The Pat Kenny Show

A new report which shows that Ireland is paying the second highest excise duty on alcohol in the EU and UK.  Publicans have called for excise duty to be lowered ahead of the upcoming budget.  Speaking to Pat this morning was Professor Anthony Foley Author of the report and Associate Professor of Economics in Dublin City University Business School.

Gareth Mullins joins us with a real home comfort treat - Pork sausages and colcannon mash with onion Gravy.

Friday Food is with thanks to Cully & Sully.

Doctors punched by patients, spat at and held at gunpoint new survey reveals. We get a reaction from these findings from Dr Chris Luke   Columnist with the Irish Medical Times and Retired Consultant in Emergency Medicine and also Dr James Thorpe Deputy Medical Director of the Medical Protection Society.

Can Europe take the Ryder Cup on home soil? Kathleen McNamee looks ahead of a busy weekend in sport. 

Grainia Long, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the strategic housing authority for Northern Ireland and one of the largest publicly owned social landlords in Europe joined Pat on the show to discuss how strong leadership is what is important in the housing sector.

We lookinto Mexico’s legalisation of drugs in the 1930’s and 40’s and how it can inform today’s ‘’war on drugs’’  with Alexander Avina Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University.

Money, drugs, and Drew Flu we hear from Minister Simon Coveney Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the Irish Government. Fine Gael TD for Cork. 

In Boxed with John Fardy we take a look at season four of Netflix's ‘’Sex Education’.’ 

We get all the motoring news with Geraldine Herbert including experts call for weight-based car tax as number and size of SUVs explodes and also Alcohol breath-test devices that can stop cars from starting may be introduced in State next year.

Georgia Lillishas found comfort in horses following the tragic death of her mother in 2008. Georgia is now desperately searching for new premises for her therapeutic equine centre for children and said: “Horses have kept me sane and on this earth through dark times.” Pat was joined today by Georgina as she spoke about her beloved horse and the seach for a new premises for her equine centre.