I've recently done something that I never thought I'd get to do. I've moved to live beside the sea, overlooking beautiful Cork harbour. https://www.instagram.com/p/BV3y0GKhVX3/?taken-by=deshocks Cork harbour is - depending on who you believe - the largest or second largest natural harbour in the world. It's home to thousands of people, incredible bird life, seals and [...]
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 [...]
Our Table was one of the best events I've ever attended anywhere, and both the idea - that of Jack Crotty of Rocketman - and execution in 2015 was a great example of the kind of thing that can happen when imagination meets cooperation. https://www.instagram.com/p/37J6qrRhUB/?taken-by=deshocks Sadly, after just one year, it all seems to have [...]
The debate about ads in the UCC student cafe got a bit heated on the Opinion Line last week. While nobody thought they were funny, the spectrum of opinions ranged from mildly disinterested to downright disgusted. For once, I wasn't outraged about it. It was stupid, sexist and generally unintelligent. As a couple of our callers [...]
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 [...]
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/i-woke-up-to-find-my-husband-raping-me Earlier this week a really brave lady came forward to tell her story of marital rape on the Opinion Line. Her description of what happened to her is absolutely chilling, but it's what failed to happen afterwards that really struck me. Despite her reporting what happened to the Gardaí, and despite her husband's abuse [...]
This week we've had some interesting food stories on the show. Yesterday, we revealed that Lidl products are being sold at a mark-up in the famous English Market. The reaction from listeners has been interesting - from 'who cares' to shock, horror. You can listen to the item here. The story was followed up in today's [...]
