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The Squeezed Middle
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With just 54 days to Budget Day 2025, Cork voices reveal the harsh reality of the cost-of-living crisis.
Reporter Paul Byrne hears from families, workers, and pensioners, while St. Vincent de Paul’s Cormac O’Sullivan explains why calls for help are rising and why many seeking assistance never thought they’d need it.
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13:20|Paul Byrne chats to writer Kevin Doyle who reveals how Cork’s streets, voices, and edge shape his brand of thriller writing.Lonely No More: The Social Group
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15:23|Paul Byrne chats with Drinkaware’s Dearbhla O’Brien who gives simple strategies for staying alcohol-free through January’s hard stretch.