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The Pat Kenny Show
Hosted by Newstalk · EN
Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world.
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What Caused the Ceuta Surge?
2w ago00:12:05Tap to summarizeAt least 67 migrants died this week making the crossing from Morocco to Ceuta, the Spanish exclave on the north-western tip of Africa. The world was shocked by images of an estimated 60,000 people breaching the border with the Spanish territory, and it has sparked a lot of political comment and activity, right around the world. But as the majority of those migrants have returned to their homes in Morocco, the focus has shifted onto the reasons for the sudden surge, and attention is falling on background manoeuvring by some of the 'usual suspects'. Joining Pat to tell us more is Europe correspondent for Euronews, shona Murray.
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Steve Cavanagh on his new book 'One of us is guilty'
2w ago00:11:21Tap to summarizeFor fans of Eddie Flynn, the con-man turned lawyer hero of nine novels, there's good news: he’s back. One of us is guilty sees Eddie embroiled in case involving a decapitated body, hidden identities and corruption. All masterfully created by Pat's next guest, author Steve Cavanagh.
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GAA in talks to limit numbers leaving Ireland for the AFL
2w ago00:13:33Tap to summarizeThe GAA and Australian football league have reportedly held discussions about introducing measures to limit the number of players departing Ireland for Aussie rules. According to a report on the AFL's official website, the GAA has "Flagged different rules to limit their best young talents being poached by AFL clubs". Those include capping the number of players who can be signed from each county. For more on this, Pat speaks to former Waterford footballer Michelle Ryan.
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Pat's Sunday Papers Review August 2nd
2w ago00:15:38Tap to summarizeJoining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Gabija Gatavekaite, BBC Dublin correspondent.
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Ireland's Infrastructure Delivery Inability
2w ago00:18:05Tap to summarizeElectronic voting, a metro system, a children's hospital, a fleet of electric buses. These are just some of the projects a modern, forward-looking Ireland should have produced on time and within budget in the past twenty years. But it did not. Sinead O'Sullivan is an economist who studies complex institutions, and why they fail. And by any yardstick, Ireland is failing to deliver infrastructure and public services. She joins Pat to let us know why Ireland just can't deliver on infrastructure.
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The Spirit Airlines Rescue Mission
2w ago00:12:42Tap to summarizeWhen an airline collapses, most of us think of cancelled flights, stranded passengers, and the thousands of jobs lost. But behind the scenes there is an enormously complex operation that almost no one sees... recovering an entire fleet of aircraft worth billions of euros, scattered across airports thousands of miles apart.One Irish company, based in Shannon found itself at the centre of one of the biggest aviation collapses since pan am and eastern in 1991. Six West was tasked with locating and recovering almost 180 aircrafts.Matthew Gee, the chief operating officer for Six West Aviation is joins Pat to explain how they moved an entire airlines fleet when the airline ceased operation.
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Uisce Éireann Ask For Your Help
2w ago00:11:06Tap to summarizeThis weekend Uisce Éireann are appealing to those in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow to conserve water while vital water main upgrades are underway. Joining Pat to fill us in on the situation is Stephen Burke, senior regional operations manager from Uisce Éireann.
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Ask The Expert: Dr. Caoimhe Hartley
2w ago00:12:35Tap to summarizeJoining Pat this week is Dr Caoimhe Hartley, GP and clinical lead of women’s medicine at BlackRock Health’s women’s health centre. Dr Hartley is an expert in women’s health.
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All Together Now: Henry McKean Reports
2w ago00:09:07Tap to summarizeHenry reports from the Curraghmore Estate county Waterford for the 7th All Together Now festival.
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Steve Keen on the world of AI
2w ago00:13:46Tap to summarizeAn experiment gone rogue. A Chinese version launching at a fraction of its us competiors. Us tech stocks booming yet worries of a bubble persist. Throw in worries about how many jobs will be lost by its advance and we have a summary of news relating to artificial intelligence in the past week or so. One man who has been watching all this quite closely is Steve Keen, economist and honorary professor at University College London. He joins Pat to give us the latest.
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