Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

The increasing cost of food and essentials is pushing families toward charities for help. To discuss this Anton was joined this morning was David Horgan, Chairman of Petrol Resources, Tricia Keilthy, Head of Social Justice and Policy at Saint Vincent De Paul, and David Berry, Managing Director of Kantar.

The Rose of Tralee for the first time since 2019 and tonight we will find out the winner, but it’s not all about the roses, our reporter Josh Crosbie is in Tralee and he caught up with some of the escorts to find out if they are finding love. And also we spoke to Shane McHugh who was crowned The Rose escort of 2022.

ISME is calling for corporate tax hikes because small firms are facing an "emergency". Anton was joined on the show by Neil McDonnell CEO at ISME.

We hear from the residents of Cedarview Estate in Santry who are worried they will go homeless due to new parking measures that are coming into force next week. Anton spoke to Eoin McCann a resident in Cedarview to hear about the resident's concerns.

We get a reaction to the brutal burglary of a 94-year-old woman’s home in Roscommon with Michael Fitzmaurice Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway and Paul Williams, Crime Correspondent with The Irish Independent.

Bad eating habits starting to stick after your holiday away and making you feel a little more bloated? Our Monday expert is Dr Deirdre O'Donovan Consultant Gastroenterologist at Blackrock Clinic.

Have we miscalculated the living wage? We discuss this with Vincent Jennings, CEO of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association, and also Collette Bennett, Economic and Social Analyst with Social Justice Ireland.

Pol Ó Conghaile gives us his insight on the best road trips in Ireland and beyond to take.

Award-winning writer joined Anton on the show this morning to chat about the latest read “the Queen of Dirt Island".

Are hotels pricing Ireland out of the tourism industry? We discuss this with Lorraine Sweeney, Hotelier and Businesswoman, and Michael Kilcoyne, chairperson of the Consumers’ Association of Ireland.

Former state pathologist Dr. Marie Cassidy tells us about the cold case review into the assassination of Michael Collins

Discussing how to help the little ones starting school for the first time with Sinéad O’Moore, host of the Stretch Marks Podcast and Mark Smyth, Clinical Psychologist.

Daithi O’Shea spoke to Anton ahead of Rose of Tralee coming back to our screens tonight.

As the shortage of accommodation wreaks havoc for many third-level students we speak to one third level student union group and hear about their latest campaign aiming to highlight and tackle the issue.

A look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Pat today was Cormac Devlin Fianna Fáil TD for Dún Laoghaire and Dublin Spokesman & Deputy Whip, Louise O'Reilly Party spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, Enterprise, Trade, and Employment and also Fionnán Sheahan Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent.

Gareth Mullins Executive Chef at the Marker Hotel brings us a great weekend recipe of Spaghetti with tomato, basil, mozzarella, and garlic bread.

We get the latest on Trump, presidential runs for Mike Pence and Liz Cheney, and more with Terry Sheridan Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

We’ll do the sums on just how big a problem maths anxiety is for parents and kids with Brendan Gildea maths teacher and author.

Blackout fears as power chief warn of winter cuts threat We discuss this with Professor in Energy Systems Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast Aoife Foley.

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