Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

PJ talks to Declan who was there Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Grace O'Brien who credits Ursulines Blackrock with an education that boosts confidence for young girls and lead on to success. See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liam Maguire of Maguire's butchers in Pluckeen Tralee defends his county's honor and you know what? He seems to know his spiced beef, even PJ is surprised! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ catches up with Erika Ní Thuama CCFC's Community and Academy Coordinator who tells him about how they are helping Feed Cork. Sat Nov 01 2025 16:30 Cork City Cork play Derry Derry City SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 2025 in their final home game of the season and designated collection points will be set up throughout the stadium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy saw victory over Nemo Rangers while Brian Barry-Murphy saw success with Cardiff City. PJ asks Joe Seward does it run in the family? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Going out for Halloween? PJ chats to Ken Perrott about the Dragon Of Shandon, to Deirdre Barry about Leap Scarecrow Festival which features a Dr. Jason van der Velde scarecrow! The Dr himself gets a word in too to remind us to take care on the roads tonight! See leapscarecrowfestival.com & dragonofshandon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears concerns from Cllr Jack White that an incinerator in Cork Harbour would hurt our green tourism image. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Leo Enright about a strange light over Cork last night plus the National Space Centre which Cork is proud to have based here, learns about the winter schedule at Cork Airport, wonders if shops and streets should have Christmas decorations before Halloween is even over. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ecodating is what they call it when you won't date someone who does not care about animals or damage to wildlife and Feargal Harrington from Into has a good chat about it other dating trends with PJ who also asks how he got into the hard Kombucha biz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Briona loves the decorations up but in her house there's no decorations. She tells PJ why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork is now a Mecca for brilliant young swimmers and Dolphin is right at the heart of such successes as Glanmire's Lev Lobanets, Gemma Whelan from Kinsale and Tadhg O'Brien. Lev and Dolphin Coach Mick McCormack dive into a chat with PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats to Barry Holland from Cork Airport who dropped in to tell us all about the exciting new schedule Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feck Fascism Ireland Against Racism Carnival organizers Laura Harmon & Honore Kamegni talk to PJ about some worrying signs of hate around but the majority still want to party with everyone and oppose discrimination Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather about what it means and what comes next Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears that after losing his wife, Michael found comfort in Silver — a gentle giant rabbit who loved classical music. Then, someone took Silver from him and his kids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conrad McGrath, Mount Oval Residents Whatsapp & Safety Alert Group Admin, tells PJ we need solutions that work for both residents and teens otherwise life is ruined for both Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats to Eoin Shortiss of Cork Beo and to Pauline who's a Xmas fan about the decorations you see everywhere and we haven't even had Halloween yet! But is it harmless? See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Fastway the first of many? And what knock-on effect will it have for companies that need to send packets? PJ chats to Ger Hyland President of the Irish Road Haulage Association Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ gets an update from Fastway Driver Declan Kelleher about a pretty appalling situation facing both contractors and employees as the receiver implements changes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UFO Over Cork - What Was Elon Up To? Corkies wondered if Monsters vs Aliens was being rebooted over our skies last night. PJ gets the scoop from Space Correspondent Leo Enright and finds out about how Cork is becoming central in the space race.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ finds out what's next for Fastway drivers and customers, talks to Gemma who helped the olive farmers of Palestine but got deported, learns the way real life witches in Youghal mark Halloween. And more...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prank or poltergeist? PJ talks to Aaron Wolfe and Aaron Delaney about a haunted school's decade-long ghost hunt See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yvonne pulls back the veil on how witches in Youghal mark Halloween and talks Youghaloween to PJ. See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Midleton traders are using their head and holding Halloween events to raise money for some cracking Xmas lights Fergus McCarthy tells PJ. See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nivene Sadick has opened a fab Egyptian food truck in Fifth Quarter (Paul St Shopping Centre) and she chats yummy food with a difference to PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.