Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Colombia agrees to accept deportation flights after tariffs threats while more than a dozen inspectors general get the axe as trump continues his whirlwind of activity.Terry Sheridan, Managing Editor at WSHU Public Radio has the latest.

Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor with the Sunday Independent brings us up to date with the latest motoring news.Expect to hear all the latest, including details of Volkswagen’s year in 2024, a new study on EV reliability, Tesla’s sales slumping and plenty more.

Migraine is the most common neurological condition in the world. 1 in 7 people suffer from migraines in Ireland. It is also three times more common for women than men.Pat is joined by Orla Walsh, a dietitian who suffers from chronic migraines. 

Over 100,000 people are still left without water and schools still without power remain closed following Storm Eowyn.We get an update from Margaret Attridge of Uisce Eireann and Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent.

According to a recent report by the New World Health, over 10-thousand millionaires left the UK last year- a 157 per cent increase since 2023. That’s the equivalent to losing half a million taxpayers. It comes as this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos faced criticism for gathering billionaires and millionaires to debate the growing inequality between the wealthy elite and the rest of the world. Pat is joined by Enda Brady, TRT Presenter to discuss these figures.

Mannix Flynn, Independent Councillor for Dublin City Council, sits down with Pat to discuss new rules that have just come into effect that aim to ban plastic refuse sacks on select streets,Businesses that fail to comply from 1 January could face fines of €150, as the transitionary period of just over three months has now ended. From now on, all occupiers of buildings on the list of streets on the south side of the city will not be permitted to present waste in plastic bags on city streets for collection.

Israel has opened checkpoints to allow Palestinians to return to the north of Gaza. It follows a delay that Israel says was caused by Hamas reneging on part of the ceasefire agreement.US President Donald Trump also made comments over the weekend suggesting the Gaza strip be ‘cleaned out’.Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, joins Pat to discuss.

Gardai have launched a crackdown on illegal hunting due to rising concerns over hare ‘lamping’ and ‘baiting’ of foxes and badgers. There are fears that gangs from cities are travelling to rural parts of the country to set up illegal hunting rings including the use of ‘blooded’ dogs to hunt rabbits, badgers and foxes. To discuss this further Pat was joined on the show by Pat McLoughlin, a Farmer from near Birr, Co. Offaly.

Resumption of the Dáil is pushed back again, will we see election of a Taoiseach? All to discuss with Daniel McConnell, Editor Business Post.

On this week's Boxed, John Fardy fills us in on scifi dystopian thriller Apple TV series Severance.

America leaving the WHO and the consequences for health plus the lies Disinformation, propaganda, and dangerous precedents from Trump’s inauguration. All to discuss in our disinformation slot with David Robert Grimes.

Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. The good news is in a recent survey Ireland does very well in trusting scientists ranking 14th out of 68 countries, and is second in the EU after Spain. For more on this Pat chatted to Prof Luke O'Neill.

With only a few days back in the White House, Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders and started a feud with a bishop.  Meanwhile, in California a new wildfire fire erupts north of Los Angeles. 

Dr Eva Orsmond joined Pat on the show to chat about her new book 'The Belly Fat Solution'. The book contains over 50 recipes which are backed up by science, helping readers understand on how to lose that tummy fat.

The Dáil descended into chaos yesterday with four suspensions, the opposition on their feet and no election of Taoiseach. Will there be progress when the Dáil resumes this morning?TD, People Before Profit-Solidarity, Dublin South Wes Paul Murphy TD joined Pat on the show to discuss.

Cathal Crotty, a former soldier, received a three-year suspended sentence in June, after pleading guilty to carrying out an unprovoked attack on Natasha O’Brien in Limerick City. Following public outcry over the leniency of his sentence, the DPP has decided to appeal the sentence today in Dublin’s District Courts. Newstalk Courts Correspondent, Frank Greaney, gave us the latest on the case.

An historic storm set to hit our shores tonight what will it mean for your electricity, transport and flights? Pat discuss all with Graeme McQueen, Head of Media Relations, DAA, Siobhan Wynne Regional Manager with ESB Networks and also Jeremy Ryan Director of Public Transport Services National Transport Authority.

Diarmuid Gavin joins us to talk about the creation of the Garden at Garnish Island.

Hollywood actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's court battles continues to grace the headlines as last Thursday, Baldoni sued lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds $400 million for defamation, extortion and invasion of privacy. We get the latest on this with BBC Entertainment Reporter Yasmin Ruzzo.

With Joe Biden now officially a former tenant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, his biographer Chris Whipple looks back on his time in office.