Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

The Inquiry into the Omagh Bombings recommenced yesterday with Opening Statements. It followed the personal stories that were shared in the first part of the inquiry earlier this year.  Amanda Ferguson brings us the latest.   Listen here.

Shark fins, ivory, alternative medicines - know the law for the items you can and can’t bring back to the country from your holidays with Christopher O’Sullivan TD, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity.Listen here for more.

Gregg Carlstom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist joins Pat as US media quoted people associated with the defence intelligence agency findings as saying the US strikes did not fully eliminate Iran's nuclear bases. Iran's nuclear programme would just be set back a couple of months, according to the report.   US President Donald Trump denies the US media reports. Listen here.

With news that US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' on new visa applications. The move has been heavily criticized by Taoiseach Micheál Martin who described it as “excessive”. So how can you prepare before heading to the US? Jess Kelly, Technology Correspondent with Newstalk tells us all. 

Billionaire tech tycoon Jeff Bezos and Laura Sanchez are set to hold an opulent three-day wedding in Venice this week. However the wedding is being met with protests from locals. Nick Pisa, Senior Global Reporter with the Daily Mail tells us more.

Going to cabinet this morning, there is a new bill to expand HIQA’s authority over public and private hospitals, the Occupied Territories Bill that will ban the importation of west bank goods and Minister Jack Chambers is set to warn his cabinet colleagues that they’re responsible for ensuring value for money in their departments.  Pat was joined on the show by Sean Defoe, Newstalk's Political Correspondent to give us the latest. 

Following on from the RTÉ Investigates programme that discovered the alleged abuse and neglect in nursing homes run by Emeis Ireland, over 230 allegations of abuse were made against the two nursing homes featured in the programme.Lisa O'Connell is a Founder and Managing Director of Forus training and she has seen a surge in care homes using forged documentation to enroll unqualified individuals. Lisa joined Pat this morning on the show.

After a brutal assault by a serving soldier and a court ruling that favours her attacker’s career over her trauma. Limerick woman Natasha O’Brien becomes the face of a national reckoning. This documentary tells her story confronting a broken justice system and uniting with fellow survivors to demand change. Natasha O'Brien joined Pat in studio this morning.

As Israel accuses Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement announced overnight, both countries are still recovering after the overnight attacks before the ceasefire was announced. The latest from Tel Aviv with Journalist Paul Kearns. 

A new HSE deal has been made where healthcare staff will be set to work weekends to reduce pressure on hospital trolleys and beds.  We get reaction to this with Dr Chris Luke, Retired Consultant in emergency medicine and host of the Irish Medical Lives Podcast.

The leaving cert holiday, a word that parents fear the most. After a stressful few weeks of exams for sixth-year students, they can finally start to relax. and one-way students like to destress after exams is by going on their ‘sixth year holiday’, a rite of passage for most students.Travel expert Sarah Slattery and Jen Hogan Irish Times Journalist and mother of seven to talk about the worries and stress that comes with their child going on their leaving cert holiday and also the tips everyone going abroad should be aware of. 

Donald Trump has just said in a post on Truth Social: "The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it! As a reminder, Israel has not publicly accepted the ceasefire proposal. Iran state TV announced earlier that a ceasefire had been "imposed" on Israel.All to discuss with Scott Lucas, Professor and Political analyst at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.

Our expert, Dr. Bronagh Keane is our expert today and she gives advice on how to get your teeth wedding ready.All with thanks to Hidden Hearing.

As global tensions rise with Iran, are we secure here in Ireland? We discuss  Lieutenant Col. (Ret.) Marie Gleeson, Managing Director of Namvar Leadership and Blue Economy Advocate and also Cathal Berry, Former Army Ranger and Member of the Defence Forces.

With the registration for 252 cars, what new cars can we expect in the summer months? Motoring Editor Ger Herbert talks through some of the brand new cars hitting dealerships this summer like the Hyundai IONIQ 9 or the Kia EV4.

Can a name shape your future? Florence Knapp's debut novel ‘The Names’ explores the different possibilities a name could give someone. Speaking to Pat all about her new book was author Florence Knapp.

In recent years big service stations have popped up across Ireland's road network. In the past before motorways, you would stop in a village for a break and find a pub. Now it's all change. With petrol pumps and as many EV charging points and multiple restaurant choices. Henry McKean met travellers from across Ireland at Junction 14 Mayfield in Kildare. He sent this snapshot in time at one of Ireland's busiest service stations.     

After the United States struck Iran’s nuclear sites on the weekend, there has been a spectrum of reaction within the United States from those who support the action to those who are vehemently opposed. We get the latest from Senior Director of News, WSHU Public Radio Terry Sheridan and with analysis from Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and Global Security Consultant with Oxford Research Group Paul Rogers.

Lot’s of action from the weekend starting off with Dublin with a double win beating limerick in the hurling championship quarter final and getting the better of Cork in the football knock-out stages while Damien Duff makes a shock exit from Shelbourne.Off The ball’s Colm Boohig looks back on the weekend of sport.

Frustrated house buyers in Dublin are once again turning to commuter counties as first-time purchasers search for affordability. That’s according to the latest Irish independent REA average house price index.Seamus Carthy, REA spokesman discussed the findings with Pat this morning.