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Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
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- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
Very Historic Ship In Baltimore This Weekend - The Tally Ho
Bill Hillyard from The Algiers in Baltimore tells Paul Byrne the arrival of historic ship The Tally Ho this weekend will be a great event for the town and…
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Run Up The Stairs Of Corks Mini-Skyscraper The County Hall For CUH
Cork City Fire Brigade's Niall Ó Crualaioch talks to Paul about his County Hall Tower Run Aug 30th for CUH Charity Club Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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CRITICAL - Our Hero Emergency Response Volunteers Ask You To Stay Safe This Weekend
Paul hears from Dr Mark Ruddy, CRITICAL Medical Director, how you can stay safe this weekend and leave their volunteers have a Bank Holiday they can enjoy For…
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Tony On His Model Rail Passion
Paul talks to Tony Nation about the fabulous model railway he started building during Lockdown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What Is A GP Visit Club?
Paul talks to Colin Tobin about a new doctor subscription service and asks how it works Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Childcare Needs To Attract The Best Workers And Keep Them
Paul talks to Frances Byrne from Early Childhood Ireland and John Bowman from Bel Childcare Donnybrook about a missing piece in the childcare shortage puzzle…
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St Lukes Traffic Changes Plus A Bit Of News On A Railway For Blackpool
Paul talks Cllr Noel O'Flynn about the filter lane closed at St Lukes X and to Helen who lives in the area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Time For An Apprentice Ombudsman?
Paul Byrne talks to Michael Collins TD who says we need a Ombudsman to help apprentices in cases where the are glitches in the system Hosted on Acast. See…
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2026-07-30 What Now For Boston Scientific In Cork? Garda Weekend Travel Warning, Vanessa Feltz On Why She Loves Cork & More...
Paul Byrne asks what the Boston Scientific restructuring means for Cork, hears Garda advice on Bank Holiday weekend travel, chats to Vanessa Feltz on…
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You Could Own Goat Island For Less Than The Price Of Most Houses
Paul Byrne talks to Colm Cleary of James Lyons O'Keeffe Auctioneers who are selling Goat Island off Schull and it could go for the bargain price of €275,000…
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Will Europe's Wildfires Hit My Holidays?
Flight disruption, so far, seems at a minimum due to the belt of fires right across Europe but smoke could be a worry and Eoghan Corry of travelextra.ie talks…
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Let's Hear What's Happening At This Weekend's Fab Cork City Community Pride
Paul gets the breakdown of what is happening this weekend's Cork City Community Pride which we are proud to be media partner for from Frank Dermody, one of the…
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August Bank Holiday Roads Policing Tips
Paul talks to in studio Insp Gillian Synnott of the Cork City Division Roads Policing Unit about their August Bank Holiday operation Hosted on Acast. See…
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Let's Find Out What's New At Kinsale Regatta
It's Ireland's oldest regatta but it's got plenty of new ideas too Trisha Mclernon, Secretary of Kinsale Regatta and Teddy McNamara, the Regatta's Lifetime…
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Paul Byrne Talks To Three Corks 96FM Best Of Cork Winners
It was a great night in Voodoo Rooms and Paul talks to three of our winners about the party and their own businesses, Norman Hegarty whose…
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Shouldn't Rent Paid Records Count To Mortgages?
Paul reads a message from a listener about how frustrating it is dealing with the rules for mortgages while also dealing with spiralling bids from other buyers…
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Can Teens Even Get Jobs Now?
Paul Byrne talks about how hard it is to get for teens to get jobs with insurance and training boxes to be ticked with Jen Hogan, parenting journalist with The…
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Vanessa Feltz On Loving Cork And Reinvention
Paul Byrne talks to Vanessa Feltz about loving East Cork, her superb ability to bounce back and even Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Have You Seen Child Trafficking? Would You Know If You Had?
PJ talks to JP O'Sullivan of MECPATHS who work with hotels and other businesses to try and detect child traffickers See also mecpaths.com Hosted on Acast. See…
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What Does The Boston Scientific Announcement Mean For Cork?
Paul talks to Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD who has concerns about the restructuring announcement yesterday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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2026-07-29 What Happens Unclaimed Bottle Deposits? Niamh Is Running The Sydney Marathon, Remembering Glen Hansard & More...
Paul Byrne takes calls on how we should deal with unclaimed bottle and can deposits, hears Cobh woman Niamh talk about life in Australia where she is running…
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Remembering Glen Hansard
Paul speaks to Michael Carr formerly presenter of The 96FM Green Room and Edel Curtin from Coughlan’s Bar Douglas Street who remember the Late Glen Hansard who…
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Niamh Is Running The Sydney Marathon
Paul talks to Niamh, a Cobh girl taking on one of the worlds most famous marathons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ireland's Favorite Cars!
Paul Byrne chats to Paddy Comyn from Donedeal.ie about the cars people look at most on the site Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We Turned Macroom Post Office Into A Relaxing Hair Salon
Kamilla Sikorska & Liga Ceimere tell Paul how they turned Macroom PO into Kali Hair Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alex Is The Man Behind A Fantastic Viking Event In Youghal This Weekend
Paul talks to Alex from White Horse Vikings who will be the big attraction at The Youghal Medieval Festival this weekend, Sun Aug 2nd Hosted on Acast. See…
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We Sold The Winning Daily Millions Ticket!
Paul talks to Musharaf Hussain from Tom Stanley's Cork Kent Railway Station who sold a million winning ticket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Homebuyers Returning To Ireland Don't Get Help To Buy - Can We Change That?
Young Irish families returning home to settle down are at a €30k disadvantage on the home market. Cllr Willie O'Leary tells Paul Byrne why. Hosted on Acast…
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Fashion Forward For Cuanlee Refuge For Women With Lydia O'Keefe
Paul talks to Lydia about The Cork Runway fashion show at Cyprus Avenue Sun Aug 16th 6pm with rooftop after-party she is running with Rory O’Connor from The…
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Solicitors Not Happy With Govt Compromise In Legal Aid Dispute
Paul hears more from Cathal Malone of Thomas Coughlan Solicitors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What Is The Southside Stink And Will It Get Fixed?
Everyone was complaining about an overwhelming odor in Mahon, Douglas and Rochestown yesterday and Paul spoke to Cllr Peter Horgan about it who has been…
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E66.7m In Unreturned Bottle And Can Deposits What Happens Now?
Paul talks to Ken O'Flynn TD about what happens to all the deposits paid when people buy bottles and cans but do not return them. Hosted on Acast. See…
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2026-07-28 Reform Mental Health Care Now Says Campaigning Widow, Women Should Be Able To Walk Without Being Called At, Charlie Is Our Nose Of Tralee Hero & More...
Paul talks Nancy who campaigns for better mental health care, learns how Ciara wonders what lies ahead for her daughter after an encounter she and her friend…
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Charlie Is Representing Cork In The Nose Of Tralee - Let's Get Behind Him!
Paul talks to Julia about Charlie's single-minded campaign to make Cork Great Again in The Nose Of Tralee Vote here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Magician Gerard Kearney - From Performing Tricks To Designing Them
Paul has a magic chat with Ger and hears about working with David Blaine on developing tricks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Midleton Fears As Work On Flood Defence Slows Down
Recent figures showed spending on beefing up flood defences for East Cork has slowed down. Caroline Leahy, Secretary Midleton and East Cork Flood Protection…
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Kate Talks To Paul About The Fires In France
Kate is on a 9 week trip through France and tells Paul she managed to make it to the coast keeping one step ahead of the fires gripping the country Hosted on…
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This Ones For Mom - Taylor Lee Keating's Special Hyrox
Paul talks to Taylor whose mom passed in May after a stroke and wants to help the Irish Heart Foundation See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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"Can I Get a Picture of Your A***" Ciara Just Went For A Walk With Her Friend
Ciara tells Paul she fears for the world her daughter will grow up in after men she did not know asked to photograph her while she was out walking with a…
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Jamey Carney Investigations Continue
Ralph Riegel talks to Paul about continuing investigations and the legal options in Jordan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mary's Special Walking Stick
Paul talks to Mary who lost a gold walking stick of great sentimental value in Blackpool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nancy Reilly Calls For Mental Health Reforms After Tragic Death By Suicide Of Husband Mark
Paul Byrne hears Nancy explain the reforms she would like to see. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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"A Crime" Craig Coady’s Desperate Wait for Paudie’s Drug
Paul Byrne talks to Craig Coady about the wait for news on Skycalrys while the decision to aid Ukraine was fast tracked Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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2026-07-27 Craig Coady On "Criminal" Delays On Skyclarys, Shoplifting Surge By Professional Gangs, Pepper The Guide Dog In Studio & More...
Paul Byrne talks in studio to campaigning dad Craig Coady about the fight to get his son Paudie the medicine he badly needs, here's how shops are fighting back…
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Building a Forever Home for Autism Families Karen Never Gave Up
Karen O'Mahony tells Paul Byrne the story of her battle to get the Rainbow Club its own base with help from anonymous donations, local families, and one…
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Slievenamon Firefighters Had Their Cars Broken Into But The Community Rallied Around
Paul talks to Artur Bielejewski about what happened and how people from Cahir and all over rallied around! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Ireland's Model T Ford Club Is Based In Cork
Paul finds out about the club and the car from William Cuddy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Amayah Looks Ahead To The Love Island Final Tonight
Paul chats to Amayah about what she is looking forward to in tonights final Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mum Says Ban E-Scooters After Her Child Was Hit While Playing
Paul hears from Chloe that her son was lucky there was a first responder on hand to help treat her 6 year old was hit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Pepper The Guide Dog Joins Paul In Studio!
Paul chats to Lawrence who gets help from Pepper and to Liam from Irish Guide Dogs in studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shoplifting Is An Industry Now - Adrian Tells Us About The Fightback
Paul Byrne talks to Adrian Twohig of Stalwart Security about gangs that roam the country stealing to order and how shops and security companies are fighting…
- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
Victor Shine From Cork City Fire Brigade On Vernon Mount Fire And Garda Investigations Into Youths Feeding Fires
Success for the firefighters in stopping a danger to houses in Vernon Mount but worrying news about people deliberately feeding fires throughout the city, Paul…
- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
2026-07-24 Chantelle's Cry For Help For Her Son, Spiking Must Be A Crime, Husky Dogs In Mahon Point & More...
Paul Byrne hears Chantelle talk about the fear she feels from her son's tantrums and the deaf ears when she tries to get him help, learns about a campaign to…
- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
Spider-Man Hits Cinemas Next Week And The Buzz Will Be Only Huge!
Paul Byrne chats with Crossy from Onic Entertainment about why so many are talking about this film Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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See Beautiful Husky Dogs At Mahon Point Tomorrow
Paul talks to Andy Cullen of Husky Rescue who will be in Mahon Point tomorrow 9.30AM to 4pm with the dogs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Cobh Tradfest This Weekend With Youth Busking Comp As Well!
Terry Murphy from Cobh Tradfest fills Paul in about a weekend with the big trad sessions and a youth and student busking competition too Hosted on Acast. See…
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Chantelle & Her Son Are Living On The Edge Of A Broken Care System
Paul Byrne talks to Chantelle who faces an impossible choice between love, safety, and survival as she deals with her boy's meltdowns with promised help and…
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Let's Look Ahead To Cobh Regatta
Paul chats to Dwayne Breen about what's ahead of us at the Regatta which is happening Aug August 14th–16th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Addicted - The Beautiful Cobh Coffee Spot Worth Visiting And The Story Of Their Canopy
Paul talks to owner John Griffin about converting the famous White Star Line kiosk into a coffee outlet and about the future of the outdoor dining canopies…
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Made In Marloag - A Passion Project That Went From Strength To Strength
Paul talks to Joan Fennelly about how her love for organic food turned into a lockdown passion project which turned into a nice little earner! Hosted on Acast…