Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne hits the streets to try to find out why the dog fouling on pavements is so bad after a recent Garda campaign to highlight the problem while PJ chats to Cllr Joe Kavanagh about how enforcement is going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats to Deirdre Lovett who lives with Downs and works at The Kingsley Hotel front desk to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. Megan O'Halloran from Field Of Dreams has a chat with PJ later in the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats with Cork woman Kirsty whose searingly honest takes on her own sobriety story and the cocaine problem in Ireland have seen hundreds of thousands of views. See her story on @kirsty.keating   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a freak fire and generator failure combination shuts Europe's busiest airport PJ hears the knock-on effects from Eoghan Corry of travelextra.ie Angela Walsh President of the Irish Travel Agents Assocation and Barry Holland, Communications Manager at Cork Airport Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ gets tips on using milk to rebuild and replenish while training from Dr Mary Harrington of the NDC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ takes calls on the stabbing in Wellington Road, hears how Bella photographed Kerrie's brave cancer journey, looks at the sinister world of online woman haters in Netflix Adolescence. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Eoin who wrote a song about Conor McGregor's White House appearance and Karen Dempsey a humanist celebrant who says she will no longer accept bookings at Doonbeg which is (or was at least!) a popular sport for humanist ceremonies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork's Lord Mayor was an eyewitness as two Guards rescued a person from the River and describes the scene to PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ and 96FM's Orla O'Donovan talk about the Netflix series that shows just how bad woman-hating online can get Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ is proud to chat to a Cork sporting hero Joe Joe from Doneraile and it's nice to chat with his mum Mairead too Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A proposal for a Leaving Cert Oral English exam caught many by surprise but Gillian Chute, Head of English at The Tuition Centre breaks it down for PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bella Daly photographed Kerrie as she made her breast cancer journey. The exceptional work that resulted has won an award and made the two close friends. See more here and here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul O'Connor's Ballincollig shoe shop is on Amazon Ireland and he tells PJ that retailers must be on all platforms to survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You'd think with near-peace in the Ukraine, summer coming up and a mostly calmer Middle East that fuel would be going down but it's not that simple Charlie Weston of the Irish Independent explains to PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne, Ken O'Flynn TD and local resident Bernard about the Wellington Road stabbing incident that took place in the heart of Cork's school district Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garda numbers - crime writer Paul Williams has no doubt about who’s to blame....Would you discipline someone else’s child - when is it appropriate - or is it ever... Dulcie is a first - not in Cork, not in Ireland - in history…& lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What an amazing song and an amazing viral success for Korey and PJ finds out the tea from the man himself. See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Brenda Quigg who took charge of managing an agonizing condition and has never looked back. The Facebook group Brenda mentions is here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Cathal Nolan that you won't be envious of your friends abroad when the rain hits here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dolcie not only mastered the trade but became the first woman to be awarded Master Plasterer by the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers. Dolcie also says: There is a fantastic year long upskill course for people in construction run by the heritage council and applications close on the 11th April called the All Ireland Heritage Skills course It's provides a monthly bursary of €1600 and goes through a...

PJ finds out about ways we could make the process smoother from Jim Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ finds out why we're not putting people who need housing over shops in our downtown areas from Martin Markey of the Hardware Association Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Sarah Jayne Tobin about a common dilemma Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Cllr Peter Horgan whose question brought the staggering number to light Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Paul Williams of the Irish Independent that the crisis in Garda numbers is still nowhere near the end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.