Pat Kenny, best in show

Last year Pat Kenny left the sanctuary of RTÉ for the challenge of re-establishing himself in a daily slot and with less resources at Newstalk. The veteran broadcaster tells Jonathan deBurca Butler.

WHEN Pat Kenny was studying engineering, he used to get in and out of University College Dublin on a Honda 50. He has since replaced that “great” but “polluting” old motorbike with a BMW C1, with its space-aged roof and on-board loud speakers. He uses it to get to work.

“Actually, the more rainy it is, the more likely I am to use the bike,” he says.