Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Launched in the US last year, Paramount+ is the media conglomerate’s horse in the streaming race. In Ireland, it will now compete with established players dominating the small screen such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and, most recently, Disney+. Jess Kelly brings us all the details of the new streaming service.

Brian Harnan co-owner of Cocktails In A Click joined Pat in studio to tell him how to make that perfect summer cocktail.

TD Independent TD for Galway Roscommon Michael Fitzmaurice reacts to EU proposals to change the tractor licensing system.

Missile strike on a shopping centre, a new low in Putin’s war on Ukraine. Pat was joined on the show by Nataliya Gumenyuk Journalist specialized in international security and conflict reporting, and human rights. Founder Public Interest Journalism Lab with more on the war in Ukraine

Today marks 100 years since the beginning of the Irish Civil War. We’ll profile Cathal Brugha with historian Daiti O’Corrain who wrote a new book Cathal Brugha ‘An Indomitable Spirit.

A doubling of minimum sentences for assault and a 100 per cent increase in refuge places are at the centre of the Government’s new €363 million five-year strategy to tackle domestic and gender-based violence. We discuss this with Anne Clarke, Manager of Offaly Domestic Violence Support Services and Board Member of Safe Ireland, and also Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Motoring Editor at the Sunday Independent Geraldine Herbert joined Pat on the show some new car options as 222 registrations open.

English language schools nationwide being forced to turn away thousands of overseas students? We hear why they have to do this with Kieron Mahon Managing Director of Active Language Learning based in Dún Laoghaire and Director of English Language Education Ireland.

Festivalgoers are urged to practice good hygiene etiquette this Summer. For some tips and advice, Pat was joined on the show by Richard Faulkner, Advanced Technical Field Consultant with Initial Hygiene.

As the Irish open prepares to take to fairway and gets underway, we hear about the challenges in finding accommodation there. Pat spoke to Patricia Michaeal Hennesey Owner of The Tower House B&B in Thomas town.

Our Monday expert is End of Career Guidance Counsellor with Standard Life, Brian Mooney and he answered listeners' questions on retirement and gave end-of-career guidance and advice. All with thanks to Standard Life

Pat discussed the country’s ongoing taxi shortage as 5,344 vehicles are due to leave the road. This morning on the show he was joined by Jim Waldron, Spokesman for The National Private Hire & Taxi Association of Ireland about the problems facing taxi drivers. Jackie Healy Rae on how the taxi shortage is affecting rural Ireland. Also Noeline Blackwell CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre on why a lack of taxis could be dangerous as women may have to walk themselves home.

We explore why there has been a sudden spike in UK applicants seeking Irish citizenship with Rafael Behr, Guardian Columnist.

Rising house prices, rental market contracting, and the homeless crisis not improving much to discuss with Sinn Fein’s Eoin O’Broin T.D. for Dublin Mid-West. Spokesperson on Housing, Local Govt & Heritage.

The Centre carried out the study for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) at Dublin City University It is the first report of its kind profiling gifted students in Ireland and is the basis of ten years of research with 2,600 secondary school students who attended CTYI and are scoring at or above the 95th percentile academically. For more on the study Pat was joined on the show by Orla Dunne, a former student at the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) at Dublin City University – now a PhD student and also Dr Colm O’Reilly, Director of the Centre for Talented Youth at DCU.

Companies may be changing their tune on letting employees work from home. James Mulhall, Managing Director at Murphy Mulhall, Commercial Property Consultancy firm, specializing in offices and investment market in Dublin joined Pat on the show this morning with more on this.

Violent scenes overshadowed the Armagh Galway quarter final on Sunday. Joining Pat with a reaction to the weekend's scenes was Liam O'Neill former President of the GAA and former county player Dick Clerkin.

We take a look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum with Louise O’Reilly Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Fingal and Republican Trade Unionist, Colm Markey Fine Gael MEP for Midlands North West and also Marie Sherlock Labour Senator and Party’s spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Arts, Culture, Media and the Gaeltacht.

Boris is battered by bruising by-election defeats and train strikes. We get the latest Robert Shrimsley, Chief UK political commentator, Financial Times.

As covid cases in Europe rise yet again, we speak with Dr. Catherine Smallwood from The World Health Organisation on its response to the growing infection rate