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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
Dr Peter Boylan's letter to the board of the National Maternity Hospital, informing them of his resignation #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
‘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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 months
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Almost 40% of asylum seekers who arrived in Ireland in 2022 had “false or no documentation” Barry Whyte investigates why #patkenny @BarryWhyte85
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
Fancy getting your hands on this Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with thanks to @Microsoftirl ? Just RT and follow to enter
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
9 months
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
In '61 Irish forces fought a fierce battle against incredible odds. The story will soon be @netflix film (1/2) #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
. @PaddyHolohanMMA will be here soon to talk about a new documentary on the reality of life in Dublin's Jobstown, where he grew up #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
Want to win this Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with thanks to @Microsoftirl ? Just RT and follow to enter
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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 #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
Boris Johnson feels the pressure as more evidence surfaces of parties during the lockdown. We discuss now with @campbellclaret #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
The amazing true story of the Irish army & the Siege of Jadotville - soon to be a major film
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
"If there's a book on how to destroy democracy, he's doing it step by step" - @Richard_Schiff on the threat of Trump's presidency #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Should we be tougher on illegal immigration? And what’s high on the agenda for the new Dail term? We hear from @barrymward @FineGael @SeanDefoe #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Filthy streets, obstructed paths and anti-social behaviour, we ask is Dublin a safe city? We debate with @TempleBarCo @mannixflynn #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
We remember the late great and friend Robert Fisk #patkenny #RobertFisk
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
@Mickcliff On the repeated claims that human error is the cause of issues before the #DisclosuresTribunal @Mickcliff says "There have been no errors that made Maurice McCabe look like a good guy" #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
Now on the show we take a cultured stroll through Sligo Town, pull a pint in Sligo’s oldest pub and enjoy Yeat’s country on an e-bike #patkenny #sligo
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
WIN: We've got a shiny new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 to giveaway to one lucky Twitter follower. RT & follow to enter
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
With news of a potential covid-19 vaccine, we want to know would you take a vaccine when it is first made available? #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
RIC commemorations "a very crass attempt at revisionism" from the government says @MaryLouMcDonald . #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
11 months
Proposals to turn student accommodation into a refugee centre faces backlash from local TDs. We hear from @MarcMacsharryTD #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
We asked you if the 8th Amendment should be repealed and this is how you voted. #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
Last chance: Win a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with thanks to @Microsoftirl RT and follow to enter. #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
Last chance: Win one of these Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with thanks to @Microsoftirl RT and follow to enter. #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 months
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
Want to win a new @Microsoftirl Surface Pro 4? Simply follow and RT to be in with a chance!
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
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 #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
Sleepless nights, worry about money we hear about the real impact of the mica issue in family homes is having on children with our reporter @BarryWhyte85 #patkenny #micaredress #mica
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
Is now an opportunity to do rapid work to upgrade cycling infrastructure in Ireland's cities? We're talking to @CiaranCuffe now #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
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 #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Ditch the car as Dublin is set to be a very bike-friendly city in the coming years, we get the details next #patkenny @Pidge @greenparty_ie
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
"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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
5 years
We're live in Sligo chatting to three individuals who chose to move here to get away from the big smoke #sligo #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 months
Can’t go over it, can’t go under it and now – can’t go through it. We’ll be discussing the plan to ban cars travelling in the city center #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
The State exams cannot go ahead as planned this year due to Covid-related disruption, the @issu4u has said and for more on this, we are joined by @ISSU_President #patkenny #LeavingCert2022 #LeavingCertificate2022
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
Next on @NewstalkFM , @campbellclaret  on bluffer Boris and his attempts to reassert his leadership #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
WIN: We've got a shiny new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 to giveaway to one lucky Twitter follower. RT & follow to enter
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
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: #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Revolut customers here are to get an Irish IBAN number. We’ll hear about the implications #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
5 years
What does Munster Technological University mean for the region? The president of @CIT_ie joins me now to discuss as we broadcast from @republicofwork #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
We hear about new Sport Ireland guidelines which have effectively banned under 12s from playing basketball next #patkenny #COVID19
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
We spoke to @Richard_Schiff and he told about his fears over the threat Trump poses to American democracy #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
"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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
9 months
Are our towns and cities being overrun with obstructive and anti-social bollards? We discuss with @brian_caulfield @mannixflynn next #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
9 months
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Alistair Campbell, Writer, communicator, consultant, strategist, and mental health campaigner will be joining us live in studio at 9am #patkenny @campbellclaret
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
9 years
Quick poll: should the angelus be scrapped? Favourite for "yes" RT for "no" #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
Research has revealed that city residents want more cycle lanes. Do city councils need to do more? We’ll discuss with @mannixflynn @MartinaCallanan @DubCityCouncil @GalwayCoCo
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
We're joined by @KTHopkins to discuss Trump's first few days in office and her trip to Washington DC for the inauguration #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
People wearing a face mask "might actually promote immunity" against COVID-19 in the population - Prof Luke O'Neill on The Pat Kenny Show #PKNT
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
We now speak to an addiction specialist who says calls to ban e-cigarettes are nonsensical @AddictionsPMC #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
I'm a lone voice, more or less, on the board. But not a lone voice in the community or the medical profession - Dr Peter Boylan tells #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
It was a pleasure to welcome @WoodyWoodmansey on to the show today. Listen again here: #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
Coming up, we'll be speaking to Former White House Press Secretary, @seanspicer #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
Got an ingenious idea for travel and tech? @Ryanair want to hear your ideas, & CTO John Hurley is here to tell us about #PitchRyanair #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
LISTEN BACK: @ChrisGPackham on his new memoir 'Fingers in the Sparkle Jar' … #pknt .
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
We now get the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association’s reaction to Dr Tony Holohan’s warnings against travel for the unvaccinated ' #patkenny #Covid_19 @IALPA @CroghanSimon
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
A great chat with the lads today @FoilArmsAndHog #patkenny
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
We hear about from @ProfPaulRoss1 who has just received a €2.5m European funded grand to develop alternatives medicine to antibiotics. @Pharmabiotic @UCC @ProfPaulRoss1
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
Have you a Troubled Teenager in the house? Author Stella O Malley has the clues on how to handle them in her new Book, @stellaomalley3 @Gill_Books joins us next #patkenny #listenlive
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
3 years
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.
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
7 years
We've got @codykeenan with us at @JFK_SS now, hearing about his time as Chief Speechwriter for @BarackObama #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
Coming up shortly we get hear more from the Johnny Depp libel trial. #pknt #johnnydepp
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
4 years
. @DonnellyStephen is with us now on the show and he asks why we are paying for private hospitals we are not using? #pknt #COVID19
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
1 year
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
5 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
8 years
"To hear Sinn Fein claiming credit for peace because they stopped killing people is a disgrace" @campaignforleo #pknt
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
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
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
2 years
With recent developments in Finland and Sweden, should we consider our neutrality in Ireland? We’ll debate with @philipoconnor @TomClonan @McConnellDaniel #patkenny
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2 years
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Pat Kenny Newstalk
6 years
"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 #pknt
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