The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

Five dads, five thousand kilometres, one rowing boat to cross the Atlantic to remember one daughter Saoirse O’Driscoll. To learn more about their journey and to hear Saoirse’s story of her battle with congenital heart disease. Pat was joined three of the team: John O’Driscoll, Enda McNicholas and Daragh Kelly.

John Fardy gives us his review of ‘Say Nothing’ from Disney Plus in this week’s Boxed. 

Swindon Town’s manager, Ian Holloway, has suggested the struggling League Two club’s bad fortune could be because their training ground is haunted, Cameron Hill takes us through some sporting superstitions.

There's just over a week to go until election day, and despite the weather, candidates are out canvassing the length and breadth of the country. Our reporter, Josh Crosbie, has been travelling to constituencies to hear voters' concerns. Today, he brings us a report from Limerick.

Some wintery things to do this weekend! Whether you are going solo, on a date or out and about with the family, Éadaoin Fitzmaurice has ideas for this weekend for you.  

Combating climate change denial and conspiracy, a new UN initiative to combat the growing spread of climate disinformation in the wake of COP29 has just been unveiled. We discuss with David Robert Grimes Author and Disinformation Expert.

Neven Maguire has released a new cookbook ‘Eat Out at Home’ containing Neven’s favourite foods from home and abroad. 

Neven joined Pat today to talk about the challenges of having a restaurant, tips on how to entertain, and how Irish people have gotten better at cooking! 

What does the re-election of Trump mean for science in the US? We also ask what will happen with Robert F Kennedy Jr as Health Secretary and Mehmet Oz as head of the center for Medicare?

All to discuss with Professor Luke O'Neill.

Ukraine has reportedly launched UK-supplied storm shadow missiles into Russia's Kursk region for the first time, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. This development coincides with the temporary closure of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv amid fears of potential Russian airstrikes.

We discuss the latest development in the war on Ukraine with  Patrick Bury  Senior Associate Professor in Warfare & Counterterrorism at University of Bath and Former NATO Analyst.

New figures obtained by Newstalk have revealed 12,722 children are overdue an assessment of need. This is an increase of nearly 4,000 since the end of 2023. But why is this assessment so important for children with additional needs, along with their parents, and how critical are the impact of the delays?

Newstalk Reporter Andrew Louth has been looking into this and reported back to Pat on the show.