The Pat Kenny Show

Diarmuid Gavin, award winning gardener joined Pat Kenny on the show to dicuss the gardens of Bournville in Birmingham.

As part of the Pat Kenny Show's focus on crime we are going to turn to Cork. A shoplifting gang has been caught by Gardaí following a raid on a home in Cork. €10,000 worth of stolen goods, including shoes, spirits, drills, hoovers and toothpaste were recovered. But does Cork have a shoplifting problem like Dublin and do people in Cork feel safe? Henry McKean met people on the streets of Cork and sent us this report…

Oil prices are shaped as much by politics as by supply and demand, and so events thousands of kilometres away can still hit close to home. In recent weeks, renewed action by U.S. president Donald Trump against Venezuela has once again put the country’s vast oil reserves at the centre of global attention.While Ireland doesn’t buy Venezuelan oil directly, moves in Washington can still ripple through European energy markets, influencing prices, volatility and fuel costs. So how could political decisions in the United States affect what drivers, households and businesses here in Ireland end up paying?CEO of Henderson Risk Group, Duncan Bullivant joined Pat Kenny on the show to discuss.

Yesterday TDs descended onto the Dáil after the winter recess, and issues surrounding Merscour and migration were all on the table. Today, the hot lunch meal scheme and Uisce Éireann are set to be addressed.Pat was joined by Harry McGee, political correspondent with The Irish Times to discuss all things politics.

Pat Kenny was joined by Conor Faughnan, Transport Commentator and Independent Motoring expert for carzone to discuss all things mororing and answers your motoring questions.