Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Irish medal hopes in the European Championships and a look ahead to all the Premier League action with John Duggan from Off The Ball.

We speak to Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan, TD about new mandatory training for first-time deer hunters.

Could new consultant appointments unblock our hospital emergency departments? To discuss Pat spoke to Dr. Chris Luke, Columnist with the Irish Medical Times.

We get the latest from the Tory leadership race, where Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are battling for votes in Northern Ireland with Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster and columnist with the Business Post.

This week John Fardy looks at the lauded mini-series ‘Dopesick’ which shines a light on big pharma.

Newstalk’s Deputy Business Editor Gavin McLaughlin takes a look at the business of Ryanair.

We get a reaction to the brutal murder of 87-year-old Clare man Thomas O’Halloran with Steve Pound, former MP for Ealing North, and also Martin Conway, Fine Gael Senator from Clare.

We discuss the challenges facing home care workers and what can be potentially done to address them. Speaking to Pat this morning was Joseph Musgrave, CEO of Home and Community Care Ireland, and also Louise Murphy, Home Care Support Worker.

As the 100-year anniversary of the death of Michael Collins takes place this weekend, Joining Pat this morning was Aidan O'Sullivan grandnephew of the late leader and the chair of the Commemoration Committee Cllr Garreth Kelleher who is getting ready to welcome both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste to Béal na Bláth this weekend.

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris joined Pat in studio to discuss the student accommodation crisis and more.

Mick Clifford reacts to the report into An Bord Pleanala and discusses if more questions need to be answered.

British astronaut Major “Tim” Peake joined Pat on the show this morning to talk about his fascinating space career.

Irish Runner and Record Breaker, Finalist in the 100m final at a European Athletics Championships in Munich Israel Olatunde joined Pat this morning.

Is Stephen Donnelly doing a good job as Health Minister? Our reporter Barry Whyte asks the man himself and others in this report.

Is violent anti-social behaviour getting out of hand? We hear from the Garda Representative Association and also Alan a Dublin Bus Driver who has seen it at firsthand.

We hear from long-time Trim resident Luba Healy as she plans to return to the Ukraine-Poland border.

We discuss motorway speed limits, e-scooters and traffic levels with Transport Commentator Conor Faughnan.

We get the latest on the murder investigation launched in Killarney with Ralph Riegel Journalist with the Irish Independent.

Are women expectations too high when looking at potential suitors or are men setting a low bar? We discuss this Mairead Loughman Matchmaker and podcast host from Love HQ .

We hear of the rise in back pain young people are reporting after long periods of working from home with Jenny Branigan, Jenny Branigan, Chartered Physiotherapist at Total Physio in Sandyford.