‘If you arrive without travel documents – what’s your motive in doing that?’
More than 5,000
#AsylumSeekers
arriving in Ireland last year had either false travel documents or none at all.
#PatKenny
On this sad news this morning, we pay tribute to Former RTÉ journalist Charlie Bird who has passed away following a long battle with motor neuron disease
Up first on the show, a Sligo TD calls for prioritization of Irish home-seekers in new modular housing development being used for Ukrainians
@MarcMacsharryTD
#patkenny
Why has there been only one prosecution for a person failing to produce a passport when arriving here in recent years? We discuss
#patkenny
#listenlive
The job of a winchman with helicopter search and rescue is physically and mentally tough, not to mention dangerous. And in a male-dominated field, there is only one woman who holds the position here, we speak to
@HeliSarah
next
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“When it comes to
#LongCOVID
patients, many are not getting better.”
Prof Jack Lambert says the HSE needs to urgently reassess its Long COVID plan.
#PatKenny
If you missed our interview with
@MiamiShowband
this morning you can listen here: . Steve Travers tells the story of surviving the brutal UVF attack on the band, and of new evidence alleging British state collusion
#PKNT
We need to have schools back in June because there will be a phased period of learning the new systems and what needs to be done. September would be too late to start - says Prof Sam McConkey of
@RCSI_Irl
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As thousands of medical procedures have been cancelled due to 48-hour strike by laboratory scientists from today, we hear from the chairperson of association on why it’s members are taking this action today
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As Irelands first greyhound care centre opens our reporter
@BarryWhyte85
has been to Co Tipperary to find out if greyhounds can make a good pet
#patkenny
#greyhounds
On Air: Ireland’s first female Major General Maureen O’Brien will be reflecting on her distinguished career and her new role as a military advisor for the
@UN
#PatKenny
"This idea of herd immunity is not the approach I take. What we are trying to do is keep people well until we find a vaccine."
@SimonHarrisTD
live now
#pknt
We have very sadly learned that Dermot Costello passed away yesterday. Dermot was on the show recently to raise funds for cancer research. If you want to contribute you can still do it at You can hear Dermot on the show here:
#pknt
Now on the show we hear from the residents who are worried they will homeless due new parking measures that are due to come into force
#patkenny
with
@AntonSavageShow
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition against plans by Dublin City Council to sell Tolka Park, we’ll hear why the League of Ireland ground is so important to them next
#patkenny
@SaveTolkaPark
Now on the show we relive the
@defenceforces
deployment to the United Nations Operation in Congo some 60 years on with a man who was there. Listen Live:
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What does Munster Technological University mean for the region? The president of
@CIT_ie
joins me now to discuss as we broadcast from
@republicofwork
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"If we can all just practice a bit of common sense here it is the biggest gift we can give to older people, vulnerable people in our community and to nurses and doctors", says
@SimonHarrisTD
#PKNT
#COVID19
One of Ireland’s most beloved musical performers, Imelda May, is set to take to the theatre stage, as she takes on the role of Kathleen Behan
@ImeldaOfficial
joins us next
#patkenny
Should more be done to reduce puppy farms in this country. Corinna Fitzsimmons from Dogs Trust Ireland joins us to discuss this and what reforms can be done next
@DogsTrust_IE
#patkenny
Alistair Campbell, Writer, communicator, consultant, strategist, and mental health campaigner will be joining us live in studio at 9am
#patkenny
@campbellclaret
20% of new public sector recruits will be Irish speakers by 2030 thanks to the official languages bill that was passed yesterday. is it a positive move? We’ll debate next
#patkenny
@juleser1
@declynchwriter
Ivan Yates is coming back out of retirement and he’ll be back on the airwaves next to tell us why he could only stay out of the spotlight for 5 months
#patkenny
First up: As the pandemic has brought a halt to much of the world's economy, economist
@yanisvaroufakis
talks about the global economic outlook post Covid
#PatKenny
Good Morning!
Is Boris Johnson's poor handling of the pandemic in the UK reason for him to resign?
@campbellclaret
thinks so and he will be joining us at 9am this morning.
#patkenny
Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Peter Boylan joins us in studio now to give his reaction to last night's Claire Byrne Live on RTE after featuring in the controversial referendum debate.
#pknt
Has Boris Johnson’s neglect of Northern Ireland put the Good Friday agreement at risk? We are discussing this now with Former Advisor to Tony Blair - Alastair Campbell
@campbellclaret
#patkenny
Pyrite can have a devastating effect on both people's homes and their lives. Reporter
@SiofraMulqueen
visits with people in Clare, whose homes have been damaged beyond repair and are fighting to get the support from Government.
Former Glee Star Damian McGinty joins us next to discuss his career, Dancing with the Stars, and his love for Northern Ireland
@damianmcginty
#patkenny
#listenlive
We will be remembering Gay Byrne this morning on the show. We start now with Joe Duffy talking to Pat about their memories of their colleague and friend
Would making Home Economics mandatory in schools better prepare young people for life and help tackle obesity? We're hearing about new proposals to do just that, now
#pknt
"There's a possibility that death certs were falsified... The whole area needs to be excavated and examined again" - Catherine Corless on what needs to happen next in Tuam
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