The Pat Kenny Show

On December 5th Travellers and their supporters will take to the streets of Dublin, demanding a National Traveller Mental Health Strategy from the Government.  Significant numbers of Travellers suffer from poor mental health and the result is a suicide crisis of catastrophic proportions.  

Our reporter James Wilson sent us this report.

We discuss how over a third of people are paying more than €50 for a visit to their GP with Dr Ernan Gallagher Clinical lead, Centric Dermatology Services.

The Irish women’s football team lost out to Hungry, another loss for MU and all the rest of the weekend sports Kathleen McNamee  Digital producer with Off The Ball.

In a hugely significant move criticised by many, the Russian Supreme Court has banned an organisation that it calls “extremist” - The International LGBT Public Movement. To discuss this Pat was joined in the studio by Adam Long Board Director of the National LBGT Federation. 

The Israeli military is targeting Hamas command centers, weapons storage, and naval forces after the ceasefire fell apart on Friday. We get the latest from Duncan Bullivant Special Advisor to the Head of the Bosnia peacekeeping mission, part of the UK mission to Kosovo in 1999, and CEO of the Henderson Group, an international risk management advisory.

Our Friday Forum looked back on the news stories of the week. Joining Pat this morning was Jim O'Callaghan Fianna Fail TD for Dublin Bay South and his party’s justice spokesperson, Louise O Reilly Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and also Roisin Shorthall Social Democrats TD for Dublin Northwest and Spokesperson on Health and Finance. 

From our Christmas Show live from the Ananatra The Marker Hotel in Dublin   We take a look at the news stories of the day with Ireland Editor Fionnan Sheahan.

Gareth Mullins has taken two lucky listeners Deirdre and Pauline under his skilled chef wing to show them how to cook this morning we see how they are faring.

Friday Food is with thanks to Cully & Sully.

Dublin in the Rare Auld Times: We discuss why recent events shouldn’t overshadow the city that so many of us call home with Andrea Horan Dublin Business Owner and Holly Carpenter Social Media Influencer.

The do’s and don'ts at the Christmas party with Allison Keating, Chartered Psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland.