98fm's Dublin Talks

Clodagh from Santry is in bits after a visit to her GP. She told him she and her boyfriend are trying for a baby… and he told her to lose weight first — at 19 stone, he said she should drop “at least seven stone”. She left the surgery in tears and even talked about reporting him.So was the doctor bang out of order for giving advice she didn’t ask for… or was he just doing his job and looking out for her (and the baby)?Callers are absolutely split — from “facts don’t care about feelings” to “there’s a way to say it”. Plus, another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway.

A young Irish “influencer”, Kyle Carroll, is going viral for a simple message: get the family back to church… and Ireland (and the world) might be a better place. Adrian and Jeremy ask the question a lot of you are thinking: is that faith… or just indoctrination? Callers are split right down the middle. Some say Mass brought community, morals and a “compass” that kids are missing now. Others say you don’t need religion to raise decent children — and that Ireland has a very dark history with the Church. And just when you think it can’t get more heated… a listener texts in with a “fiery pits of hell” message that proves Jeremy’s point about “Christian hate”. Plus, another travel mug giveaway.

A racist “content creator” calling himself *The Irish Viking* filmed a selfie video in Millennium Park, Blanchardstown — with kids clearly in the background — ranting about “foreigners” in a children’s playground. Adrian and Katie ask the obvious question: who the hell thinks that’s acceptable? Callers are furious, the debate gets heated, and the conversation moves into immigration, Islam in Ireland, Eid celebrations in GAA clubs, and whether social media platforms should be removing this kind of content (or leaving it up to be ridiculed). Plus, stay to the end for your chance to win an Opinions Matter travel mug.

It’s the weekend “Extra – The Uncut Version”… and as always, it’s completely unedited, totally chaotic, and all over the place. This time the gang go down a rabbit hole about “non-PC” expressions you supposedly can’t say anymore — from “as mad as a box of frogs” to “as black as the ace of spades” — and somehow it turns into a full-on debate about English, daffodils, and why people can’t tell the difference between “his” and “he’s”. Then there’s cocktails in public (with umbrellas), “Turkey teeth”, “Turkey tits”… and Jeremy’s wild idea to set up a GoFundMe for a hair transplant in Turkey. Would you donate?

Today on Opinions Matter we heard from a Finglas mother who is upset that the local school wont remove an autistic child from the classroom who has allegedly been hurting many children in the class... This really divided opinion and things got very heated on air!!

On this episode, Adrian and Jeremy ask: was it “dark humour”, or something far more dangerous? Should the people involved be named and shamed… arrested… or educated?.... We also spoke to a man who didn't see the harm in it and even admitted to have a "giggle"

Racist abuse aimed at Irish rugby debutant Edwin Adogbo has now been handed to the Gardaí — and we ask the question: what should actually happen to the people posting this filth online?This topic took a sinister turn when the team were contacted by a vile racist troll

Are parents today just paranoid, overprotective “helicopter” parents… or are they right to be cautious because you never know what goes on behind closed doors? One mother didn't hold back on this episode, warning parents not to every allow sleepovers.

It’s Opinions Matter Extra: the Uncut Version — Episode 55 — where Adrian and Jeremy ditch the usual format and spend 10–15 minutes “shooting the breeze” completely unedited.This one goes everywhere: shout-outs (and a row over how to pronounce “Emma… Lee”), tapas menus, dessert obsessions and the dreaded pre-marriage course.Then it gets properly manky as a home microscope reveals the horrifying “filth” living in your bedsheets — and somehow that turns into tog arguments, prostate confessions and dirty hands!!!Plus: do racehorses have a “real” name when they retire, and would you actually holiday in Dubai right now with everything going on?

Siobhan is raging: her next-door neighbours are smoking weed non-stop in the front and back garden, and the stink is drifting straight into her house. The kids can smell it, and she says it’s got so bad they’ve had to leave the house at times. If you're a weed smoker or life next to one, this is the topic for you

A listener from Shankill says there’s a WhatsApp group doing the rounds where parents are buying stolen gear for their kids — jerseys, TVs, phones… the lot. So we ask the question: could you accept something “off the back of a lorry” if it meant saving a few bob?Adrian and Jeremy end up in a massive row, with callers admitting they’d take the bargain all day long… as long as it wasn’t robbed from someone’s house.

“Most antisocial behaviour and crime happens in council estates”… and one listener says the solution is simple: stick CCTV on nearly every lamppost in every council estate.Callers are split down the middle: some say only criminals fear cameras, others say it’s a disgusting invasion of privacy and a lazy substitute for real policing.Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

A follow-up to yesterday’s Ballymun row — and this time, the “proof” has landed. Adrian and Jeremy confirm they’ve seen the video showing a family (believed to be Roma) being brought to view the boarded-up council house in Shangan Green… and they ask the uncomfortable question: if they move in, will they be safe? From “house the Irish first” to EU rights and the housing list, callers go at it from every angle — including homelessness, long waiting times, and whether Dublin City Council has a duty of care to rehouse families where they won’t be targeted. Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

A boarded-up Dublin City Council house in Shangan Green, Ballymun has become the centre of a major row after “Only Irish house our own” was spray-painted across the front — and a protest followed, fuelled by rumours about who might be moved in.Adrian and Jeremy dig into where the story actually came from, why nobody can produce proof (or a video) of a family being “shown around”, and whether local residents have any right to object to new neighbours.Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

It’s Opinions Matter Extra (Episode 54) — the weekend episode made up of the random off-air waffle Adrian and Jeremy come out with while the Facebook Live is building.This time they’re raging about the most insulting thing a listener can say in Spar (“I used to love listening to you”)...Jeremy floats the idea of dyeing his hair… only to get absolutely slated for it.Then it’s onto religious relatives buying catechisms for “secular” kids, why people post videos back-to-front, and Jeremy’s meltdown when his 11-year-old’s mate shows up with a newer iPhone than he has.All that, and plenty more nonsense!

Jeremy loses the plot after catching a gang of 11/12-year-olds swinging off (and basically destroying) newly planted trees in his local green… and he lets rip with a few choice words.But was he right to “verbally reef” kids he doesn’t even know — or was the Dad dead right to tell him to mind his own business?Adrian says you’ve no right to discipline someone else’s child (and definitely not with bad language). Jeremy says if people don’t call it out, areas get wrecked and kids learn nothing.Plus: today’s travel mug winner — and another giveaway question at the end.

Penneys posted a new range of kids’ pyjamas to celebrate Eid… and somehow it sparked nearly 2,000 comments, rows, boycotts and accusations that Ireland is being “taken over”. Penneys even had to delete loads of replies and put out a statement about inclusivity. Adrian and Jeremy ask the simple question: why are people so triggered by a pair of pyjamas? Callers clash over Islamophobia, “woke” brands, halal meat, Sharia law, and whether celebrating Eid is no different to Christmas or Paddy’s Day. Plus: today’s travel mug winner — and another giveaway question at the end.

Two Burke women — Martina and Ami, mother and sister of jailed teacher Enoch Burke — are being sent to prison for two weeks for contempt of court after “shouting and roaring” so loudly the judge said he couldn’t be heard. Are they being persecuted… or is it simply consequences for wrecking courtroom decorum? Adrian and Jeremy tear into claims of a “woke government”, arguments about proportionality, and whether jailing them just creates martyrs — with callers split right down the middle, from “lock them up longer” to “this is a family being silenced”. Plus: today’s travel mug winner — and a new giveaway question at the end.

Should parents let a 16-year-old drink at home… or is it “enabling” and totally wrong?Claire (a recovering alcoholic) is furious at her sister-in-law for letting her newly-16 niece drink alcopops and wine in the house because “it’s safer than fields”. Jeremy is having none of it — and shocks everyone by saying he’ll breathalyse his own kids when they’re teenagers.Plus: today’s travel mug winner — and a new giveaway question at the end.

Damo is raging after the courts ordered him to pay €740 a month (€170 a week) in maintenance for his two girls, aged 6 and 8 — even though he says his ex earns as much (if not more) and he has the kids every weekend.Adrian says the amount sounds fair… but Jeremy sparked war by insisting dads should be entitled to “receipts” to prove the money is actually being spent on the children. Adrian calls that insulting and completely none of the father’s business.Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.