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Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
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- Cork's 96fm Opinion Line
Fuel Allowance Peeps Carers & Lone Parents Get A Massive Solar Cash Boost
Southern Solar’s Mark O’Donoghue explains to PJ seven qualifying social welfare payments for a grant for solar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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The ADHD Advantage Superpower Or Edge In Business
Founders Evelyn Fitzmaurice, Mind Path’s Jordan Casey, and Oasis inventor Joel Olympio talk about making it in business with ADHD. The conference mentioned is…
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Playgrounds, Prams, But Nowhere To Go The Lough Toilet Row
PJ talks to John who is after witnessing an elderly walker suffer a humiliating accident, and makes a passionate call for Cork City Council to finally provide…
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Strike Day Leaves Katie’s US Surgery In Limbo
After a 15-year fight to secure life-changing surgery in Florida for her daughter Katie, Antoinette Burke tells PJ how today’s public sector strike has frozen…
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Locker Rooms To All-Weathers How Your Local Club Can Cash In
PJ covers new sports grants up to €750k, the challenge of keeping teenage girls in sport, and a tense stand-off over today’s nationwide strikes with Minister…
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"We Will Not Cross" Why Cork Buses Are Stopping Short At The Gates
PJ talks to Dermot O’Leary of the NBRU who are not striking today but will not cross pickets in places like the CUH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Waterford Tragedy - The Philip and Kim English I Knew By WLR Broadcaster Damien Tiernan
Broadcaster Damien Tiernan recounts the terrifying escalation in violence that claimed the lives of Philip and Kim English and two of their young children—and…
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CUH Picket Line Live As Huge Public Service Strike Begins
PJ talks to Liam Conway of the INMO and SIPTU's Nathasha Lenihan Treacy from a large and noisy picket line! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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2026-10-13 fears Budget childcare plans could force providers out of business, Cork home prices jump €20k in a year, Cork adventurer Daragh Cronin heading back to finish his 2,500km trek to Everest Base Camp, & more...
PJ hears from Michael Collins TD & Elaine Dunne on fears Budget childcare plans could force providers out of business, Cork home prices jump €20k in a year…
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Are Your Kids Gaming with Strangers?
PJ Coogan talks over new figures with Philip Arneill from CyberSafeKids that show over half of children are approached by strangers online—and how popular…
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Honoring Little Conor, Dara & Carla The Hilarious Kids' Book By Andrew McGinley Born From Pure Love
PJ speaks with Andrew McGinley about how bringing his late children's hilarious comic creations to life became a sanctuary of healing and joy. Hosted on Acast…
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Ditching AI For Real Connection Nathan's €10,000 In 28 Days Challenge
Tired of robot-generated emails and forced sales pitches, What's The Scéal founder Nathan Daly tells PJ about his 28-day challenge to bring authentic…
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I Won't Back Down From Everest Cycle!
PJ chats to Daragh Cronin on his relaunched bid to cycle to Everest to help kids in CUH. He got rescued from a monsoon first time but he's determined to do it!…
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Fire Tragedy In Waterford
Kyle Butler from WLR News briefs PJ on the tragic Birch Ave house fire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I Quit the Guards To Build Ireland’s Fastest Phone Charging Powerbank Network
PJ chats with former Garda Gareth O'Sullivan on how DockHive is putting high-speed phone charging docks into hospital A&E sections so families never lose touch…
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"Trapped in Place" Why Nobody Is Selling Their Home in Cork
With Cork house prices up €20,000 in a year, Joanne Geary MD of MyHome.ie says their latest report reveals why secondhand home sales are stalled—and whether…
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Soccer, Rugby, Shinty & Concerts Páirc Uí Chaoimh’s Packed October
Wondering about match-day parking, county finals, or what Shinty actually is? Cork GAA CEO Kevin O'Donovan look at a packed October Páirc Uí Chaoimh schedule…
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Is Remote Work Crossing the Picket Line?
PJ Coogan hears from listener Sarah on why taking the hit of closed schools and cancelled appointments is a price worth she feels worth paying to support…
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Beyond the Budget Spin Ireland’s Childcare System Could Be Collapsing?
Think childcare got cheaper after the budget? PJ Coogan hears from Michael Collins TD leader of Independent Ireland and Elaine Dunne of the Federation of early…
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2026-10-12 hero Gustavo Morais leaped into the River Lee to save a drowning dog, a wave of car thefts hitting Carrigaline, local anger over delayed East Cork flood defences, & more...
PJ hears how hero Gustavo Morais leaped into the River Lee to save a drowning dog, Paul Byrne reports on a wave of car thefts hitting Carrigaline, local anger…
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The Third Fort2Fort International Charity Cycle Has Hit San Marino!
PJ hears how the cycle is going from Sam Beamish of Carrigaline & District Lions Club and Stephen Teap from RC Cancer Support House Hosted on Acast. See…
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Zombie Dead On The Streets Sat Oct 24th
PJ gets the lowdown from Moray Bresnihan, General Manager Cork Community Art Link See also here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Flood Protection Pushed Out to 2032
Mona Stromsoe tells PJ different timelines for protection have people fed up and there will be a protest Oct 17th at midday Hosted on Acast. See…
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Safety on the Sidelines - Soccer Safeguarding
Padraig O'Sullivan TD tells PJ why safeguarding was a hot topic at a recent Oireachtas Committee hearing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Does Cork Support The Public Sector Strike On Wednesday?
PJ reads an email from a listener and hears from Rebecca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Corks Double Decker Cafe Needs A Home
Aurelia Monprofit of La Crêperie Nomad tells PJ her 9-meter vintage bus with a professional kitchen and upstairs seating is ready for action—if only Cork can…
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The Real Reason You Can’t Afford a Home
PJ hears Ronan Lyons has written the book on how successive governments are fighting the last war in housing and the book is called "Brittle" Hosted on Acast…
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Stuck in a Career Rut? It’s Never Too Late to Pivot With Generation
Brian O’Sullivan joined Generation Ireland to get into a job with decent stability and wages and talks to PJ about his experience along with Jennifer Wickham…
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Let's Have An Old Cork Quarter To Be Proud Of What We Have
Inspired by Poland’s vibrant ancient plazas, PJ hears how Andrew O'Connell of Murphys Chemist North Main Street takes a bold plan to rejuvenate the city…
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River Lee Dog Rescue Gustavo Is The Hero Who Dived First & Asked Questions Later
Paul Byrne hears that when a dog fell into the River Lee, newly arrived Gustavo who is a piercer at Black Poppy did what no one else dared. Gustavo also works…
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Suburbs Living On The Edge With Driveway Raids & Untouchable Gangs
From ransacked kids' Christmas presents to feeling unsafe in their own homes, PJ hears people reveal to Paul Byrne the personal toll of a ruthless car break-in…
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€3,600 In Taxis To Get My Child To School, 6 Year Old Noreen Is Ballinadee's Cancer Champ, Witches Fighting Murders & More...
PJ hears how one mum is spending a fortune on taxis while a school bus is being sorted out for her child, talks to Helena from Ballinadee about Noreen her…
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Saved by Her Brother How Ballinadee's 6-Year-Old Noreen Battled Leukaemia
From thinking it was ordinary growing pains to hearing the word leukaemia five hours later, Cork mum Helena tells PJ her 6-year-old Noreen's extraordinary…
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Witches Solving Crimes With Real Forensics
From miniature 1940s dollhouse crime scenes to magic, writer Courtney Smyth tells PJ how real pathology meets murder mysteries in 'The Undetectables' series…
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Tiny Trackers & Hornet Invasions Catch A Pest’s Stephen Prout on Ringaskiddy’s Nest
PJ learns more about the fight against Asian Hornets from Stephen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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700 Million Eggs and Counting Why Ireland Is Obsessed with the Ultimate Superfood
Nature’s perfect protein or a cholesterol worry? PJ talks to DJ Kelleher about the trend to eggs on World Egg Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Inside ‘The Comm’ Online Groups Pushing Teens To Violence For Clout
New groups are pushing kids to commit random acts of violence and then blackmailing if they want to get out ISD's Ciaran O'Connor tells PJ Hosted on Acast. See…
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Why Your Brain Won't Switch Off Sleep Specialist Tom Coleman on Beating 3am Anxiety
From 3am bathroom wakes to 'Sunday Night Fever', sleep expert Tom Coleman tells PJ how modern mental loads wreck rest as we look forward to World Mental Health…
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Loc8’s Gary Delaney on Why Eircodes Take Months to Exist
Gary from Loc8 lifts the hood on Ireland's postcode system, detailing how 2.5 million addresses are mapped, why updates take months, and what alternatives…
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Lottery Fortune Sold By Eimear's Shop In Easons Mahon Point
Shop manager Eimear O’Donovan urges Cork shoppers to check their pockets and handbags before the weekend for the winning ticket in Wednesday night's Lotto…
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Rebels Unplugged Why North Cork Parents Are Delaying Smartphones
As anxiety, body-image worries, and attention issues spike in primary schools, Dr Brian Barron explains how North Cork’s Rebels Unplugged helps parents hit…
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Eyes, Oars, and Paws The 50th Anniversary of Irish Guide Dogs Celebration
Paul Byrne talks to Sonia O’Sullivan, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, and extraordinary service users celebrating 50 years of Irish Guide Dogs, and hears stories from…
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€3,600 in Taxis Just to Get to School Because Of School Bus Crisis
€3,600 in Taxis Just to Get to School Because Of School Bus Crisis Tracey faces €120-a-day taxi runs and empty answers from officials while Aisling tells other…
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2026-10-08 essential school transport pulled for family with special needs child, Cork Sexual Violence Centre founder Mary Crilly looks back on a lifetime of advocacy, Minister Norma Foley on what Budget 2027 delivers for families, & more...
PJ hears from father David Rose after essential school transport was pulled for his autistic son, Cork Sexual Violence Centre founder Mary Crilly looks back on…
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Fuel Prices, VRT Hikes, & EV Grants Budget 2027
DoneDeal’s Head of Motoring Paddy Comyn delivers a straightforward verdict on fuel excise duty, EV grants, and creeping car taxes to PJ Coogan Hosted on Acast…
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“Way Below Standards”: European Expert Says Irish Cancer Patients Could Get So Much Better Care
The President of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Prof Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha joins campaigner Mags McCarthy warning that forcing Cork…
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Less Washing Up, More Flavour Neven Maguire’s One-Pan Wins
From lazy lasagne to apple crumble cheesecake, Neven Maguire has delicious midweek shortcuts to feed the family for PJ Coogan His book "One Pan Wins" on Gill…
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From Puppy Dates to Rescue Homes The New Hub for Irish Dog Lovers
PJ hears from Stephen Constable how two dog-obsessed friends built a free one-stop platform for dog-friendly cafes, reliable groomers, and rescue adoptions…
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LullaGram The Irish App To Help Parents Keep Organized
Sick of American apps tracking ounces and diapers, Cork dad Christopher O’Callaghan tells PJ he created a lifesaver app for bleary-eyed parents keepin track of…
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We Can’t Afford the Groceries” CUH Nurses Walk Out
As nurses stage a lunchtime walkout at Cork University Hospital, Katie O'Keefe hears Liam Conway of the INMO warn of an impending shutdown over pay, childcare…
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"If We Started Afresh, We Wouldn't Start Here" Norma Foley on Ireland's Childcare
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…
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Don't Live In Fear Of The Landlord - The Rental Rights You Need To Know
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…
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My Daughter Was Stuck In Thailand But I Had To Battle The Bank To Take Cash For Her
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…
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Mary Crilly On Spiking, "Take Them Down," and What Needs to Change
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…
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The €10 Raise That Costs You Everything
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…
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When the School Bus Stops Running
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…
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2026-10-07 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, & more...
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…
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"Who Was This Budget Actually For?" Listeners Reacts to the Millions That Missed Everyday Homes
"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…
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The Byrne Report - Recovery Month
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…
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The Byrne Report - Recovery Month Pt 3
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…