The Pat Kenny Show

The show that has often been credited with the beginning of the Golden Age of television. We will take a look at the legacy and the impact of the Sopranos with superfan our own Ger Gilroy.

The conflict in the Middle East has passed the 100 day mark: We speak to Israel’s Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich about the latest situation in Gaza and Hamas’s claim that Israeli strikes have killed two hostages.

Around 17 asylum seekers moved into Racket Hall, a hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary. The garda public order unit visited yesterday afternoon when the international protection applicants of women and children arrived. There were skirmishes between protesters and gardaí, filmed on social media. Last night 200 people came out to add their support to the protesters in sub zero temperatures. Henry McKean visited Racket Hall and sent this report

Despite reports that rents are stabilising, severe supply issues remain. We speak to those working in the industry about what can be done to solve this continuing crisis. Joining Pat this morning was Andrew Rafter, Director of Flynn Estate Agents and also Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer at TU Dublin and Housing Policy Analyst.  

Small house renovation projects are getting too expensive – we speak to Peter Finn, better known as Pete the Builder who is our 'Ask The Expert' this week.

January is traditionally the month for dreaming of and booking holidays. Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel Editor with the Irish Independent will tell us about the new flights and travel trends for the year ahead. 

All with thanks to Ryanair.

 Understaffed, ‘chaotic’ and in some cases, unclean conditions we hear your A&E experiences. We were contacted by people across the country who had presented to hospitals. Sinead spoke to Pat about her recent experience.

Trump made a last-minute appearance in Iowa last night ahead of his expected victory in the caucus. We get the latest from Terry Sheridan Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

2023 was the worst year for road fatalities since 2016. 69 drivers, 44 pedestrians, 34 passengers, 26 motorcyclists, 8 cyclists and 3 e-scooter users lost their lives for a total of 184 deaths.   

Ten people have been killed on the roads so far this year, with a pedestrian and driver losing their lives in separate incidents over the weekend.   Newstalk’s Jamie O Hara has been speaking to road safety advocates and has this report: 

Being estranged from family members can be difficult to deal with. We will be talking to Clinical Psychotherapist, Stephanie Regen gives some guidance on how deal with this issue.