Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy

War erupted on this episode! A mum called Ciara is heartbroken after her daughter finishes 5th year and drops a bombshell: she doesn’t want to do the Leaving Cert… she wants to do a nails course instead!
Ciara says her daughter is too intelligent for it and fears she’s “throwing her life away” when she could’ve gone to UCD to study psychology.

It’s the weekend uncut chaos of Opinions Matter Extra, and Adrian & Jeremy (and Katie) are in rare form.

Jeremy admits to the most disgusting thing he’s ever done on a flight… including “dribbling” all over a stranger and trying to wipe it off without getting caught.

Then it’s onto marriage rows, takeaways, “wrong spice” Nando’s disasters and the big question: what toppings should be illegal on a pizza? (Pineapple, sweetcorn, olives and even fried eggs get it.)

And finally, the conversation goes completely off the rails with dinosaurs, chemtrails, and Katie’s wild theories that leave the lads speechless.

€123 million of taxpayers’ money has been set aside for free legal aid this year… and Jeremy is raging. After hearing about a career criminal with 129 previous convictions back in court, he asks: why are we funding repeat offenders’ defence, again and again?

Adrian argues it’s a constitutional right — access to justice and a fair trial, no matter who you are or what you earn. Jeremy wants a “three strikes and you’re out” rule… while some callers go even further and say scrap legal aid altogether.

From family law horror stories and massive legal bills, to “scrotes in tracksuits” and court translators, this one turns into an explosive, no-holds-barred debate.

Bertie Ahern has found himself in the eye of a storm after secretly-recorded comments about “Africans”, the Congo, Muslims and fears about the “next generation” were leaked from a doorstep canvass — and now Ireland can’t stop talking about it.

Adrian and Jeremy break down what he said, whether he was led into a “gotcha” moment, and the big question: should he apologise, or is this just free speech?

Callers are split down the middle — from claims Ireland is being “destroyed” by immigration, to others saying you can’t tar people with the same brush, and that fear and online rabbit holes are fuelling hatred.

A heated debate about allowing your children to have sleepovers, was stopped in its tracks, when regular listener Rita, opened up about what happened to her pre-teen son on a sleepover (warning: contains graphic description of abuse)