Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

From shamanic forest healing to high-flying dates across the Atlantic, Louise O’Neill tells PJ why taking her father’s advice to "take bigger risks" changed her life. Her memoir "A Bigger Life" is available now and you can see her at An Evening with Louise O'Neill (presented by West Cork Literary Festival) Thursday, 8 October 2026 at Live At St Luke’s, Cork City.

With just over two weeks until the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival takes over the city, Triskel's Tony Sheehan joins PJ to preview nine incredible weekend gigs.

Priscilla Granger joins PJ to confront the systemic failures leaving domestic violence victims with an impossible ultimatum: stay in danger or become homeless.

When Patrick "Patsy" O'Sullivan disappeared in 1992, his family never stopped hoping; his brother Jerry joins PJ to share the bittersweet closure of finally learning where he was.

After witnessing a goose hit by a speeding car and a pedestrian struck months earlier, local caller Anne joins PJ to plead for immediate traffic-calming measures around The Lough.

After a worker was refused time off following the sudden death of her cat, PJ and caller John clash over whether pet grief should be treated like human bereavement.

PJ speaks with TD Ken O'Flynn about the new homeowners who find themselves cut off from essential deliveries, broadband, and other services for months waiting for an Eircode

PJ hears from parents Lily & Derek as preschool staffing cuts threaten places for children with additional needs, public anger & growing calls for emergency fuel relief ahead of the Budget, Qween's Brian Keville on bringing the ultimate Freddie Mercury tribute to the Cork Opera House. And more...