Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Cork's 96fm Opinion Line

Podcast by Cork's 96fm Opinion Line Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 28, 2026 • 4 mins
We are very saddened to hear of the death of Cork rapper Trigger. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. Today we share this conversation from Sep 1st 2016 where he spoke about Tupac. Rest in power!

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Paul Byrne hears from Lorna Coffey on honoring her peacekeeper fiancé Sgt Ross Dunne with a hospice fundraiser, Conrad McGrath on why no good deed goes unpunished on Rochestown Road, Ted Dineen on playing Santa for a Thai orphanage. And more...

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Cork entrepreneur Colin Tobin shares with Paul how he transformed from a broke 20-something into employer of 65 people, revealing the daily discipline behind his dental, retail, and medical ventures.

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Legendary director Catherine Mahon Buckley shares with Paul Byrne what goes into staging The Everyman's Jack and the Beanstalk, from keeping the kid alive in all of us to weaving in modern Cork humour.

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Paul hears Martina explain she noticed fences of abandoned toys at the dump so she and her teenage son launched CC's Toy Rescue to keep quality toys out of landfills and in kids' hands.

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Former garda and international bodyguard Ted Dineen joins Paul Byrne to share how he traded high-profile VIP details to become Bangkok’s Irish Santa friend and The Lough’s swan whisperer.

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Conrad McGrath tells Paul the hilarious tale of trying to help an injured, heavily intoxicated stranger home — only to end up pinned to a wall by a team of skeptical Guards

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Paul Byrne hears Lorna Coffey share the heartbreaking love story of meeting fellow Irish soldier Ross Dunne overseas, their dream of building a life together, and his sudden, devastating cancer battle at just 28. iDonate for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services here

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Gabrielė describes to Paul Byrne waking up at 5 AM to find a gang in a stolen car systematically trying every car door on her street while families were asleep.

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Journalist Emer Walsh joins Paul to talk about the Rendy Vlad account now banned by Meta which filmed people in Cork in ways the company found unacceptable

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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...

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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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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.

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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

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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.

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October 27, 2026 • 12 mins
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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Paul Byrne hears from Sheena McCarthy of Sheena's Boutique and Dermot O'Sullivan of Greenwich Cafe explain what it actually takes to keep Cork’s high street alive.

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