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From qualified midwives to student teachers, Paul Byrne and Pat Buckley TD explore why young Irish professionals are being pushed out of the country.
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2026-10-27 Roy Keane Was A Gentleman When I Showed Him Dads Jigsaw, Rates Blow For Small Business, Midwives On The Move To Australia & More...
13:27|Paul Byrne hears how Claire met Roy Keane twice, talks about commercial rates being another to business, examines why newly qualified young people see no future in Ireland. And more...Silicon Valley In West Cork The Female Founder Bringing Robotics To The Window
05:06|Homebot Ireland founder Clara Mulligan tells Paul how she turned an eight-year-old’s soap stand into a thriving West Cork home-robotics company designing window-cleaning bots and smarter appliances.Sitting Is the New Smoking: Why Working From Home Is Ruining Your Spine
17:03|Chiropractor Dr Benjamin Martin joins Paul Byrne to explain why 10-step WFH commutes are wreaking havoc on our bodies, how neck strain triggers chronic headaches, and why viral spine-cracking videos don't tell the full story"If I Can’t See You, I Can’t Be You" Lorna's Rewriting the Rules for Women in Business
07:52|From growing up in the sticks to taking the stage at AIB South Mall, 96FM's Lorna Horgan tells Paul why how you show up at work because it changes everything.The Rescue Dog That Stole Cork’s Heart
12:22|Following a daring rescue from the River Lee, Máire O'Sullivan from Dog Action Welfare Group tells Paul how one little terrier bounced back—and why adopting beats shopping every time.From Prison Wings To Lonely Bedrooms Mark On 15 Years As A Samaritan Listener
23:02|Veteran volunteer Mark Clifford reveals what really happens on the end of a crisis line, why modern loneliness is peaking, and how silence can save a life.Meeting Roy Keane Twice - How a 1,000-Piece Puzzle Brought Us Together
16:40|Thirty years after a letter to Roy Keane made teenage memories with her late dad, Cork businesswoman Claire Griffin tells Paul Byrne about meeting the football legend to show him a 1,000-piece family puzzle"It Rains on Her Head" One Mum’s Fight For Proper Housing
10:20|Cork mum and full-time carer Anne Chaney O’Riordan tells Paul how she and her five children have spent five years trapped under leaking ceilings and mould with zero council resolution.