Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

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, and basic survival costs.

In a candid on-air discussion Minister Norma Foley talks to PJ about childcare, Budget 2027, children with additional needs and school transport.

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.

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.

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 Cork, the urgent fight for standalone spiking laws, and how Safe Gigs is reshaping venues.

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 worse off than before.

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?

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 for a dedicated stem cell unit at CUH. And more...

"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 St reveal why the budget offers zero relief for the people working around the clock.