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Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
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- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
SNA Crisis To Feature In Online Meeting Tonight
PJ talks to Sen Nicole Ryan who is holding an online meeting tonight. See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
Barry's Bootcamp Comes To Ireland!
Chloë McPolin went to the new Irish Barry's Bootcamp and she tells PJ that to her surprise she might be back! You can read her account of it here Hosted on…
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Fob Off! Cork City Council Says No To Unload Fobs For DJs/Musicians
Cllr Paudie Dineen says he's devastated that Council refused to give venues fobs allow acts to load when bollards are up to PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See…
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Busy Weekend For Cork Fire Heroes
Cork City Fire Brigade Second Officer Victor Shine tells PJ about a dramatic rescue over the weekend in Sundays Well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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2026-02-13 Meat Thermometer Valentines Gift! 50 Years Of Love, Drone Ban Hurts Rescues & More...
PJ celebrates Valentines with flowers, chocolates and, er, meat thermometers, hears what happened when Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne presented John &…
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Today, Feb 13th, Is World Radio Day
PJ pays his tribute to the radio industry and hears the views of The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola about making sure radio is available…
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PJ & Dave Kilcoyne From What The Ruck Podcast Talk Ireland v Italy
Valentine's Day is also rugby day! PJ and Dave look ahead to the match Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Get Ready This Weekend For Pancake Tuesday With These Tips From Ellen's Kitchen
Nothing more fun than pancakes, especially with kids around. Many will start the feast this weekend so PJ got some great tips from cooking queen Ellen…
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Are The Doomsters Right About A Vicious Change In The Weather? We're Not So Sure!
PJ gets an opinion from Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Big Brass Brilliance From BoolaBoom At The Savoy Launch Tonight
Cork's brilliant BoolaBoom will be bringing their Big Brass Samba sound to the opening of The Savoy tonight. PJ sat down with DOC (Darragh O’Connor) from the…
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No Surrender Say Protesters Against Farranree Tree Felling For Active Travel
It was widely rumored that today is the day that the City Council would fell the trees that controversially need to go to implement their Active Travel plan…
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It's Wuthering Heights But Not As Your Parents Know It!
Wuthering Heights 2026 is in the cinemas this weekend and it's steamy! Crossy has been talking to the stars of it and chats with PJ about why people are a…
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Some Lovin' Valentines Tips On Buying Chocolate
Rose from The Chocolate Shop in The English Market has a life steeped in chocolate! PJ gets some clues on getting the best chocolate for your love. Hosted on…
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Exactly How Romantic Is Cork? From Meat Thermometers To Wuthering Heights Damien From 96FM News Finds Out
PJ hears from Damien Sreenan from the 96FM News Desk who spoke to people getting their Valentines freak on from flowers to, er, meat thermometers. And he also…
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After The Fire Comes The Good Bit Pauline & John's 50th Anniversary!
Pauline and John were on the show last week facing homelessness after a fire destroyed their home while on holiday and their Council Emergency Accommodation…
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Could New Drone Rules Harm Missing Persons Searches
PJ talks to Chris from Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery who is worried that new rules will stop rescue volunteers using drones to find missing…
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Lovely Romantic Flower Stories From Tanya Of Elegance Douglas
PJ talks to Tanya about the busiest day of the florist year and she has some very cute love stories plus a controversial opinion on the most romantic…
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Cork Heading For €3,000 A Month Rents Says Sinn Féin
PJ talks to Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD about the new rent laws coming in from March who says that it only means one thing, higher rents than ever before. Hosted…
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2026-02-12 Wealthy Country Just Hard To Live Here! Is Doggie Your Pawfect Valentine? Letters For The Lonely Posted In Cork & More...
PJ talks to John who says the country needs to work for its people, asks do we love our dogs and do they love us, chats with Jay who posted letters for lonely…
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Crime 101 At Cinemas This Weekend - Gritty Heist Thriller Goodness
PJ loves a good cat-and-mouse thriller and talks to Crossy about Crime 101 which is about jewel heists carried out by a Colombian mob, or is it? Hosted on…
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Cork Band MDR Are Making Waves On The Cork Playlist
Kaitlyn & Kenneth talk to PJ about the rise of MDR, a Cork band which came to our notice when they shot up in the voting for the famous Cork Playlist. See the…
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10th Anniversary Of The Event Centre Sod Turning - SD Padraig Rice Lives It Again!
PJ talks to Padraig Rice TD of The Social Democrats who is taking part in a re-enactment of the famous sod toss at around noon today and says waiting is…
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Have You Seen Letters Helping People Be Less Lonely Posted Up Around Cork? Jay Wrote Them!
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…
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The Flotilla For Palestine Was An Adventure As Well As A Serious Cause
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…
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New Pop-Up Shop Selling Mystery Parcels - What's That All About?
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…
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Maggie's Traffic Light Single Night To Thank Kitty's Foundation Work?
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…
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Dating For Dogs - The Pawfect Event To Match Your Dog
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.
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Do Dogs Increase Your Chances On Valentines Day?
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…
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Ireland In 2016 Is Wealthy But In Crisis Because It's So Hard To Live
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…
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Lucie's Tanora Project Reminded Mary Of Something
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…
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We Have A Replacement For The Joint Policing Committee - Why?
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Scrambler Bikes A Top Issue, Lucie's A Tanora Champion, Rosie O'Donnell Looks Forward To Cork & More...
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…
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Rosie O'Donnell The Queen Of Nice On Trump, Ireland and Her Cork Opera House Show
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…
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Mallow Gets Its Boxing Back!
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…
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Richard Coles - Cleric, Communard, Corkman!
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…
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Own The Spotlight - Building Confidence
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…
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Nadia Adan On A Sale That Didn't Add Up
Nadia tells PJ of the warning signs to look out for in a deal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Valerie French's Brother Calls On Tusla To Drop Opposition To Valerie's Law Suspending Guardianship After Conviction
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…
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Lucie's A Cork Champion With Her Tanora Project
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…
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Help Douglas Saint Patricks Day Parade In Their Hour Of Need
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…
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Happy News! MacCurtain Wine Cellar Gets Wine Box Momento Back!
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…
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Scrambler Bikes Still Top Complaints
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…
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2026-02-10 Prosecution For Every Road Offence? Frontline Heroes Helped My Daughter During 24 Minute Seizure, Cork Girls Letter Writing Success & More...
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…
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Laura From Dublin Hill Can't Believe The Success Of Letters Between Us
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…
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24 Minutes: The Day My Daughter’s Life Was Saved
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…
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I Will Abseil Down The Hogan Stand!
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…
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Make Sure Your Teen Is Developing Muscle!
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…
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Raising Kids In An Age Of AI - Internet Safety Day
On Safer Internet Day PJ talks to Jane McGarrigle, the CEO of Webwise who has some hints for living in an Artificial Intelligence world Hosted on Acast. See…
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Sepsis - Know The Signs Especially With Kids
PJ talks to Doireann O'Mahony of the Irish Sepsis Foundation who give us common and some less common signs of sepsis and reminds us never be afraid to ask Is…
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Never Mind Eurovision - Cork Has Schoolavision!
PJ hears from Damien Sreenan from the 96FM Newsroom who went to visit the kids at the Scoil Bhride Eglantine Schoolavision song contest Hosted on Acast. See…
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Cork Comes Out As Most Expensive For Motoring
PJ and Shane O'Donoghue, editor at completecar.ie talk about why motoring is soaring and what families are doing to stay on the road Hosted on Acast. See…
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Should All Motoring Offences Be Punished Or Is There Room For Discretion?
PJ discusses with Cllr Oliver Moran whether there should be discretion when it comes to road offences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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2026-02-09 Penneys Plans For Patrick St, Valentines Gifts That Hit Different, Treatment Not Incarceration & More...
PJ hears about the new plans Penneys have for Patrick St, gets help choosing good Valentines gifts, hears many prisoners should get psychiatric treatment not…
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Something Different For 2026? Make Your Own Jewellery!
PJ talks to Nadine who teaches people to make their own pieces at benchspacecork.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is Ireland A Friendly Country To Dogs And Dog Owners?
PJ talks to John O'Callaghan of Dog Advocacy Ireland who thinks drastic changes are needed in some areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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How To Give A Valentine's Gift That Hits Different
Everyone can do with a bit of help when it comes to being original on Valentine's Day and Mary Jane O'Regan has a few ideas for PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast. See…
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Have You Momentos From Corks LGBT Past?
PJ talks to LGBT Historian Orla Egan who is trying to preserve things people might have lying around from places such as Loafers and No 4 MacCurtain St or…
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What's The Best Way To Use A Dehumidifier?
PJ talks to Chris Michael of Meaco about the best way to dry out your house after the recent rain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Teaching The Realities Of Road Safety Using Virtual Reality To Kinsale CS TY
PJ talks Fergal McCarthy head of KCS about helping TY kids understand how bad accidents can be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Want To Try An Instrument To See If It Suits You? The Library Can Help There
PJ talks to Margaret from Cork City Library about their scheme that helps you try out an instrument. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…