The Pat Kenny Show

With Donald Trump handing himself into authorities in Georgia and having his mugshot taken, we get the latest news from the US with Marion McKeone US Correspondent with the Business Post.

Gareth Mullins has a recipe for chicken, ham, and leek pie with glazed carrots – a back-to-school comforter!

Author Miriam Mulcahy joins us to discuss her latest book, This Is My Sea.

The class of 2023 got their Leaving Cert results this morning. The 71,000 students who have never taken a state exam before because of Covid, will see grade inflation continue. Henry McKean visited Trinity Comprehensive in Ballymun Dublin. He sent us this report: 

Legislation is being drafted that would enable local government bodies to use Body Cameras, CCTV, and even drones to combat prolific dumping across Ireland. Speaking to Anton with more on this was Liam Herrick Executive Director of the Irish Council of Civil Liberty and also Malcolm Byrne Fianna Fail Senator.

We delve into the fraught topic of unpaid internships and their legality with Caroline Reidy Managing Director of the HR Suite, and HR & Employment Law Expert. 

548 days into the war in Ukraine, Lara Marlowe joins us with an update from Ukraine as she visited President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown. 

Grade Inflation will have some students smiling this morning but is it damaging the integrity of the CAO system? We speak to TJ Hegarty, the founder of Breakthrough Maths.

We look at the work of the Kevin Bell Trust which repatriates loved ones back to their grieving families. Speaking to Anton this morning was Colin Bell co-founder of Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. 

With Republican nominees candidates going face to face in their first presidential debate last night, we discuss how the debate was won and lost with Larry Donnelly Law Lecturer with the University of Galway, and columnist with the Journal.ie