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Paul Byrne talks to Sonia O’Sullivan, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, and extraordinary service users celebrating 50 years of Irish Guide Dogs, and hears stories from Atlantic Ocean adventures to life-changing four-legged companions.

€3,600 in Taxis Just to Get to School Because Of School Bus CrisisTracey faces €120-a-day taxi runs and empty answers from officials while Aisling tells other parents not to give up because she got a school bus in the end after a struggle

PJ hears from father David Rose after essential school transport was pulled for his autistic son, Cork Sexual Violence Centre founder Mary Crilly looks back on a lifetime of advocacy as she retires, Minister Norma Foley on what Budget 2027 actually delivers for families. And more...

DoneDeal’s Head of Motoring Paddy Comyn delivers a straightforward verdict on fuel excise duty, EV grants, and creeping car taxes to PJ Coogan

The President of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Prof Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha joins campaigner Mags McCarthy warning that forcing Cork patients to Dublin breaches clinical safety thresholds.

From lazy lasagne to apple crumble cheesecake, Neven Maguire has delicious midweek shortcuts to feed the family for PJ Coogan His book "One Pan Wins" on Gill Books is out now

PJ hears from Stephen Constable how two dog-obsessed friends built a free one-stop platform for dog-friendly cafes, reliable groomers, and rescue adoptions across Ireland with dogstop.ie

Sick of American apps tracking ounces and diapers, Cork dad Christopher O’Callaghan tells PJ he created a lifesaver app for bleary-eyed parents keepin track of feeds, PHN visits, and late-night worry.

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.