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Latest episodes
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12 min
FRANCE'S ONGOING STREET PROTESTS
FRANCE PROTESTS INTRO: FRANCE IS BRACING FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND OF PROTESTS AFTER LAST WEEKEND’S DEMONSTRATIONS DESCENDED INTO RIOTING, LOOTING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF BUSINESSES AND H…
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11 min
SHARON SHANNON'S NEW ALBUM
CELEBRATED TRADITIONAL MUSICIAN SHARON SHANNON SPEAKS TO PAT ABOUT HER FORTHCOMING ALBUM, AND SHARES FOND MEMORIES OF HER LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP WITH DÓNAL LUNNY, WHO DIED JUST THE DA…
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7 min
CHEF GARETH MULLINS' HALLOWE'EN TREATS
GARETH MULLINS, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT ANANTARA THE MARKER DUBLIN AND FORBES STREET RESTAURANT SERVES UP SOME FUN RECIPES FOR HALLOWE'EN BARMBRACK AND CUP-CAKES
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16 min
Pat's Sunday Paper Review October 25th
Pat is joined by Kevin Doyle, Executive Editor of the Irish Independent and Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland, to go through the Sunday papers and tease out what’s driving th…
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28 min
Charles Haughey: Glory, Greed, and Guns with Vincent Browne
Charles Haughey remains one of the most divisive figures in Irish political history: a formidable operator, three times Taoiseach, and a man trailed by the arms crisis, unanswered…
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9 min
Israel Votes: Is the two-state solution dead?
As Israel heads to the polls on Tuesday, Pat asks what’s become of the two-state solution and why, across much of the Knesset, support for a Palestinian state now seems to have all…
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14 min
Novi Sad tragedy sparks Serbia’s election shake-up
Serbia goes to the polls in an election that could prove a real turning point after nearly 14 years of Aleksandar Vučić’s dominance. With a student-led movement emerging as a serio…
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19 min
REGENERATION OF INNER CITY DUBLIN
INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT Conor Skehan, Sunday Independent Columnist INTRO: DUBLIN CITY CENTRE HAS LONG STRUGGLED WITH DERELICTION, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND A LACK OF ACTIVITY. NOW, T…
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13 min
Anti-semitism conference bookings cancelled by Dublin hotel
AS PART OF IRELAND’S EU PRESIDENCY, THIS WEEK SAW AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANTI-SEMITISM TAKE PLACE IN DUBLIN. THE CONFERENCE WAS DUE TO BE HOSTED IN THE HERBERT PARK HOTEL B…
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14 min
MICK CLIFFORD'S BOOK ON GROWING UP IN THE KERRY GAA
MICK’S NEW BOOK – THERE I LONG TO BE - FOCUSES ON THE ROLE GAELIC FOOTBALL PLAYED, AND CONTINUES TO PLAY, IN HIS LIFE AS A KERRYMAN, NOW LIVING IN DUBLIN.
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48 min
The Divided States of America with Pat Kenny Episode 2
On this episode of 'The Divided States of America', Pat is joined by President of the Global Situation Room and former White House Advisor in the Obama Administration, Brett Bruen,…
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11 min
Mark Moriarty on his new restaurant, a new book, and a new baby
Pat is joined by chef, author and TV presenter Mark Moriarty to talk about his brand new book 'Everyday Delicious', a brand-new baby, and his first-ever restaurant.
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12 min
Can Europe replace U.S. backing for Ukraine?
Joining Pat from Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze of France 24 describes the mood in Kyiv as power cuts become “incessant”, winter approaches, and trust in Washington hits crisis levels.
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15 min
Pat's Sunday Paper Review October 18th
Pat is joined by Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail to unpack the biggest political and public-interest stories making headlines.
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17 min
Sex vs Gender Identity: Giggle v Tickle
Pat speaks to Sall Grover, founder of 'Giggle for Girls' - an app designed as a women-only online community and support network that was taken offline after sustained controversy a…
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7 min
Inside the Coombe: 200 Years of Maternity Care
Pat explores 200 years of the Coombe Hospital with Dr. Daryl Hendley Rooney, Curator and Senior Management member at the Little Museum of Dublin, as a new exhibition tells the stor…
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8 min
Optogenetics explained: Light switching neurons
Pat Kenny is joined by Prof Luke O’Neill to unpack two striking breakthroughs in brain science, starting with the Nobel Prize-winning technology that uses light to switch neurons o…
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15 min
Legacy: Ireland’s OPW property gems revealed
Pat Kenny is joined in studio by David Hare, whose TV series and new book 'Legacy' shine a light on 32 of Ireland’s National Historic Properties in the care of the OPW. From Derryn…
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19 min
Billion Dollar Baby: Inside Ireland’s costliest build
Pat is joined by journalist Paul Cullen to trace the long, bruising saga of the National Children’s Hospital - a project first priced at €650 million and now estimated at well over…
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14 min
Waterford arson attack latest & drug debt intimidation in Ireland
A shocking arson attack in Waterford that killed four members of the English family has reignited fears about drug-related intimidation across Ireland. Pat speaks with Stephen Bree…