The Pat Kenny Show

The final draft of the EU’s AI act is due to be voted on today. We hear what is in the act and how might it impact us with Barry Scannell, Senior Solicitor with William Fry's Technology group and a member of the governments AI Advisory Council.

We get reaction to 2024 Oscar nominees and we hear the story of the three Oscar winners who refused to accept their academy awards and why? Joining Pat today for this week's 'Inside Hollywood' was Brian Lloyd, Movies Editor for Entertainment.ie .

Donald Trump has won the key New Hampshire Primary, we get the latest with Larry Donnelly, University of Galway Law Lecturer and Columnist with the journal.ie .

Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire deal as the US carry out fresh strikes against the Houthis. We get the latest from Paul Rogers Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies, Bradford University.

We hear about extreme measures animals survive extreme cold. Also up for discussion a new start-up using animal bones to make meat and cut carbon emissions. All to discussed in 'Green Scene' with Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland.

All with thanks to AIB.

Irish PAYE workers are missing out on millions in unclaimed tax reliefs each year, we have advice on how to get that money back! Pat was joined this morning by Olive O’Donoghue, Tax Partner, KPMG 

RTE Board to face calls to quit over Toy Show fiasco. Five current board members were in situ when the flop musical ran, with a loss of €2.2m. We get the latest on this with Fionnan Sheehan Ireland Editor at Irish Independent.

The new s24 is here and Jess Kelly Newstalk's Technology Correspondent reviews it for us.

It cost the Department Of Education almost 3 million euro to post pay slips to staff last year, despite pledging to address these costs as matter of urgency in 2021, we hear why this matter hasn't been resolved with Paul McAuliffe, FF TD, Spokesperson on Social Protection and member of The Public Accounts Committee. 

We talk to Brian Lloyd Movies Editor for Entertainment.ie about what Ireland should be expecting in nominations.