Today on the show I spoke to Rebecca, a former Jehovah's Witness, who described growing up in "The Truth". She told me how life for members consists of constant judgment and restriction, with activities, even for young people, restricted to meetings, Bible study, and preaching door to door. Rebecca was questioned by two middle aged men, [...]
Over the past few months, we've had a number of calls from locals in the Lagan Grove area of Mayfield about problems in the estate, which is owned and run by Cork City Council. So far, two houses have been vacated due to ongoing anti-social behaviour by a small group - some say this [...]
https://soundcloud.com/opinionline96/cork-barber-refuses-gay-and-disabled-customers A couple of weeks ago Mary Bermingham contacted the show after her 13 year old son, Thomas Healy, who has cerebral palsy, was refused service in a Turkish barbershop in Cork city. Mary was understandably very upset about the situation. At the time, we declined to name the shop , mainly because they wouldn't [...]
An oldie but a goodie A colleague reminded me of this one earlier. Dan is definitely the most outrageous, unapologetic, unreformed sexist we've had on the show. Ever. I think the research team saved him for me deliberately... he reckons women shouldn't be allowed on golf courses because their husbands will get no dinner. Listen back [...]
We'd an interesting discussion on the show today about parental control and teenage sex. Listen back to the full discussion here. Rebecca contacted us with this rather disturbing account of what's happening in her home: Hey im wondering could you post this comment on your page please but keep me anonymous. This is a weird question [...]
It’s not news to anyone by now that there is a housing crisis. There is a homeless crisis. There is a rental crisis. There are 1500 men, women and children in Ireland homeless who need our help, today. After the death of Jonathan Corrie before Christmas last year, we were told the Government understood there was [...]
It's a serious question. What happened to the Atlantic Corridor, bringing transport links and growth to the three cities of the West? Well, we got the Limerick to Galway motorway, and that's wonderful. But it's not quite a corridor when on both ends of that lovely piece of tarmac there are roads that are potholed, single [...]
The #marriageequality count at Cork City Hall, 2015. Speculation on an election date has been rife, with yesterday's Red C Sunday Business Post prompting some commentators to suggest it would be held before Christmas in order for Government parties to capitalise on the increase in their support. Galway journalist Enda Cunningham tweeted last week [...]
https://soundcloud.com/opinionline96/saved-from-suicide-daniels-story[/embed We take a lot of unusual calls on the Opinion Line; everything from runaway swans to the most intense personal stories of love and loss. One particularly heartrending call we received, last thing on a Friday a few months ago, was from Daniel. He called because he wanted to thank a local Garda who [...]
We’ve all heard the phrase “it’s a dog’s life” and looked at our pampered pooches, thinking “not for you, buddy”. For my own four legged friend, it’s a life of luxury. He’s got his own spot on the couch, his own bed, more-or-less free rein of the house, and legions of adoring fans. And why shouldn’t [...]