Highlights From The Pat Kenny Show

Joining Pat this morning for our Friday Forum were Thomas Byrne, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for European Affairs and at the Department of Defence and TD for Meath East, Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South and also Jack Horgan-Jones, Political Correspondent with The Irish Times.

There is a rush to stockpile months worth of Mounjaro as panic grows over its soaring cost.  Lilly who manufactures the jab, told its two British wholesalers to temporarily stop taking orders amid 'unprecedented demand' for the medication.  We discuss further with Enda Brady TRT World Presenter.  

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered on Isle of Wight. The fossils are 125 million years old.  The species has been named after sailor Ellen MacArthur due to the prominent sail along its back. MacArthur set a world record in 2005 for completing the fastest solo non-stop sailing voyage around the world.Maria McNamara, Professor of Paleontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork brought us the details.

Electric Picnic in Stradbally is on this weekend, with 80,000 people attending the festival.   The weekend is jampacked with artists, DJ tents, and food trucks. from Chappell Roan, Hozier to Kneecap, there are plenty of artists to see.  We heard from Mikie O'Loughlin, Showbiz Editor for RSVP about what to look forward to this weekend. Also Henry McKean is getting festival ready as we asked him to test raincoats, with a watering can and a bucket of water. He sent us this report from the Great Outdoors Store.

Yaniv Korman grew up in Israel, but now lives in the UK where he has access to multiple perspectives of media. Living out outside of Israel has shaped his opinion entirely. Yaniv Korman landscape designer and heritage researcher joined Pat this morning to discuss this further.

Gareth Mullins talks through family favourite back to school dishes. The first one is Pork sausages, creamy mash, onion and mustard Gravy and the second is One pan Hake with tomato, red pepper, olives and potato. 

The UN security council has voted to terminate the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon. The operation in which Irish peacekeepers have been involved with for decades, will end in 2027. All to discuss with Cathal Berry, Former TD and Former Member of the Defence Forces. 

Is university the first point of call for every student? Maybe it's a plc course or even an apprenticeship. Speaking to Pat was two people to tell us more about those options are Paddy Kavanagh, General Secretary of Connect and Ayebatari Anthony, who recently graduated from Stillorgan College of Further Education. 

Earlier this week a batch of ricotta and buffalo cheeses were recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. And this hasn’t been the first outbreak of listeriosis in Ireland this Summer. But how concerned should the public actually be? Our chief reporter Barry Whyte has been finding out…

School secretaries and caretakers marched on the streets to the Dáil this morning. This march comes as school secretaries and caretakers have begun indefinite strike action. Our reporter Josh Crosbie was there to talk to secretaries and caretakers this morning.

This week on Boxed, John Fardy reviews 'Hostage' which is showing on Netflix.

In November 1977, Kathleen Richards, with her sister Deirdre and baby nephew, arrived to 25 Cromwell St, the home of Fred and Rose West. Looking to rent a room from the couple perceived by locals to be ‘nice people’. Kathleen has, for the first time, documented her story of her time there, along with her childhood in Dublin and England, and her life after in a new book ‘Under Their Roof’. Kathleen joined Pat this morning.

Job seekers at risk amid surge in CV-writing scams, warns LinkedIn. The professional networking site revealed over a third of job scams reported on the platform globally now involve offers to write or improve CVs. We discuss this further with Donal O'Donoghue Managing Director Sanderson Recruitment.

The demographic time bomb. Does Trump have the solution?  People are having fewer babies: Is the end of our species nigh. Professor Luke O’Neill tells us more.

Rossa Mulcahy, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General of the Defence Forces was appointed his role on 1st june. taking this position, Lieutenant Mulcahy faces multiple issues.  Firstly, Irish peacekeepers must wait to find out the future of the Lebanon peace mission as a un vote will take place later this week.  Also, the Defence forces face recruitment and retention issues as personnel numbers continue to fall. Rossa Mulcahy, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General discuss all with Pat this morning on the show.

Second Hand September is an annual campaign, primarily by Oxfam Ireland, that encourages people to refuse to buy new clothes for the entire month of September and instead choose to buy and wear second-hand items. We hear all about it with Sustainability Journalist  Jo Linehan.

As the countdown for the Áras race continues, Fianna Fáil are edging closer to announcing their nominee. While former Dublin GAA manager Jim Gavin remains to be a strong favourite, another candidate by the name of Louise Richardson has now entered the fore.  So who will Michael Martin’s party choose to run? All to discuss with Ireland Editor with The Irish Independent Fionnán Sheehan.

Consultant Dermatologist Professor Caitriona Ryan joined Pat in studio this morning to answer listener's skin related questions.

Following a reduction in grade inflation in leaving cert results, the CAO was released yesterday. Guidance Counsellor and Columnist with the Irish Times Brian Mooney joins to provide CAO advice. 

Picture the walled gardens of a great estate, dew still clinging to the glass panes of the hothouse. Inside there is warmth, a breath of tropics coaxed into an Waterford dawn.  Diarmuid Gavin, award winning garden designer tell us about a Downton Abbey moment in fruit.