Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Melanie Finn, entertainment Correspondent & News Reporter with the Irish Independent joined Jonathan Healy to talk all things Love Island.

As large concerts and festivals return, the effects of the pandemic’s disruptions to the industry are becoming clear, including the departure of some workers to other sectors and a lack of experience among younger workers who did not have opportunities to develop relevant skills. Elaine O’Connor, co-founder of the Events Industry Association of Ireland, and Shane McLave, Director of Excel Recruitment joined Jonathan Healy to discuss the staff shortages in the live events industry.

With Boris Johnson determined to override the Protocol, what are the implications of his controversial new legislation? George Parker, Political Editor with The Financial Times, and Tim Cullinan, IFA President joined Jonathan Healy to discuss.

Glory for McIlroy, while devastation for Leinster and Ulster. Off the Ball Sports broadcaster and journalist Cathal Mullaney reflects on the weekend in sporting action.

Family Carers Ireland has made an urgent appeal to the public to get behind its national fundraising drive ‘Paws for a Cause’ to support family carers in crisis. With the rising cost of living hitting family carers disproportionately harder, the charity is seeing unprecedented numbers seeking help. The heroes amongst we hear from family carers who go the extra mile every day.

Jennifer O’Connell, a journalist at The Irish Times, and Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME joined Jonathan Healy on the show to discuss if a more effective alternative to a 4-day work week simply is to cancel afternoons?

Legislation giving ministers the power to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol is due to be published in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon. Jonathan Healy was joined by Bertie Ahern to discuss British attempts to scarp parts of the NI protocol.

Joining Pat on this week's Friday Forum was Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party, Spokesperson on Environment and Climate; Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and TD for Dublin Bay South, Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Chair of the Oireachtas Children and Youth Affairs Committee and TD for Carlow-Kilkenny and Senator Shane Cassels, Senator based in Meath West, Spokesperson on Media, Arts, Sport, Tourism and the Gaeltacht and father of three young children.

Executive Chef at the Marker Hotel Gareth Mullins brought us some classic barbeque sides and sauces recipes for us.

Terry Sheridan, News Director of WSHU Public Radio joined Pat live from the US with the latest on the house select committee investigating the attack on the US capitol.

The President’s Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland is a book written by author Flor McCarthy. Rory Montgomery, former Irish diplomat, former ambassador to the EU and France, and part of the Good Friday Agreement negotiating team. He was the lead official on Brexit in DFA until his retirement. Now he is an honorary professor at Queen’s University and recently appointed Chair of the Press Council of Ireland.

Michael Vaughan, Owner of Vaughan Lodge in Lahinch, and Shane O’Donoghoe, Editor of Completecar.ie discuss how tourists are renting cars north of the border to make a saving and the impact it is having on the tourism sector.

Professor Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College and Professor Peter Openshaw, Professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London and vice-Chair or NERVTAG, a UK Department of Health committee horizon-scanning for emerging respiratory threats both joined Pat in studio to discuss the future of Covid-19.

Ireland Under-21s continue their march through the European Championships and the LIV golf controversy, Eoin Sheahan from Off the Ball previews all of the weekend's sporting action.

Conor Murphy an English Teacher at Skibbereen Community School who has raised concerns about Junior Cert English Paper joined Pat on the show to discuss the issues he found with the paper.

What constitutes a war crime and why are some nations seemingly immune from prosecution? Professor Ray Murphy, Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUIG joined Pat to discuss.

Parent –Sinead O’Moore, Host of Every Mum Podcast and the Stretchmarks Podcast, and Barry McLoughlin, Senior Consultant with the Communications Clinic joined Pat to discuss plans for paid sick leave for parents of sick children.

Dutchman Delano G, 22, is accused of fatally shooting de Vries, while Polish national Kamil E, 36, allegedly drove their getaway car and carried out surveillance prior to the shooting. It was a crime that shocked the Netherlands. Peter Vandermeersch, Irish Independent journalist and Mediahuis Ireland Publisher brought us the latest on the trial of two men accused of killing Peter de Vries.

Philip O’Connor, an Irish journalist based in Sweden joined Pat to discuss how one tweet caused a huge widespread cultural debate in Sweden.

Gavin McLoughlin Deputy Business Editor at Newstalk takes a look at the business of Bulmers.