Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Paul Byrne catches up with Mary who announced she is retiring from day-to-day activities with the Sexual Violence Centre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne talks to Clodagh from Cork City Council and to the Lord Mayor Cllr Fergal Dennehy about the Patricks Weekend that takes pride in being Cork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ gets a breakdown of the Handala cyberattack on Stryker, hears how technology could cut road deaths, looks forward to St Patricks Weekend with RuthAnne. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael John Murphy, famous for his viral Cork All-Ireland tattoo is planning a walk in honor his late stepson to help Penny Dinners he tells PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Tree Of Remembrance at Xmas to renewing the Berwick Fountain, Rotary is at the heart of Cork and PJ took the chance to talk to incoming Rotary District Governor George Roche ahead of the St Patricks Day Parade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Imasha live in studio about coming to coming to Cork to study and deciding that Cork is now home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crufts prizewinner Maple is only 11 months old, she’s a Cavalier King Charles and she had the best support team behind her with mum Liz and her friend journalist Suzanne Harrington who tells PJ what it was like Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Kevin & Dave about an exciting night which will include their viral duet "Always Been In Here" and guest appearances by Erin & The Lens and Rebecca McCarthy. Tickets and more details available here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to RuthAnne about her fab St Patrick’s Festival Event Irish Women in Harmony, St Peter’s, North Main Street, Friday March 13, 8pm. They also talk about her Endo & Me initiative to help girls be aware of the condition. See also (@corkstpatricksfest) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Veronica is off to Italy to show off Irish lace as part of The Traditional Lacemakers of Ireland who meet every Wednesday in Nemo Rangers and her friend Helen told PJ it would make a marvelous call so he called her! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne is excited for St Patricks Day and so were the brilliant dancers he met At Trish McCarthy's. See also @corkstpatricksfest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Anthony who takes issue with some of the points made on the show about using interlocks to reduce deaths on the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Damien Healy from South Coast about their interlock program Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people have Alcohol Use Disorder and an interlock that stops the car when they have drink taken is a step that will work to reduce deaths and help their rehabilitation PJ hears from Prof Denis Cusack,Director of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ finds out more about this unusual type of attack from MTU Cork Cybersecurity Lecturer Hazel Murray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks about the RTE Prime Time report on trucks trapped by GPS, hears about a special Oscar watch party by Jessie Buckley's Cork cousins, chats with the man who asked a Guard in Paul St for a huge in a viral video. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ learns about rights we have, ones coming soon and ones that will take a bit of time to get from Eoghan Corry of travelextra.ie and we also check in on the latest Gulf travel news as Operation Epic Fury continues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ catches up with Aryth Stryker-Ruxton who pivoted into a midwifery degree as a mature student and even came from Canada to Cork to do it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats with Millie Seaman who won the Soroptimist International public speaking competition in the Mansion House recently, just in time to get ready for her first West Cork Rally! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aisling Costello and Conor Jones were so keen to sign up for a year of basic life as Blasket caretakers they even kept emailing wanting to know when the job was open, they tell PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Margaret who just wants to know her daughter Yvonne can have a safe place to live if she dies or even a place to be looked after if Margaret needs an operation. beforewedie.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears the plans for a mega watch party from Rory Buckley manager of the Castle Hotel in Macroom in honor of his famous cousin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Niall Donnan whose video asking a Guard on Paul St for a hug went viral See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears some expert advice from Gary Delaney of route specialists Loc8 Code and asks Cllr John Maher what powers do councils really have Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken Perrott from the Corks 96FM Street Fleet reports on many of the blockages caused by bad app advice and he has a solution he tells PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.