Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

PJ hears from Ger O'Brien how EFT tapping can heal your mind.

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Diana and PJ discuss "giving away the bride" at weddings and Claire Dilworth of Cinderella's Closet joins with a few stories!

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PJ talks to Sheena Mitchell, Health Podcaster and Pharmacist at Wondercare.ie,  who welcomes the scheme but not the hidden costs that she says are baked into it.

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PJ talks to Grace O'Connor, about her husband the much-loved chef James O'Connor from Cork's Tony's Bistro. The city of Cork has always held James in a special place, and now, in his memory, a school is being built in Sierra Leone.

See also https://www.chrisjamesfundaschool.ie and https://www.schoolsandhealthfoundation.com

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PJ Coogan and Eoghan Corry of Air & Travel Magazine chat about what makes a truly great Christmas market.

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PJ talks to James Grannell of the Irish National Seismic Network after West Cork felt an earthquake on Tuesday

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PJ hears a constituency profile from Mairead Twohig of Cork's 96FM Newsroom and then chats to Kieran O'Mahony of the Southern Star about the candidates.

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PJ chats to Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather about what we can expect as the cold sets in.

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PJ hears that the new, curtailed bus timetable still suffers from "ghost busses", he asks why men no longer offer to pay for meals on dates and learns about Thanksgiving and American football in Cork from Charles Washington. And more...

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PJ talks to Charles Washington about the Cork Admirals American Football Team rookie training days at Musgrave Park. See also here

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PJ talks to Sarah Jane O’Sullivan about the fundraiser inspired by the life of Deputy Principal Diarmuid Hickey

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PJ talks to Atakan who says time spent on jobs panels is making him think of leaving Ireland

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PJ talks to Glen Pitter, a handyman with a heart! See also here

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PJ talks to Stephen whose lad must escape damp housing because of his chest but who cannot get help from the Council.

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PJ talks to Annette about why men don't offer to pay the bill at dinner dates

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PJ hears a constituency profile from Katie O'Keefe of Cork's 96FM Newsroom and then chats to Concubhar Ó Liatháin of the Echo about the candidates.

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PJ talks to Traci who says it is impossible to depend on the 220 for getting to college.

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PJ talks to Cork City Football Club Frank Usher about their fab new kit inspired by Cork favorites The Frank & Walters

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PJ talks to reporter Olivia Kelleher who was in court for two significant cases that have given hope to survivors thinking of coming forward. NEED HELP? Cork Sexual Violence Centre info@sexualviolence.ie Freephone 1800 496 496  OR YOUR GP

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PJ hears about the great weekend Corkmas Parade, 4 generations of one family serving in St Johns Ambulance, taxi driver fears. And more...

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PJ talks to Cork musician George Patterson about the loss of his great friend, George Patterson.

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PJ chats with Lorraine and Ross about last night's I'm A Celebrity

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PJ talks to Vincent Cashman about the  CSPCA's jolly event that's bringing Santa to your furry friends and festive cheer to the mums and dads. It's the paw-fect holiday treat that helps all Cork’s dogs.

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PJ talks to Sallyanne & Charlotte the latest of four generations to serve St Johns Ambulance

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PJ talks to Terence Rea of The Cork Deaf Association as we start Hard Of Hearing Awareness Week

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PJ hears about the new plan to help kickstart the night time economy by keeping cafes open later.

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Siobhán Buckley of Millstreet Presentation NS tells PJ they have to beg from help from parents because of it. 

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Coming up to the General Election PJ chats to Ralph Riegel of the Irish Independent about Cork East while Damien Sreenan from Cork's 96FM News talks to the people about Midleton about their election issues.

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PJ talks to Nicola Tallant who interviewed Hutch on his decision to run for the Dáil.

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Cork stepped into a winter wonderland on Friday. Kelly O'Sullivan from The Cork's 96FM HitMix unwraps the magic of Cork's first-ever Corkmas Parade to PJ Coogan! From giant snowflakes to Santa's sleigh, it's a festive feast and Kenneth Collins agrees. 

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PJ talks to Cork Airport about their new winter schedule, An Tánaiste Micheál Martin about listener concerns and the forthcoming election, asks what Cork celebrities should be in the I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here jungle. And more...

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PJ talks to Chef Jack O'Keefe about the comfort food and dishes of winter

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Orla O'Donovan gives PJ the latest goss on the show while Corks 96FM Producer Paul Byrne hits the streets to ask what Cork celebrity should be sent to the jungle. 

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PJ chats to Steven about two fights there’s huge interest in

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PJ catches up with the latest in the civil case Conor McGregor is involved in with Shane Phelan of the Irish Independent.

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PJ talks to An Tánaiste Micheál Martin about listener concerns and the election ahead.

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PJ asks Jen Hogan Should we be posting pictures of our children on social media?

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Donncha O'Callaghan joins PJ to chat about rugby, fitness, I'm A Celebrity and his book "Disaster Dad Chicken Chaos" If you want more Donncha, he's doing a book signing in Eason Patrick St at 1pm on Sat!

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PJ talks to Barry Holland about the new schedule

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PJ takes calls from Ciarán who says put traffic and commuter issues to politicians on the doorstep,on illegal or dangerous election posters and from Peggy who has her Christmas tree up already!

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PJ talks to Paloma about discovering she has Diabetes and to Charlotte Pearson of Diabetes Ireland as we mark World Diabetes Day.

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PJ hears about the chilling tale of a forgotten murder in Cobh from Terri Ryan

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PJ catches the latest from Eoin Reardon the Ballincollig carpenter with over 3m followers who has been nominated for a TikTok award.

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PJ talks to Ranger Tony to find out some of the day to day life of dinosaurs. 

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PJ Coogan gets the lowdown from Paul Montgomery and Paul Walsh on why they have doubts about the new nightlife plan.

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PJ talks to Peggy, famous for her decorations.

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PJ talks to Alcohol Forum Ireland CEO Paula Leonard about the damage creeping on people that they don't notice 

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PJ talks to Ciarán from the Cork Commuter Coalition who says now is the time to put pressure on politicians.

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PJ hears about no staff for government childcare schemes as they quit over pay, talks to Paul Williams on life as a crime writer, chats with Ash who is dating in Cork and London. And More...

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PJ talks to Dr Philip Kieran about the levels of stress showing up in GP surgeries and when it is time to worry about your stress.

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PJ talks to Joe about how community comes together to help more people have the Christmas they deserve.

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PJ chats to Ashling, @ashthepimp88 on TikTok, about the single life in London and Cork

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PJ talks to Paul Williams about his new book “Crooks: The Stories Behind The Headlines” which is about life as a crime reporter.

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PJ talks to Meghan Scully as we come up to World Road Victims Remembrance Day on Sunday

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PJ chats to Gillian and to Frances Byrne of Early Childhood Ireland who say politicians just won’t be able to staff any expansion of childcare.

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PJ talks to teacher Conor about the remarks O'Leary made about teachers in politics.

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PJ hears about how Cork will celebrate Xmas, talks to Olga one of the few women to swim from Scotland to Ireland, gets tips on avoiding scams. And more...

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PJ talks to Olga O'Sullivan who swam the Dal Riata challenge in memory of her husband Colm for the Irish Heart Foundation and now is looking for another challenge

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PJ hears from Jack from jackeduppolitics podcast about how the campaigns are going so far and who he thinks will win

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PJ talks to Koen Berghuis of paliparan.com who posted photos of Cork and Cobh on X/Twitter and at the time of writing they got over 700,000 views.

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PJ talks to Jackie Furlong about grief in all its forms.

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PJ talks to Teresa O’Brien from Unforgettable Flowers in Blackpool one of many who find it impossible to get the grant meant to help businesses facing energy price inflation

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PJ gets tips from MTU's Dr Hazel Murray

Hazel appeared on RTE's "10 Things To Know About" check the RTE Player

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We're very proud of James, an apprentice at O'Shea's Electrical. PJ chats to him about apprentice life.

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PJ talks to Trish Murphy, Events Manager at Cork City Council about our Corkmas celebration!

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PJ talks to Eoin English of the Irish Examiner about last night's budget meeting in Cork City Council and to Sheena McCarthy of Oliver Plunkett St favorite, Sheena's Boutique

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Paul Byrne chats to Greg Kuderski, Centra Store manager of the year at last nights awards

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Paul Byrne chats to Rose O' Mahony on her efforts to help those affected by the Valencia floods

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Paul Byrne speaks to Rocky Stone on the old and recent vibrancy of Gurranabraher

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Pauol Byrne speaks to Sally Nagle, one of the remarkable organisers behind the upcoming Gift of Life Charity Ball

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Paul Byrne talks to Naoise who says women always have to think about their own safety on the street, hears about how science is helping solve murders, talks about a glitzy ball in honor of transplant patient Isaebel. And more...

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Paul Byrne chats to Real Estate Agent Johanna on plans to make Cobh a massive tourist attraction

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Paul Byrne talks to Ann Murphy on the remains of an unidentified man found along the River Lee in 1999

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Paul Byrne talks to Paul Sheehan, Campaigns and Communications Manager of Cork Simon on the homelessness crisis as we approach winter

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Paul Byrne talks to mum Fiona who says without certainty of finances it is hard to give kids the services they need.

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Paul Byrne talks to Sean Meehan who lives in a log cabin on his own land because otherwise he'd be homeless. He is fighting planning authorities who want his home demolished

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Paul Byrne talks to Naoise about a nasty incident last night and the fear women have while out and about.

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PJ hears that many find it impossible to get the energy grant, discusses if legalizing drugs would free up prison space to tackle violent crime and looks forward to the latest Paddington movie.

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PJ talks to FM104's Crossy about the latest movie on the life of our most beloved brilliant bear.

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PJ talks to Cian Spriggs who trained Bowie as part of the Burns By Your Side school reading scheme

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PJ gets tips from top hiker Roz

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14-year-old Jack O'Sullivan, a beloved young man from Passage West was full of potential but sadly lost his life in a drowning tragedy. We hear from David, one of Jack's closest friends, who bravely attempted to save him

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Sylvia tells PJ she would do anything for her dad but wishes things would get a bit easier financially. 

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PJ chats to Anne who loves being a foster parent but wishes they got a little more help.

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Shannen explained to PJ on the show already the problems for hard-pressed small businesses getting the grant to help with soaring energy costs. He chats with Stephanie and Mary to hear their stories.

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Ever wondered what dinosaurs really looked like? UCC's Dr. Maria McNamara did and she tells PJ what she found out! For more on dinosaurs see here!

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Paul Byrne, Producer with the 96FM Opinion Line, asks people what they'll be thinking of as they vote.

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Martin says we need to prioritize our use of policing

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PJ talks to Sarah Jayne Tobin from FM104 who has the details.

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PJ hears from Shannon who badly needs an energy grant for her business but the bureaucracy made her cry, says farewell to our little pal Nicole with Nikki who worked so hard to make her final days better, discuses Saroise Ronan's comments with Vanessa who says even girls from a young age carry keys in their hand. And more...

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Kerry is disappointed that immigration is dehumanized by Irish people discussing the US election.

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Vanessa says she is delighted Saoirse Ronan has kept the issue of women's safety in the limelight because even girls have to think safety going out on the street.

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Sandra tells PJ that all major parties need to get an electoral shock because they just can't get things done.

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PJ hears from Justin and Diarmaid about the reasons they think Trump beat Harris in the USA

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PJ talks to Rachel about Bus Escorts who do valuable work helping vulnerable kids get to school but have to sign on the dole whenever there's a school holiday

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PJ talks to Shannon who is caught in endless bureaucracy and could really do with a grant for energy for her small business.

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PJ chats to Derry Cronin about the ambitious new plan to kickstart tourism in Cobh

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PJ talks to Nikki about little Nicole Tudor who bravely fought her illness and won the heart of Opinion Listeners who pitched in so she could return home.

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PJ talks to Paul Byrne about cutbacks in foster care respite and to Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD about this and about the unfairness of means tests for carers.

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