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PJ hears from Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne who met Helena Kiely, the paramedic who had to use her training to save her partner Mark after he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in their own bedroom and now runs a business teaching CPR
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2026-09-29 CCAC report warning that Ireland needs urgent flood protection, the campaign for a dedicated stem cell unit at CUH to keep cancer treatment in Cork, a warning over rising online travel scams. & more...
02:14:04|PJ hears about a CCAC report warning that Ireland needs urgent flood protection, the campaign for a dedicated stem cell unit at CUH to keep cancer treatment in Cork, a warning over rising online travel scams. And more.3 In 4 Want To Go EV in DoneDeal Survey To Save Money
08:52|PJ talks to Pat Comyn from DoneDeal.ie about their latest survey which shows budget busting diesels are losing out to EV during the current fuel crisis"You Don't Need an Acre": Can a Geothermal Heat Pump Work in a Regular House?
14:19|Forget the €50,000 price tag myth Christopher Lynch and Pat Buckley TD explain how regular houses can swap out old boilers, tap into €14k grants, and run central heating without burning through electricity.Fever In A Galway ICU - How Stem Cell Patients Have To Deal With A Crisis Far From Home
16:16|Battling multiple myeloma and severe RSV isolated in Galway, Carl Horgan almost lost his mind to fever; together with wife Martina, they explain to PJ why forcing Munster patients away from CUH is traumatic."It Breaks My Heart" Mags McCarthy On The Cork Families Pushed to the Brink for a CUH Stem Cell Lab
04:48|Campaigner Mags McCarthy tells PJ a stem cell unit at CUH can't wait.“Mom and Dad Disappeared for Three Weeks” -The Real Cost of No CUH Stem Cell Unit
19:53|Cork dad Kevin Sheehan shares with PJ the heartbreak of leaving his young daughter and special-needs son behind for treatment in Galway—and why Cork desperately needs its own stem cell facility at CUH.Sick In Ambulance To Galway - The Brutal Truth Of Leaving CUH Without A Stem Cell Unit
12:39|Helen Duggan tells PJ why Cork women shouldn't have to leave the county just to stay alive.Cork Mum Says Don't Let Mark Feehily's Case Turn You Off Bariatric Surgery
08:31|Westlife star Mark Feehily's legal battle reignites debate over weight loss procedures, but Cork's Effie Murphy explains to PJ why the headlines miss thousands of life-changing success stories."It Could Be Any of Our Kids" Cork Choirs Unite With Mary Coughlan For Focus Ireland
13:35|Paul Byrne went to see 400 local singers gathered on Sunday at Clayton Silversprings to record a heartfelt Christmas single confronting the harsh reality of over 270 homeless children across Cork and Kerry, and heard biting criticism from Mary Coughlan of the handling of the homeless crisis.