing or skincare products? To discuss along with Pat was Suzanne Kane, Presenter 98FM & Mum of 3 and also Mark Smyth, Clinical Psychologist.

Three Taylor Swift gigs were cancelled last night in Vienna due to a confirmed terror threat. Derek Scally joins us from Berlin with an update Derek Scally, Berlin Correspondent for the Irish Times

Elon Musk, Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson all feature in this weeks disinformation slot with David robert grimes, Author and Disinformation expert. 

A transformative couple of weeks in Bangladesh has changed the political landscape and future of the country. Weeks of student protests have forced forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India while Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus leads an interim government.We get the latest on the situation there with Rahul Bedhi Journalist and Irish Times contributor. 

Landlords with more than 100 properties now own 22% of Dublin rentals. Does this mean run in contrary to private landlords leaving the country as we previously thought? landlords leaving the country as we previously thought? Pat discusses this with Karl Deeter, from Irish Mortgage Brokers.

The PSNI look to British police for help dealing with on-going violence in Belfast while unrest in the UK is thankfully overtaken by peaceful anti-racism rallies. We get an update from Freelance Journalist Amanda Ferguson.

Driving test pass rates vary widely at different centres around the country and the road safety authority are  likely to lose licensing, driver testing and NCT functions. We hear why with Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator and Consultant for the Royal Irish Automobile Club.  

Taoiseach Simon Harris has vowed to hit social media companies “where it hurts” if they do not comply with Ireland’s online safety regulations. Pat discusses this further with Elaine Burke Technology Journalist and Host of For Tech’s Sake Podcast.

One of the world’s richest women outbids the king of Belgium for a prime piece of land at Cap-Ferratand and builds a pink palace surrounded by 8 extraordinary gardens. This week award winner gardener Diarmuid Gavin tell us the story behind Villa Ephrussi and Béatrice de Rothschild.

Kamala Harris has announced her VP pick. Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz will join Harris on the Democrat ticket and the two made their first public appearance together last night. We discuss how it was received with Lorcan Nyhan Head of Training with The Communications Clinic  & Columnist with The Sunday Independent.

This week on our Travel Slot, Pól O'Conghaile takes us to the sights and the wilds of wonderful Connemara.All with thanks to Ryanair.

A new investigation has revealed that Irish greyhounds exported to India are being used in a cruel ‘new craze’ sport. We get the details with Patricia Devlin Investigative Journalist with the Noteworthy team at The Journal.ie. 

This week on Inside Hollywood, Dee Reddy Podcaster and Cultural commentator takes a look at some of the best films on the Olympics.

Kellie Harrington wins back-to-back gold at the Olympics after coming out on top against Chinese fighter Wenlu Yang in the women’s 60kg final, Joining Pat on the show this morning was Kevin Byrne, The Sun, Boxing Correspondent and also Professional Boxer Michael Conlon. 

Bus Éireann breaks 100 million passenger journey mark for the first time. A newly published annual report shows 107 million passenger journeys in 2023.Almost 20% growth in passenger numbers on previous year (19.5%). To chat about their annual report was Stephen Kent, CEO Bus Eireann.