Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

In a candid on-air discussion Minister Norma Foley talks to PJ about childcare, Budget 2027, children with additional needs and school transport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From surprise visits to rent hike texts, Threshold Cork's Ciara Kealy tells PJ what your landlord legally can—and cannot—do to your home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When his daughter ran short of cash on the other side of the world, one Cork dad walked into a local branch with €500—only to be told cash isn't welcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As her time with the Cork Sexual Violence Centre comes to an end, Mary Crilly says the fight is still there with the cruel nightlife games ruining lives across Cork, the urgent fight for standalone spiking laws, and how Safe Gigs is reshaping venues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trishia and PJ talk about how a token E10 increase in wages or welfare can quietly wipe out your medical card and school allowance, leaving working families worse off than before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David asks PJ how can the school bus service for his child be taken away when at the same time the country is running record surpluses? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ gets reactions to Budget 2027 from across Cork, The Byrne Report looks at battling addiction & finding recovery in Cork, local patients share their fight for a dedicated stem cell unit at CUH. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"We don't get to go home." Maria, an exhausted mum of two autistic children, Alan, a 25-year-old tradie saving for a home and Willie O'Brien of Spar MacCurtain St reveal why the budget offers zero relief for the people working around the clock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork’s 96FM’s Paul Byrne looks into Recovery Month. The Byrne Report is funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne concludes his look at Recovery Month with a look at the work done by Tabor Lodge. The Byrne Report is funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harrison joins PJ in studio to talk about why everyone should be prepared and why his book "Heat, Shelter, Water, Food" makes it so much easier. The books Cork launch is in Waterstones Patrick St tonight at 6.30pm see here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears why Denis O’Donovan, Noel Casey, Des Moynihan and Robert O’Leary are joining campaigner Mags McCarthy in Leinster House today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne continues his look at Recovery Month talking to Gaelic football star Oisín McConville about his journey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Keith who jokes he's picking the color of his Rolls after yesterday's Budget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Government TD & Junior Minister Jerry Buttimer on yesterday's Budget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Opposition TD Thomas Gould on yesterday's Budget Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Byrne talks to Stephen who is in recovery from gambling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ gets the main points from Adam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Ken O’Flynn TD as Eircode delays leave new Cork homeowners off the grid, an emotional eyewitness account of reckless driving near wildlife at The Lough, Ciara O'Kelly on the Donkey Sanctuary's upcoming Halloween trail. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a table offering handwritten affirmations and artisan perfumes appeared on French Church Street, PJ Coogan just had to catch up with boutique owner Manal to hear her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciara O'Kelly from The Donkey Sanctuary joins PJ with some vocal four-legged friends in the background to invite Cork families to a magical Halloween midterm trail at Liscarroll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From shamanic forest healing to high-flying dates across the Atlantic, Louise O’Neill tells PJ why taking her father’s advice to "take bigger risks" changed her life. Her memoir "A Bigger Life" is available now and you can see her at An Evening with Louise O'Neill (presented by West Cork Literary Festival) Thursday, 8 October 2026 at Live At St Luke’s, Cork City. Hosted on...

With just over two weeks until the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival takes over the city, Triskel's Tony Sheehan joins PJ to preview nine incredible weekend gigs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Councillor Brian McCarthy explains to PJ why a message of solidarity from Cork is vital for residents standing their ground in Portadown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Priscilla Granger joins PJ to confront the systemic failures leaving domestic violence victims with an impossible ultimatum: stay in danger or become homeless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.