Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy

Jeremy drives through Ballygall in Finglas East on a weekday afternoon and says he spots “dozens” of young lads (18–30) hanging around doing nothing — and it kicks off a furious debate.

His argument is simple: if you’re under 30, able-bodied and not a carer or on disability, there’s “no excuse” for being on the dole… so cut it off. Others hit back with questions about mental health, addiction, education, and whether some people are genuinely “unemployable”.

Callers don’t hold back, with suggestions ranging from tougher sign-on rules to mandatory courses and community work.

Gender-neutral toilets in schools… harmless modern design, or a step too far?

Adrian and Jeremy dig into the outrage after a photo of toilets in Harold’s Cross Educate Together went viral — sealed cubicles, but shared sinks in the middle. Some callers say it’s “woke nonsense” and a threat to girls’ privacy, especially around periods, while others argue it’s no different to planes, festivals or swimming pools.

The debate gets heated fast: fears about assault, bullying, supervision, and whether parents are focusing on the wrong problem altogether.

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Michael O’Leary says airport bars shouldn’t be serving alcohol at 4am — and it sparks a savage row on Opinions Matter.

Jeremy reckons early-morning pints are “pathetic” and fuel bad behaviour in the air, while Adrian argues it’s holiday mode and most people can handle one or two without causing trouble.

Callers from Wexford to Chicago weigh in: nervous flyers who swear by a glass of wine, others calling pre-flight drinkers “losers”, and plenty saying the real problem is airlines not refusing drunk passengers at the gate.

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Today on Opinions Matter there was outrage when we received a picture from a listener of 2 women who came into the shop she works in in North County Dublin over the weekend in their pyjamas... she says this needs be banned!!!
There was war then when the women in the picture saw their photo online and they contacted us demanding that we remove the photo immediately... This all lead to a very lively debate about people wearing pyjamas in public!!!!