Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy

A big decision is looming in Ireland: should the HSE fund weight-loss jabs like Mounjaro (and Ozempic) — free or subsidised — and if so, who actually deserves them?

Adrian says if these injections keep people out of hospital, why wouldn’t we help. Jeremy isn’t having it, arguing most obesity is lifestyle and the taxpayer shouldn’t be funding “the easy way out”.

Callers go hard on both sides: thyroid issues, diabetes, mental health, motivation, “lazy” accusations, and whether there should be strict criteria or case-by-case approval.

A listener message from Niamh sparks a heated debate on Opinions Matter: should Riad Bouchaker — convicted over the Parnell Square knife attack on three children and the stabbing of Leanne Flynn — serve his sentence in an Irish prison… or be deported to Algeria so the taxpayer isn’t funding him?

Adrian and Jeremy ask the blunt question: why should we pay over €100k a year to house, feed and protect him — and is an Irish jail “too cushy”?

Callers clash over justice, citizenship, prison conditions, victim impact, and the fear that if he’s sent abroad, he could end up released and back again.

Plus, the first round of listener shout-outs from Ireland and around the world.

It’s the special weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” episode — where Adrian, Jeremy and Katie chat pure random shite while the live show is building.

Jeremy reckons his karaoke performance was iconic… Adrian hears it and calls it woeful, as “All the Leaves Are Brown” turns into a full-on massacre (with a video doing the rounds).

Then the lads go in hard on the most mank thing you can do on a WhatsApp voice note: recording it while you’re masticating (or even… on the toilet).

Plus: Disney Store lies, schools ringing home over a vomit, a surprise morgue story, and the outrageous claim that Jeremy opened the first Supermac’s in 1978.

Faith is 36, single, and says dating has become impossible for one reason: she’s a mum of four kids under 10. First dates go great… until she mentions the kids — then she’s ghosted, every time. Are men assuming she’s looking for a “new daddy”… or are they just running from the reality of it?

Adrian and Jeremy ask the blunt question: is four kids simply too much “baggage” for most people, even if the Dad is present and she’s only looking for love?

A vile video of a woman spitting in the face of a Dublin Bus driver sparks a huge row on Opinions Matter — and opens up a bigger question: is public transport in Dublin (and beyond) just not safe anymore?

Adrian and Jeremy ask if buses, the Luas and the DART have become “the peasant carrier”… or if that’s pure snobbery. Callers don’t hold back: “dregs of society”, “cesspit”, and stories that’ll turn your stomach.

Former driver James lists years of abuse — bottles, rocks, fireworks, even a screwdriver attack — and says drivers are told to stay in the cab and often finish the shift anyway.