The Pat Kenny Show

We get a reaction to Newstalk’s report yesterday on the lack of GP Services with Dr Mel Bates, Medical Director of North Doc, Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, Medical Director, of Irish Council General Practitioners and also Dr Suzanne Crowe, President, of The Irish Medical Council.

How does the Garda pension system work? To tell us more we spoke to Paul Kenny Former Pension Ombudsman working with the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland.

Former diplomat and Oxford University lecturer Dr. Jennifer Cassidy joins us to discuss the latest from Israel and the role international diplomats have in the conflict.

RTÉ still withholding note on secretive Tubridy deal, and cutbacks are coming. We get the latest from Fionnan Sheehan Ireland Editor, Irish Independent.

Support for businesses affected by flooding in the North of Ireland has been announced, but many say it is nowhere near enough. To talk about this further Pat was joined in by Eamonn Connolly Managing Director, Newry Business Improvement District (BID) and also Katy Howard Professor of Political Sociology, Queens University Belfast.

Six assistant commissioners and 10 to 15 chief supers could decide to exit the organisation due to the taxing of pension funds. For more on this Pat spoke to Paul Williams  Special Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

This week on Inside Hollywood, we’re going back to the 80s again with two classic movies.

Paraic Horkan brings us more gardening tips and advice for the autumn weeks ahead.

We get the latest news from the world of motoring, including the new calls for static speed cameras with Geraldine Herbert Motoring Editor, The Sunday Independent.  

There are various types of bullying that can occur in the workplace, some more subtle than others. What are the best ways to spot them and address them?  To discuss Pat was joined on the show by Julie Galbraith - Partner in employment law at global law firm Eversheds Sutherland and also Terry Prone - Chairman of the Communications Clinic and Author.