Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

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...

Thinking of ditching Cork rent for Spain? Cork expat Viv O'Keeffe tells PJ why soaring supermarket bills, €2,000 rents, and housing protests just toppled the Spanish government.

Steve Park Director of West Cork Film Studios in Skibbereen tells PJ that that pulling regional tax breaks has cost Cork €20 million in lost productions.

In advance of his Opera House gig this Friday, Brian Keville of Qween and PJ talk Slane Castle, singing with a bionic leg, and keeping thousands of people happy. See also here

With home heating oil surging to €1,700 a fill to half a million households in energy arrears James Dallon tells PJ serious action is needed

Together for decades but "strangers in law"— James Sexton tells PJ why 177,000 unmarried couples in Ireland face losing the roof over their heads to a €190k tax bill if one partner dies.

Changing surgical catheters at home, locked out of Carer’s Allowance, and left without enough cash for a coffee, Katie Healy Nolan reveals to PJ the brutal reality of caring for the little girl, Penelope, she loves

Bracing for crèche fees, burning cash driving to Dublin for work, and deciding between a jumper or turning on the heat Paul Byrne hears how working-age Cork is getting hammered.

Laura O'Mahony & Laura Harte Traitors Gonna Trait join PJ to explain why as big fans of the show it's even more fun to do a podcast about it