Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Man is going back to the moon! Dr. Niamh Shaw, Space reporter, Educator & Podcaster brought us all the latest plans for space exploration with today’s launch of Artemis 1.

Anton Savage was joined on the show by Barry Kenny, corporate communications manager with Irish Rail and Councillor Hazel Chu, Green Party Dublin City Councillor to discuss the worrying amount of anti-social incidents on our rail network.

Olga Tokariuk, Independent Journalist in Ukraine and Liam O’Dwyer, Irish Red Cross Secretary-General joined Anton Savage on the show with the latest from the ground in Ukraine and about the refugee situation here.

Pat Leahy, Political Editor, Irish Times brings us the latest on the public sector pay talks.

Aaron Rogan, Business Post reporter and Mary Connaughton, Director of CIPD joined Anton Savage to discuss Big Tech getting cautious as it predicts economic storm clouds on the horizon.

Irish classrooms are still too big despite a slight fall in the pupil-teacher ratio. Anton Savage was joined on the show by Stella O’Malley, Psychotherapist and the Author of Fragile and by Karen Jordan, Principal of St Catherine’s National School in Dublin 8.

McIlroy flying high, a 9-0 smashing in the premier league, and more. Eoin Sheahan from Off The Ball reviews the weekend of sport.

How hard has it become to buy a new car in Ireland? According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, there are serious issues with supply at the moment, driving up the price and popularity of second-hand vehicles. Our reporter Aoife Kearns spoke to car dealers, drivers and industry reps, to find out how much longer the second-hand surge and delay with new cars will continue. So what’s behind the difficulty of getting new and second-hand cars right now? Aoife Kearns reports...

Dr. Catherine Smallwood, Senior Emergencies Officer with the World Health Organisation joined Anton Savage to discuss the very latest on Covid, Monkeypox and the mysterious strain of Hepatitis.

The cost-of-living crisis is beginning to make its presence felt in the housing market. Rory Hearne, Assistant Professor of Social Policy at Maynooth University and /Author of 'Gaffs: Why no one can get a house,and what we can do about it' and Kevin Beirne of Kevin Beirne Auctioneers and Property Valuers in Mayo joined Anton Savage on the show to discuss the housing market consumer sentiment.

We take a look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Anton this morning was Gerard Howlin, Public Affairs Consultant, former Senior Political Adviser, and Columnist with the Irish Examiner, Neasa Hourigan, Green TD for Dublin Central and Party’s Spokesperson on Finance and Health and Ivana Bacik Labour Party Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South.

Comfort food 101. . .Gareth Mullins talks us through how to make the perfect cottage pie!

Abuse and disciplinary decisions impact thr retention of GAA referees. We ask how can how we can get rid of maniac mentors from the sidelines. To discuss Anton spoke to ntonio Mantero, Castleknock Celtic Coach and Founder of “Silent Sideline”, Martin Quilty, Kilkenny Based Referee, and Commentator also Cathal Doherty, Soccer Coach at Bonnage United FC.

Author and broadcaster Helen Lewis joined Anton on the show this morning to discuss if politics is becoming a form of religion.

We hear about a project in Waterford that seeks to highlight climate change though art Nollaig Healy, ACT Waterford, Project Manager, Kieran McBride, Artist, and also Joanne Donohoe, Artist.

We hear about how farmers are being intimidated by gangs on their own land with John Bateman, Limerick County Chairman of the ICMSA.

We get more reaction to the ongoing shortage of school bus places that have literally left students stranded at the side of the road. For more on this Anton spoke to Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin Transport Spokesperson and TD for Meath East, Aidan Morgan,a parent in Glenamaddy, and Nichola Moss, a parent in Skreen.

One of the largest waste collection companies in the country is to impose double-digit price rises on households from next month. In reaction to this Anton spoke to Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor of the Irish Independent and Mannix Flynn, Independent Dublin City Councilor.

Germany is turning off public lights to reduce gas consumption. Should we consider similar measures? We discuss with Thomas Sparrow, German Correspondent and Aoife Foley, Professor in Energy Systems Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast.

We hear why motorsport may be in danger due to the high cost of insurance with Eddie Scally, General Manager of Gowran Park in Co Kilkenny