Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

PJ talks to Jay who started writing letters to the lonely when he himself was lonely and it kinda grew from there to cover a lot of the globe. See also @jaytheauthor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Tadhg Hickey who was deported when he tried to render aid to Palestine as part of the Sumud Flotilla. Tadhg says they had fun and camaraderie as well as frustration and hairy moments. He tells the story at Shanties And Shenanigans - From The Sumud Flotilla in Cyprus Avenue Fri 13th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexis Faure, the Co-founder of King Colis which sells lost packages tells PJ what to expect when they run a pop up shop in Douglas Court Shopping Centre from Tuesday, February 24 to Sunday, March 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Maggie that Kitty's Foundation did such good work with her mam it inspired her to run a traffic light night for singles Valentines Night Sundays Well RFC for more info text 089 491 0318 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Ester from Top Barkz who is running a match party day for dogs on Valentines Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well that's what they say! And there's evidence to back it up. PJ talks to Sarah from Petsurance.ie who even did a survey on it. PJ also asks listeners do you think like a dog or a cat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to John who says all the money in the world is no good if you can't buy a house or your son can't get a job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday we features the brilliant Lucie Quinlivan who won a prize for her project on Cork's beloved Tanora. Mary says her granddad worked for Tanora! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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PJ hears that scrambler chaos is a top concern, chats with Lucie whose Tanora project won the Junior Cert section of the Cork Schools Heritage Project, chats with Rosie O'Donnell in advance of her Cork Opera House show. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Rosie who has great things to say about Ireland and is looking forward to "Common Knowledge" Sun Mar 29th at the Cork Opera House. See details of show here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Boxer Tony Fheahan and his partner Siobhan Withers who are bringing boxing back to Mallow. Mallow Boxing Club is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Watertown Industrial Estate if you want to check it out.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Richard Coles who is leading the Church Away Days about his life in the Church, in the Communards, and his love of the Barrs GAA. He also talks to listener Ian who lives in Cork but comes from Kettering, loves the Communards and has a daughter who plays with the Barrs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ chats to Lorna Horgan who is part of Network West Cork's Own the Spotlight: Building Confidence, Connection & Influence event Thu Feb 19th 6.30pm See here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nadia tells PJ of the warning signs to look out for in a deal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David French wants Tusla to support Valerie's law which would allow Courts to suspend child guardianship held by convicted killers. See also Valerie.rip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucie Quinlivan won the Junior Cert section of the Cork Schools Heritage Project with her brilliant Tanora project which even found people who named a baby after it! PJ chats to Lucie, her dad Aodh and to Nivene Sadick from the Cairo2Cork Foodtruck who featured in the project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Marie Piper who says Douglas is in danger of not getting a parade this year if they don't get more people volunteering Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Sean Gargano who runs MacCurtain Wine Cellar with Trudy Ahern that the wine box that went missing has been returned by post. It wasn't just any wine box that was his link to his late Auntie that first stirred his interest in the trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to Cllr Joe Lynch who says that complaints about scramblers are still huge after Xmas and he also looks at the new Local Community Safety Partnership, which controversially replaced the Joint Policing Committee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears a call for every road offence to be prosecuted with no discretion, talks to a mum about the help she got when her 6 year old daughter had a 24 minute seizure, learns about a Dublin Hill woman's success with letter writing event nights in the UK. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura tells PJ that her letter writing events have taken off in the UK and she would love to bring them home to Cork. See Letters Between Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aisling Allan tells PJ about her daughter’s sudden seizure and how the superheroes at Cork's medical frontline and epilepsy.ie rushed in with support. Remember Time Safe Stay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian tells PJ she is abseiling down the Hogan Stand in Croker in Cork colors on March 8th. It's all part of raising funds for rare.ie as Gillian's son has a condition that only 12 people in the world have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ hears from Sarah Power about the importance of teens building muscle in the gym for lifelong health Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.