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A call to extend the waiver that covers the cost of the development contribution levy for one-off and self-build houses, the Waterford organisation promoting the safe use of e-scooters and e-bikes, we mark Global Congenital Heart Disease Awareness month with Tracey whose daughter Harper has Mosaic Down Syndrome, Dear Stranger: Streetwriter Jay Ventress on his writing project and his recent visit to Cork, World Radio Day and Mark Malone shares his thoughts on Send Help and Zootropolis 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The spike in chats about housing problems and loneliness on Spunout’s Text About It service, sea lettuce, women and children trapped between abuse and homelessness, Garda File, pet advice with Dr Genie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concerns over rent reforms, Wednesday wisdom - our thoughts on your dilemma concerning a family will, Paediatric Consultant Dr Niamh Lynch on her new book ‘Should I Be Worried?’, Schoolovision and Gardening with Peter Dowdall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former teacher, Cork TD Eoghan Kenny, who lives with epilepsy, on a new bill to be introduced in the Dail that aims to strengthen school responses to medical emergencies, Castletownroche native Mark Condren on his recent AIB Press Photographer of the Year win, Mick Moran from Hotline.ie on Safer Internet Day, a special fundraising Valentines Dance in Conna this weekend and our show Counsellor Joe Heffernan on hit-and-run OCD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A call to make the shingles vaccine free for everyone over the age of 65, the Clonakilty Bereavement Group, the need for the heel prick test in Ireland to screen for more conditions, our monthly Citizens Information slot focuses on Practical Matters for People who are Bereaved, Anneliese answers your nutrition questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rise in demand for Ireland’s Baby Bank in Cork, a call to remove tips from the tax net, the signs and symptoms of oesophageal cancer: Cork woman Linda O’Riordan McCarthy shares her story, the success of community gardens in Cork city, the magic of letter writing and movie review with Mark Malone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A plea not to cut the number of Special Needs Assistants, the new Community First Responder Group in Bandon, secondary schools struggling to fill teaching posts in core subjects, the Famine artefact that has found its way home to Skibbereen, our Vet Dr Genie answers your pet questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first ever Wednesday Wisdom, Irish Dance classes for adult beginners, Alan O'Reilly Carlow Weather on Met Eireann's new radars, Senator Nicole Ryan on her brother Alex's anniversary and her warning on the availability of synthetic drugs and gardening advice with Peter Dowdall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should polling stations be removed from schools, new rules for the UK State Pension, bereaved parents encouraged to reach out for support, a bike ride from Cork to Everest and dyslexia with show Counsellor Joe Heffernan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tipping - is it becoming less voluntary? Advice ahead of the CAO deadline. The cost of congestion on our roads. Match & Catch - the Cork festival where you could meet the one. We talk movies with Mark Malone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A formal state apology for people who suffered abuse in industrial schools - Fergus Finlay, Chair of the Christine Buckley Centre joins Patricia, concerned parents reach out to Parentline for advice on their kids’ social media use, Dyslexia Ireland on the extra time added to the state exams, Garda File and Dr Genie answers pet questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish Independent Journalist Ralph Riegl on the disappearance of Conor and Sheila Dwyer 35 years ago, requests for SVP’s help exceed 260,000 for the first time, a new study showing that children in special and Deis schools are absent for more days than their peers, we look ahead to Tinnitus Awareness Week with Cork Deaf Association who will be running events from next Tuesday and gardening advice with Peter Dowdall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Woods, Beef Editor with the Irish Farmers’ Journal on the bluetongue outbreak, the swimming club with no pool, Sage Advocacy on their invitation to survivors of institutional abuse to contact them for support, this week’s ‘Broadcast to Podcast, 100 years of Irish Radio’ conference in UCC and our show counsellor Joe Heffernan on the value of leisure time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off Kindness Week 2026 with a discussion on the reality facing retail workers, Hairy Henry Care Farm’s free teen programme ’Giddy Up & Go’, the hot school meals programme, Macroom’s Aoife Lucey on her 10 for 10 half marathons raising funds for Childhood Cancer Ireland and Cobh-based Jenna Stromsoe on working with 100% plant based hair colour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advice for family carers who have received letters from Revenue about possible tax implications, the Brush with Climate project - Kinsale hairdresser Fintan Lynch, MEPs vote to refer the Mercosur deal to the European Court of Justice, Oxfam's Resisting the Rule of the Rich report, Mark Malone shares his thoughts on Saipan and The Rip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Publicans driving customers home because of a lack of taxis, Gardai want park lighting in Carrigaline to curb anti-social behaviour in the town, the growing crisis in the number of older adults becoming homeless, construction starts on 18 new age-friendly social homes and a purpose-built home for people living with acquired brain injury in Macroom, pet advice with Dr Genie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A community meeting on water quality in the Blackwater River, Before We Die: a campaign by parents of adults with intellectual disabilities to secure their futures, the fallout from Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s shock statement, gardening advice with Peter Dowdall and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MEP Billy Kelleher on his call for an end to gender inequality in healthcare, dangerous junctions on the N20, Eoghan Cleary - a researcher on AI child sexual abuse and adult undressing technology, Charlotte Cargin on her mission to get every ancient well in Ireland flowing again and 30 years of divorce in Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should free hot school meals be extended to secondary schools, the importance of making a will, a call for more Local Link services to connect some of East Cork’s rural villages to towns, Insurance Matters with Paul Kavanagh from MIG, nutritional advice with Anneliese and we turn Blue Monday on its head Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A campaign for more bus shelters in West Cork, why dolphin watchers want to hear from people who have spotted amorous seals, the MEP who wants an end to temporary release for imprisoned burglars, a special remembrance walk in memory of our beloved dogs gone before us and Mark Malone shares his thoughts on Anaconda and People We Meet on Vacation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.