Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Five years on from the Covid pandemic, are there any positive legacies we have learned from? Ivan discussed this and more with Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College.

Up on the Italian Alps the Special Olympics World  Winter Games is in full swing. 14 Athletes are representing Ireland and we go live up the slopes where we are joined by Henry McKean!  Henry report from world winter games special Olympics in Turin.

Jane Casey, Ireland's top history buff shares hidden gems and histories of Dublin ahead of St. Patrick's Weekend. She discusses a plethora of places; from the Great Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1975 to a World War Two bomb shelter in Merrion Square. 

Plastic, paper or perishables with so many different options it's hard to what rubbish goes where. Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland   Jo Linehan sits down with Ivan to discuss how to manage your bins.

New CSO stats show planning approvals for new apartments plummeted in 2024. We ask why with Conor O'Connell Director of Housing and Planning at the Construction Industry Federation of Ireland.

As we know hair loss can be a mentally an extremely challenging condition.  With it effecting half of men by 50 and half of women up to the age of 70 its also extremely common. To discuss further Ivan was joined on the show by  Professor Caitriona Ryan Consultant Dermatologist with the institute of Dermatology.

There was sighs of relief among the Irish Government yesterday as Micheál Martin’s meeting with Donald Trump went off without a hitch. There were some notable lines during a long Oval Office meeting but was there anything of concern for us? Newstalk's Political Correspondent Seán Defoe and Independent, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Healy-Rae takes a look back on the day.

As the Cheltenham Festival continues we chat to Off the Ball’s John Duggan with all the winners and looks ahead to more exciting races.

Nepo baby term that’s become Hollywood’s inside favourite hot potato. But before we had today’s social media-fuelled debate over celebrity offspring, there were the originals stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore, and Michael Douglas, who proved that while a famous surname might open doors, talent is what keeps them open. Lisa Cannon tells us all.

Yesterday it emerged from a briefing document provided to Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien that the metro link project could cost more than €23 billion. Is it time call a halt to the metro link? To discuss with Ivan was Michael McDowell, Senator and Former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice.

75% of women suffer from Premenstrual syndrome, with symptoms ranging from uncomfortable cramping to irritability and low mood. But for 1 in 20 women, their premenstrual experience is much more difficult, with consequences so serious they can be fatal. Newstalk’s Sarah Madden reports for us. 

Pro Independence Demokraatit Party wins Greenland's elections. We ask does this open the door for President Trump. Joining Ivan to discuss further was Ulrik Gad, Danish Institute for International Studies.

We look at the car sales figures for 2025 across Ireland and Europe and ask why less people are opting for manual cars! We also hear why the EUs 2035 combustion ban is under threat! All to discuss with Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor and Columnist with the Independent.  

A new study has found rodents perform "mouse-to-mouse resuscitation" on each other, much like human CPR, when finding another rodent unresponsive. Also new research has found that solar farms that are built and managed with biodiversity in mind can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields. All to discuss with Dr Ruth Freeman in this week's 'Green Scene'All with thanks to Repak.

Today An Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for the traditional ceremony handing over the bowl of shamrock. Séan Defoe, our political correspondent in Washington joins us to look ahead to the series of Irish American meetings this morning,

The Department of Public Expenditure recently reminded workers of their email tone and times they send them at. So what should your tone in email be? And should you be replying outside of office hours? Donal O’Donoghue of Sanderson Recruitment discusses.

When you think of a opera performance you may think its only for a certain kind of audience with these ideas of the artform many might be quick to write it off as a pastime for cultural snobs. Ahead of her lead role in Irish National Opera’s L’elisir d’amor, Claudia Boyle, leading irish soprano joins us to dispel some notions around operas. 

Ukraine has accepted a 30-day ceasefire with Russia put forward by the US. How Russia will respond to this is unknown. Following the agreement the US also agreed to resume intelligence sharing and military aid which it suspended last week. To discuss further with Ivan Professor Donncha Ó Beacháin joins us.

What can you and can’t you say at a dinner party? And if you really, really want to know something that you shouldn’t ask, how do you get around it?Columnist for The Sunday Times and Irish Daily Mail Brenda Power joined Ivan to discuss further.

Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly reviews the newly released Sky Glass Gen 2 but is does it trump the first one?