Cork Today

Vaping and cigarettes included in updated Confirmation pledge, concern over SNA cuts in schools, Pancake Tuesday, Carrigaline’s Aisling Claffey Healion on being named the Irish Girl Guides Chief Commissioner and our show counsellor Joe Heffernan on self-esteem

Concern over the lack of properties for thousands of people reliant on HAP, Cancer Connect, relationship expert Carmel Wynne on her new book ‘Get Real’, Insurance Matters with Paul Kavanagh, nutritional advice with Anneliese

A call to extend the waiver that covers the cost of the development contribution levy for one-off and self-build houses, the Waterford organisation promoting the safe use of e-scooters and e-bikes, we mark Global Congenital Heart Disease Awareness month with Tracey whose daughter Harper has Mosaic Down Syndrome, Dear Stranger: Streetwriter Jay Ventress on his writing project and his recent visit to Cork, World Radio Day and Mark Malone shares his thoughts on Send Help and Zootropolis 2

The spike in chats about housing problems and loneliness on Spunout’s Text About It service, sea lettuce, women and children trapped between abuse and homelessness, Garda File, pet advice with Dr Genie

Concerns over rent reforms, Wednesday wisdom - our thoughts on your dilemma concerning a family will, Paediatric Consultant Dr Niamh Lynch on her new book ‘Should I Be Worried?’, Schoolovision and Gardening with Peter Dowdall

Former teacher, Cork TD Eoghan Kenny, who lives with epilepsy, on a new bill to be introduced in the Dail that aims to strengthen school responses to medical emergencies, Castletownroche native Mark Condren on his recent AIB Press Photographer of the Year win, Mick Moran from Hotline.ie on Safer Internet Day, a special fundraising Valentines Dance in Conna this weekend and our show Counsellor Joe Heffernan on hit-and-run OCD

A call to make the shingles vaccine free for everyone over the age of 65, the Clonakilty Bereavement Group, the need for the heel prick test in Ireland to screen for more conditions, our monthly Citizens Information slot focuses on Practical Matters for People who are Bereaved, Anneliese answers your nutrition questions

Rise in demand for Ireland’s Baby Bank in Cork, a call to remove tips from the tax net, the signs and symptoms of oesophageal cancer: Cork woman Linda O’Riordan McCarthy shares her story, the success of community gardens in Cork city, the magic of letter writing and movie review with Mark Malone

A plea not to cut the number of Special Needs Assistants, the new Community First Responder Group in Bandon, secondary schools struggling to fill teaching posts in core subjects, the Famine artefact that has found its way home to Skibbereen, our Vet Dr Genie answers your pet questions