Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Orla Leahy tells Paul Byrne the story of two women, 4,000 kilometers, and a lot of cold water. To contribute see here   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul talks to Emilia Bona of The Shandon Bells, a Liverpool pub dedicated to Cork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Castlemartyr's water supply problems are caused by frequent repairs and Des tells Paul Byrne he thinks they'd be better off just replacing the main Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul talks to financial journalist Eoin McGee about his new book "How to Achieve Financial Freedom" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Helen O'Neill tells Paul Byrne that parents must resist the silent fall off in availability of SNAs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michelle Lewis from Hannah's Bar in Skenakilla tells Paul Byrne that Ireland needs a plan to save small business, especially in hospitality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne hears ideas to tackle break-ins from Cynthia Ní Mhurchú MEP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne talks to Mairead Twohig who has been researching the Grok AI app and to Alex Cooney of CyberSafe Kids and asks did they go far enough with the changes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne remembers the late Seán Ó Sé, famous for The Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee, interviews Ted Cunningham, hears about a daring escape from the Taliban. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne finds out what to expect from Jamie Monagan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aoife McLaughlin is swopping life as a physio for a world of art making beautiful lino prints of West Cork and tells Paul Byrne it wasn't a rushed decision. See also aoifemclaughlinart.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mia Poland from Onic's Pride Vibes has been binge watching the ground-breaking series of LGBT hockey start romance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dara McDermott joins Paul Byrne to talk about fiery food, "Spicy Cabaret," and how your local pub can win the title of Ireland’s spiciest. See also chilifest.eu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shannen Butler Keane tells Paul Byrne that the housing crisis is adding another headache to small business life - recruitment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne talks to Manizha Mahmod Khan who fled Afghanistan about what it was like to escape a regime with such restrictive laws for women Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul talks to Kym from Castlemartyr who is totally fed up with irregular water Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne talks to Ronan Murphy of Smarttech247 about why so many people got emails offering to reset your Instagram password over the last few days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted Cunningham tells Paul Byrne his side of a long legal battle, following a settlement in a prisoners’ rights case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul hears from Lord Mayor Fergal Dennehy, JP from C103 and Tim O'Riordan from Natural Gas who had a little help from Seán Ó Sé with their "Langer Song" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne learns why healthcare assistants have served strike notice, discovers the Kanturk Young Scientist with AI Glasses to help dementia patients, talks to the people behind Cancer Connect and more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul talks to Helen O'Driscoll who started Cancer Connect to make sure that patients could get to their treatments, to Christy who is one of their drivers and to Jacinta who uses her trademark humor to describe good days and yucky days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Punch who has been open about his autism journey tells Paul Byrne about taking part in The Assembly Ireland where a group of autistic, neurodivergent, and learning-disabled people interview celebrities using direct, unfiltered. You can watch The Assembly Ireland on VMTV Mondays at 9pm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael, a North Cork father, shares the heartbreaking reality of caring for his 12-year-old son with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in a council home that traps him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Past pupils from The Life Ctr Amber O'Callaghan, Darragh Cotter and friend of Don O’Leay Brian Madden tell Paul Byrne there is massive support for Proby’s Quay bridge to be named after Don O’Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul talks to Alex Cooney of Cybersafe Kids about what kind of laws we need to stamp out AI nudes before there's a tragedy in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.