The Pat Kenny Show

‘Interesting Stories About Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings’ is a new book by Susie Dent and Susie joined Pat on the show this morning.

Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent  Jess Kelly reviews new FitBit from Google, as well as the full details on the new Pixel 8.

Israel unleashes brutal response to Hamas attack as the fallout from the weekend’s massacre continues. We speak to Alistair Bunkall, Middle East Correspondent With Sky News.

Today we will finally find out who is doing well and not so well in the Budget. our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with people the length and breadth of the country, to hear what they want to see in the Budget:

It’s the final day of World Space Week, we’ll look at man’s eternal search for the stars and the projects they’ve wielded. Speaking to Pat this morning was Professor Tom Ray a researcher with the Webb telescope and lead researcher of the Ariel project.

We discuss the politics & implications behind the Hamas attack and the Israeli retaliation with 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. 

To mark world mental health day, one man tells us how aware helped him through his lifelong depression, when he decided to seek help at aged 60. Speaking to Pat this morning was Des Connolly an Aware Ambassador and also Dr. Susan Brannick Clinical Director of Aware.

As AI sets its sights on revolutionising more and more industries, we ask if can AI change the face of hospitality with Paul Armstrong, Technology expert and founder of TBD group.

Budget 2024, social welfare boosts, childcare help, and tax changes – what's coming up in Budget 2024? Daniel McConnell, Editor, of The Business Post joined Pat to discuss.

 Refractive eye surgery can be extremely beneficial, however when not done by a certified medical professional, certain things can go wrong. Our expert has all the answers to your eye problems. Joining Pat this morning was Dr Brendan Cummings Consultant ophthalmic surgeon at The Wellington Eye Clinic .