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Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy
Opinions Matter is the brainchild of award-winning broadcasters Adrian Kennedy and Jeremy Dixon. On each episode the lads will debate the big stories of the day, highlight listener concerns, local issues and discuss the weird and wacky stuff going on in their lives
Episodes
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyI'm Terrified After Bomb Threats Divert Planes And Shut Down RTE
A wave of hoax bomb threats across Europe has airlines diverting flights and landing under escort… and now it’s hit closer to home, with threatening emails…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyJeremy Threatens to Report DRUG DRIVER to Gardai...Live On Air
A listener, Damo, is raging after being hit with a one-year driving ban for drug driving… and he insists it was “only one joint” and that it didn’t affect him…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyWar Erupts When Father Admits He's Buying Child Over 18's Video Game
GTA 6 is on the way… and it sparks a massive row on Opinions Matter: should kids be allowed play over-18 games, or is it madness? A listener, Abby, says her ex…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyFire Crew In Athlone Ambush Were Deliberately Attacked
A sickening video from Athlone has Adrian and Jeremy seeing red: a fire engine called out to a fire was set upon by a gang firing fireworks at it like a weapon…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyEXCLUSIVE: Emergency Services Worker Describes Exactly What Happened In Cherry Orchard On Halloween Night
Halloween in Dublin turned into something straight out of The Purge… and this week Adrian and Jeremy are asking how the hell it was allowed happen. They react…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyOpinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 87
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — this week it's Adrian and Katie talking absolute random shite… as usual. They try (and mostly fail) to find…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"My Girlfriend Dressed Like a 'Hooker' At My Mam's 70th...Please help!!"
Alex gets onto Opinions Matter with a serious gripe: his girlfriend has dropped from 13 stone to 9½, looks “a million dollars”… BUT now she’s going out every…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyIs “Shooting Your Shot” Now Just Creepy?
Katie gets a WhatsApp from a mechanic after dropping her car into a well-known garage… and it’s not just “your car is ready”. It’s “Hi pretty girl” and an…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyFinglas Granny Terrified After Being Targetted By Vile Teens
Halloween season is here — and Elaine from Clondalkin says she’s genuinely terrified to walk her dogs after dark. Bangers going off, gangs of teenagers roaring…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"I'm Ashamed To Be Irish Over How We've Turned Against Ukrainians In Need"
Ireland’s attitude to Ukrainians has shifted massively since the early days of the war — and Derek is raging. After news that more Ukrainians are being refused…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyOpinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 86
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — the completely unedited waffle you don’t hear on the weekday debates, as Adrian and Jeremy kill time before…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyA Dublin School Has Banned Kids From Wearing "Scary-Triggering" Halloween Costumes
A North County Dublin school has told parents: no scary Halloween costumes, no masks, and definitely no prop weapons — even if they’re only plastic. One…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyVictim of Child Sexual Abuse Supports Controversial Grandparents Consent Advert
A Dublin Rape Crisis Centre consent video about grandparents hugging their grandkids has been pulled after the Minister for Justice called it “inappropriate”…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyWoman Who Knows Waterford House Fire Victims Says "All Drug Users Have Blood On Their Hands"
The fallout from the horrific deaths of the English family in Waterford is still reverberating, and Adrian and Jeremy ask the blunt question: if you buy…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyEgyptian Worker Racially Profilled By Racists Outside North Dublin School
A painter and decorator originally from Egypt messages the show with a shocking story: while eating his lunch in his van near Swords, two parents knock on his…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyFriend of Jailed Activist Graham Carey Defends His Actions "He's Done Nothing Wrong"
Graham Carey has been jailed for incitement to hatred — and now his supporters are outside Mountjoy calling him a “political prisoner”, demanding his release…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 85
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — the unfiltered bits recorded before the live show even starts, with Adrian and Jeremy talking absolute shite…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller claims Grandparents Are Being "Used & Abused" Minding Grandkids
A caller by the name of LISA rips into parents who make grandparents do all the child minding.. and don't even pay.. She didn't hold back on this! Prepare to…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyGraham Carey Made My Life Hell...I'm Glad He's Behind Bars
Breaking news has us rewinding to a previous episode after truck driver Graham Carey is jailed for two years for incitement to hatred, following a livestream…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyAnger After Calls Say Babies Should Be Registered Non-Binary at Birth
Ruth Coppinger is pushing new legislation that would allow parents to put an “X” on a child’s birth cert instead of male or female — and also add a non-binary…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyListeners Demand Woman Is Reported After She Reveals Her Baby is Left Alone With Family Dog
Tracy Ann is due to give birth in December… but she’s issued a brutal ultimatum to her partner: their Siberian Husky "Gizmo" goes, or she goes back to her…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyDublin Mum With Medical Card Demands "Fat Jabs" Free, As She's No Time to Work Out!
A big decision is looming in Ireland: should the HSE fund weight-loss jabs like Mounjaro (and Ozempic) — free or subsidised — and if so, who actually deserves…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyListeners Angry About Where Parnell Sq. Attacker Will Serve Jail Sentence
A listener message from Niamh sparks a heated debate on Opinions Matter: should Riad Bouchaker — convicted over the Parnell Square knife attack on three…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 84
It’s the special weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — where Adrian, Jeremy and Katie chat pure random shite while the live show is building. Jeremy…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyListeners Horrified As Woman Refers To Kids as "Baggage in Relationships"
Faith is 36, single, and says dating has become impossible for one reason: she’s a mum of four kids under 10. First dates go great… until she mentions the kids…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyBus Driver Reveals What Happened In Viral Face Spitting Video
A vile video of a woman spitting in the face of a Dublin Bus driver sparks a huge row on Opinions Matter — and opens up a bigger question: is public transport…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"You're Playing Russian Roulette With Your Kids Not Getting Them The Flu Vaccine" - Caller Slams Anti Vax Parents
Kim is back with the same row for the second year running: she wants to bring her young daughter for the flu vaccine in the chemist, and her husband is dead…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy**EXCLUSIVE** Nigerian Woman Reveals Why She Made Tik Tok Video "Poking Fun at Tax Payers"
A Nigerian TikToker living in Dublin goes viral after a “free meal in Free Ireland” video — and the internet loses its mind. Was she bragging about living off…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyResidents in Balbriggan Estate Outraged Over Neighbour Flying Israeli Flag
A Balbriggan housing estate is in bits over one house flying an Israeli flag out of a bedroom window — and a listener says the neighbours are “going…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 83
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode – the one where Adrian and Jeremy (and the listeners) just shoot the breeze about whatever random madness…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyDublin Kids Football Coach Fails Garda Vetting Over Drugs Charge
A listener from North County Dublin is raging after her husband failed Garda Vetting for their son’s football club… because of a cocaine possession conviction…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller Claims Govt. Are "Covering Up Crimes Committed by Immigrants"
Micheál Martin says Ireland hasn’t been “overrun”, crime is actually down in key areas, and he’s not opposed to publishing crime stats by nationality. So the…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"Juvenile Offenders Need To Be Locked Up in Adult Style Prisons!
After watching the Virgin Media show on the “Lucky Dip” gang and the M9 joyriders, listener Seaney messages the lads raging: Ireland needs a proper juvenile…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy**EXCLUSIVE** Lucky Dip Gang Target Lucan Family For Second Time
A Lucan family are left shaken after a “lucky dip” gang hit their home twice in a month — and the second time, five masked men turned up at 4:30am with a…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"I Stopped Her Having An Abortion By Threatening To Take Her to Court"
A listener we’re calling “K” tells Adrian and Katie she’s just made the extremely difficult decision to terminate her pregnancy — but she’s furious at…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 82
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — which means one thing: pure, unfiltered randomness from Adrian and Jeremy. Adrian tells a mad Alzheimer’s…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyRacist Who Was Outed By This Podcast Is Almost Sacked
After our last episode’s “name and shame” of racist comments aimed at the new Drogheda Gogglebox girls, Adrian and Jeremy get a message that brings it into the…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyWe Name & Shame Racists Over Comments About Black Gogglebox Stars
Gogglebox Ireland is back… and so is the racist underbelly that a lot of people pretend doesn’t exist. Adrian and Jeremy react to the vile comments posted…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyLocals Upset As Cabra Based Sex Beast Set To Be Released
A "paedo" who poses an immediate risk to young boys” is being released from prison — and he’s just one of 24 convicted sex offenders due out in the next couple…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyMother Puts Young Teen On Contraceptive Bar And Jeremy Loses His Mind!
A listener called “Tina” is raging after her sister-in-law brought a 15-year-old girl to the GP and had the contraceptive implant put in — purely to avoid a…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"Patriot" Wants Citizenship Revoked If You Don't Have 'Irish DNA"!
A video doing the rounds on The Liberal sparks a fierce debate on Opinions Matter: should Irish citizenship be based on “ethnicity” and even a DNA test… and…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller Admits He Lets His 9 Year Old Grandchild Use E-Scooter!
Adrian and Jeremy tear into it: should parents be buying scooters for kids under 16 at all, or are the guards wasting time when there’s bigger crime to deal…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyKilcock Residents Protesting Against Proposed IPAS Centre
A “peaceful protest” is planned for Saturday night in Kilcock over a proposed IPAS centre in a former nursing home — and it’s reportedly right beside a…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremySexist Man Claims Women "Let Themselves Go" After Marriage... And War Erupts
It’s a rare relationship topic on Opinions Matter as “P” tells Jeremy and Katie his once-adventurous sex life with his wife has completely died — a full year…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller Says Immigrant families Should Get Priority On Social House List
With claims that 42% of applicants are non-Irish, callers argue over “Irish first”, immigration, asylum seekers, and whether the system is being abused…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"Gardai Should Have Tasered Men Involved In City West Savage Attack"
A video has gone viral showing 2 unarmed Gardai trying to tackle 4 grown men attacking each other with weapons in City West. Why didn't they have tasers? And…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyOpinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 81
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” special — the most random, unedited episode you’ll hear, as Adrian and Jeremy shoot the breeze about the most random…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller Claims "Foreign Run" Shops in Dublin Won't Hire Irish Workers
A Dublin mother claimed on this episode that "Foreign Run" shops in Dublin city centre are refusing to hire her son.... Because he's Irish and they only "hire…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyOutrage When Caller Suggests Immigrants Shouldn't Have To Pay For Irish Citizenship
The government is planning a major shake-up of Irish citizenship rules — including stretching the residency requirement from 5 years to 8, bringing in an…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"Weekend Single Dad" Demands Half Of Exes Children's Allowance!
A single dad who takes his child EVERY WEEKEND is demanding half the children's allowance that his ex gets. wait until you hear the reason why he thinks he…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyCaller Digustingly Blames Victims of Bullying "You Only Have Yourself to Blame"
Should you be able to sue a school for bullying — even years later? Adrian and Jeremy dive into the idea of “historic bullying” cases, after hearing that some…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyAnti-Vax Mum Goes Into Meltdown With "Wild Conspiracies"
Measles cases are soaring across Europe and the US — and Adrian and Jeremy are blaming one thing: falling MMR uptake fuelled by anti-vax “research” on…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 80
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” edition of Opinions Matter — no callers, no heavy debates… just Adrian and Jeremy having the craic and airing a few…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"Foreign Born People Deserve Social Housing As Much As Those Born Here"
Reform UK say social housing should go to British-born workers first — and foreign nationals should be pushed down the list. So Adrian and Jeremy ask: should…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyJaws Drop When Father Admits He Lets 6 Year Old Use Fireworks
Kids as young as 10 in Ballymun allegedly killed a bird with a firework — and a Dublin councillor is calling for a major clampdown on illegal fireworks. Adrian…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyDublin Woman Says Ireland Is No Longer Safe for Women Because of Immigration
Do women feel safe in Ireland anymore? Regular listener Ciara joins Adrian and Jeremy after a string of incidents that have left her terrified — from a taxi…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyEXCLUSIVE - We Talk To Man Who Was Falsely Accused of "Gun Running Outside Tallaght Mosque"
“Citizen journalists” — are they exposing the truth… or doing serious damage? Adrian and Jeremy call out a viral clip shared by Daz News claiming “guns” were…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy"My Two Kids Were Out of Control Teenagers...But There Was Nothing I Could Do"
Up to 1,000 children in Ireland have been flagged as “prolific offenders” — so what do we do with the parents? After the M9 tragedy, a Fianna Fáil TD says mums…
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Opinions Matter EXTRA – Get it Off Your Chest - Ep. 79
It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode… which means Adrian and Jeremy (and Katie) go completely off the rails in the best way. Jeremy gets a free…
Opinions Matter with Adrian & JeremyListeners Speechless When Mum Reveals Her Son Eats McDonalds 6 Times a Week
Rachael is at her absolute wit’s end: her 8-year-old is such a fussy eater he’ll only eat McDonald’s chicken nuggets and chips (and a bit of toast) — and she’s…