The Pat Kenny Show

I find the show unsatisfactory for several reasons like the following

--Introductory sequence is a jumble of topic headings and soundbites delivered at breakneck speed -what's the rush ?

-Too many topics ..many quite trivial. Cut show by an hour and dig deeper into fewer topics.

-lack of order in topics ..something is announced as 'coming up ' --could be an hour + before it does

-Insertions of film and song slots are utterly random distractions. Sports slots , as said , pointless froth ..add nothing to anything.

-Now the cursed cash machine crap on top of it all

-ad breaks too long

Essentially Pat's talents are mostly wasted dealing with fluff when he is a top class well informed sociopolitical interviewer who can tease out issues that really matter . Show gone predictable , comfortable and 'samey'. Needs a good shake up.

Pat's show is progressively dumbing down. It's not quite at Claire Byrne level yet but definitely heading that way. Influencers, bullsh1tters and charlatans regularly appear. He was discussing nail care with some woman the other day FFS! One can sense Pat's irritation when selling for the Cash Machine with some scripted drivel

You can bet your life Jennifer wouldn't be mixing with the unwashed, hubby Hugo well set up after his stint at Goldman sachs, he even tried but failed to get on the old political gravy train, brother Paul a multi millionaire mover and shaker, likewise her moneybags sister-in-law Ann Heraty who's now on the board of Kingspan and ibec.. It gets quite incestuous when you get into the higher echelons of Irish society

Yeah the friday panel bit is a waste of time mostly.

Just politicos jostling for position spouting the PC party line.

I think the point that Pat is making is how do these people get on planes to fly to Ireland without passports or travel documents.

They can't - which makes one wonder how they arrive in Dublin Airport without proof of who they are

Either they're all collectively very careless or they believe that it's in their interest not to have such documents when they get here.

It's a perfectly reasonable question, surely

Pat mentioned Agent Provocateur’s a couple of times re the protests………keep thinking about Kylie all those years ago on the mechanical horse……good memories

Time we started kicking up about punching down.

Well off and well out of touch, hubby ex goldman sachs, brother multi millionaire, sister-in-law another multi millionaire on all the right boards, lives in Nice leafy neighbourhood, far removed from the repercussions of government policy

Wrong side of history....is a favourite

Progressive....after all who can be against progress?

Bit like the term credit card when in fact it should be a "debt card"

Yes, was an excellent report. Would RTE dare to do it? Can’t believe I even wrote that, it’s now ‘daring’ to even mention it. How did that happen? Pat has been testing the water for weeks. Initially saying nothing other than a ‘ hrumph’ or a one word reply in a tone which you knew meant he was dying to get stuck in but restraining himself. Couldn’t argue with that report today.

Yes, many of us were economic migrants in our day but didn’t show up expecting to be provided with accommodation etc.

Hilarious that Simon Harris wouldn’t comment, him of all people. Obviously indefensible. And the joke that the Garda ‘ border control’ or whatever they’re called will now check passports on passengers disembarking from TWO flights a week. What a xxxxing joke.

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'And the joke that the Garda ‘ border control’ or whatever they’re called will now check passports on passengers disembarking from TWO flights a week. What a xxxxing joke.'

A truly Irish solution...