Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Garden Stories this week features Kerry woman Annette Dalton who has worked in senior roles in Britain’s gardening establishment including the Royal Horticultural Society, Kew Gardens and the National Trust. She has since returned home to Ireland and joins Jonathan to tell us her story. All with thanks to Tirlán.

An intense heatwave is continuing to grabble across mainland Europe with as countries are dealing with record-breaking temperatures. We go to France and speak to Lindsey Tramuta, reporter based in France. We also heard from Paul Moore climatologist with Met Eireann.

The cost of food is rising, and families across the country could be paying three thousand euros more for groceries. Farmers are blaming the Government. We speak to Denis Drennan President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and also Damien O’Reilly Lecturer in Retail Management at TUD. 

New figures show that new electric car sales up 27% in first half of 2025 - a jump of 81.9% from the 685 registrations in June of last year. This comes as overall new car registrations for June were up 63.5%. The Luas line turns 21 years old, so how long will it take for Cork to get a tramline? All to discuss with Conor Faughnan Transport commentator.

With the news that Aaron Sorkin is penning a follow-up to David Fincher's The Social Network, we look at other films where the 'real-life' story they were based on evolved (or even changed) after its release with Dee Reddy.

The Department of Health has launched a new 10-year national sexual health strategy to tackle the rising of sexually transmitted infections among young people in Ireland. While there has been an increase of at home STI testing, there are still a number of issues in the treatment of STI across the country. Among those are staff shortages, clinic closures and long waiting lists.All to discuss with Dr Aisling Loy Genitourinary Medicine Consultant.

Dr Ruth Freeman looks at grooming behaviour discovered in orcas and how plastics bottles can now be turned into paracetamol. Orcas, also known as killer whales, have been observed mutually grooming each other with a type of seaweed. Also a new discovery has been made researchers have found that bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into painkillers, opening the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs.All to discuss in this week's Green Scene with thanks to Repak.

US President Donald trump has claimed that Israel is ready to agree a peace deal with Hamas. We get more on this with Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor of Peace at Bradford University.

With the recent government announcement to scrap the temporary 1K college fee subsidy, students and their parents are concerned about being able to afford their children’s college tuition. Sinéad Ryan talks to us about the cost-saving measures parents can avail of, like the SUZI grant and tax benefit. 

Eight years ago, ruth ware captivated readers with the story of Lo Blacklock aboard the aurora and now she is back for a second installment of Lo’s adventures. This time around Lo is now happily married and the mother of two children and is swapping the cruise ship for a luxury Swiss hotel. Ruth Ware joins Jonathan Healy to chat the latest on her new book 'The Woman In Suite 11' and more.

Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in Florida on foot of historical sexual abuse allegations. Four men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of drugs worth over €31 million in Co Cork. All to discuss with Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of the Irish Sun.

Many German airports have a strict nighttime curfew. airlines and airports can be heavily fined for operations outside permitted times. What happens when the curfew is missed. Kevin Byrne Retired Lieutenant Colonel and airport safety and security expert explained all.

Around one in ten adults on the island of Ireland play golf at least once a year, with the sport contributing €717 million annually directly to the economy as well as supporting 15,600 jobs, this begs the question is golf still classed as an elitist sport?All to discuss with Larry Donnelly, Law lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal and also Tracy Bunyan, Golf Ireland COO.

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will launch a brand new Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). This new division will be dedicated to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) and, ultimately, superintelligence. Jess Kelly brings us more details.

Record temperatures hit Spain with ambulances on standby. We get the latest from Spain with Graham Keely, journalist based in Spain.

A recent survey by Childcare.co.uk should that boys are the easier gender to raise based on their emotional needs, communication, behavior and resilience. But is this really the case? We discussed this with Tanya Sweeney, Journalist with the Irish Independent and also Enda Murphy, Psychotherapist.

Last week, Zohran Mamdani stunned the political scene in New York City by winning the Democratic nomination for mayor. He fought off the challenge of former Governor Andrew Cuomo and will now go on to November’s election. Lorcan Nyhan brings us a full profile of the man that Donald Trump has branded “a pure communist”.

The European Union's Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič is flying to Washington today for talks with senior Trump administration officials ahead of next week’s deadline. We get the latest on this with Koen Verhelst is a Trade Reporter at POLITICO.

Retirement is a life-long dream for some, but for others it can come too soon. We will look at ways to keep busy for those required to retire early. All to discuss with Peter Cosgrove Managing Director of Futurewise.

Minister for Housing Jame Browne will today present to cabinet a league table of how local authorities are performing when it comes to housing deliver. It will show that less than half of local authorities met or exceeded their targets. Political Correspondent with The Irish Times Jack Horgan-Jones brings us the story with analysis from Senior Lecturer in Housing, TU Dublin Dr Lorcan Sirr.