We need to talk about weight

      https://soundcloud.com/opinionline96/2016-06-15-repatriation On this morning's show, PJ spoke to Tony, whose sister Paula Healy passed away suddenly while on holidays in Greece recently. At only 50 and with no major health conditions, Paula's death was sudden and tragic, and compounded by the fact that, once her remains had been brought as far as London, her [...]

    2018-12-01T09:54:16+00:00 June 15th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

      Book review: About Face

      My Tuesdays have been made complete in recent months by the addition of the Irish Times Women's Podcast. Ireland has been crying out for its own 'Women's Hour' and this really hits the spot for me. Usually presented by Kathy Sheridan, it's just the right mix of politics philosophy and fun that I'd expect from chat [...]

        A terrible way to die

        News broke late yesterday of an Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin being grounded in Cork due to an incident on board. This morning, PJ spoke to John Leonard, who was a passenger on the flight. John spoke eloquently of the fear and terror of the young man who died in such a horrible way [...]

        2018-12-01T09:55:45+00:00 October 19th, 2015|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

        Kigali – first impressions

        Tree lined boulevards, undulating green hills dotted with red roofed buildings and the occasional steel and glass of modernity... Kigali is not what most of us would expect from an African capital. The main roads are in better shape than most of those in Ireland; there is very little litter; traffic is busy but not crazy; [...]