Opinions Matter with Adrian & Jeremy

€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)

Graham Carey from Dunsink Drive, Finglas has been convicted of incitement to hatred — and in this episode Adrian and Jeremy look back at the years of videos, threats and online abuse that led to his arrest and the jury’s guilty verdict.

Comedian and activist Therese Cahill joins them to describe the vile DMs she received, including being falsely labelled a paedophile and targeted with disgusting “rape” rhetoric — and why she says social media can’t be treated like the Wild West.

A video from Ballymun goes viral showing a group of Muslim men praying in a small apartment — and it sparks a street protest with claims there’s a “makeshift mosque” in the block.

Adrian and Jeremy try to cut through the misinformation and talk to Jay, who was inside at the gathering. He says it was standard Friday prayers, plus a condolence for a cousin who died back home — about 20 men, no threat, no “mosque”, just five minutes to pray.

Then the phones light up: fire safety, fear of the unknown, racism accusations, and one big question… where are they supposed to pray?