Amy from Co. Meath says what she witnessed in a piercing parlour was “nothing short of child abuse”: a baby, only a couple of months old, screaming while getting her ears pierced. She wants it banned in Ireland.Adrian argues it’s quick pain a baby won’t remember, and some say it’s cultural and best done young in a reputable studio. Jeremy isn’t having it, calling it unnecessary and not the baby’s choice.

In this special episode, Adrian and Jeremy sit down to give their opinions on McGregor's appearance on Jimmy Fallon.. They don't hold back on what they think of him

A listener got in touch after her friend booked a family break in a hotel in Waterford… only to arrive and find the place “full of immigrants” (as she called them). So we ask the question: should hotels have to tell paying guests if part of the hotel is being used to house asylum seekers? Adrian says it’s nobody’s business who else is staying there, while callers argue about safety, “unvetted men”, privacy, and the reality that a third of Irish hotels are involved. From boycott threats to claims of entitlement, the debate gets heated, messy, and very honest. Strictly over 18s.

It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” edition.. Sometimes a bit rude... but always funny! On this episode... Jeremy is not happy with the waiting room of his Doctors surgery... And Katie has disgusting nails.. Allegedly! Strictly over 18's

Is Hugging someone you work with now considered sexual assault? A listener got in touch after getting a written warning in work… over a two‑second hug. He says a colleague going on holidays reported him to HR for “unsolicited and nonconsensual contact” and it could have ruined his career..

20 minutes before we were about to record this podcast, our Katies phone rang. It was her friend. She had just been out walking with her dog in Sandymount when a child approached them and the unthinkable happened....

A debate about allowing drug users to carry drugs for personal use, took a different turn when the sister of a former addict revealed how her house, her family and her own child were threatened by dealers over her brothers debt

A Dublin mum of 3 caused war on today's pod after suggesting that the government should fund summer camps for parents strugglng on welfare. Her plea for extra money didn't go down well with the callers. Take a listen

A listener called “Mandy” claims that open drug dealing is happening from a house on Cardiffsbridge Road in Finglas — most evenings, in plain sight, with cars (and even delivery drivers) calling in. She is temped to report it... but is that a wise move? Listen to find out.

It’s the weekend “Get It Off Your Chest” edition — the most random corner of Opinions Matter where literally anything can come up… and it does.Adrian and Jeremy swap regrets, from giving up the smokes too late to Jeremy’s heartbreak over never going to his Debs (including the brutal reason why). Then it gets even weirder when he discovers, via old wallpaper, that he once had an imaginary friend called Eugene.Katie rings in in a blind panic because she can’t figure out a self-service petrol station, there’s a proper row over Michael Jackson’s innocence, and the lads taste the new candy floss flavour Tayto… and nearly vomit.

A “citizen journalist” goes viral after filming outside Tallaght Hospital and losing the plot over one thing: the Pride flag flying on the flagpoles during Pride Month. Adrian and Jeremy bring Philip Dwyer on to ask him straight — how can a rainbow flag be “anti-Christian”, “anti-family” and “pro-abortion”

Casper is raging after discovering his 8-year-old son’s best mate has been signed up to a boxing club — he said “moron parents” are turning kids into “little hard men”.Adrian and Jeremy ask the big question: is kids’ boxing about discipline, confidence and fitness — or are we literally teaching children to punch someone in the head?Angela says it’s “disgusting” and far more dangerous than people admit, while parents, coaches and callers hit back with talk of headgear, strict rules, point scoring and self-defence.And then Joseph goes nuclear, branding boxing a “scumbag sport” and setting off a proper row.

Sabrina got in touch after her 10-year-old daughter asked could they bring her to next weekend’s Dublin Pride Parade — her auntie is gay and marches every year. Sabrina thought it was a harmless day out… until friends started warning it would “brainwash” kids and claiming “everyone goes naked”.Adrian and Jeremy debate whether Pride is just like the St Patrick’s Day parade — or if it’s changed into something that's no place for children.

Niamh emails in raging about the amount of people taking “fat jabs” like Ozempic and Mounjaro, calling them the “lazy way out” and saying weight loss should be done the old-fashioned way — diet and exercise.Adrian argues it’s nobody’s business how someone loses weight, once they’re healthier. Jeremy isn’t having it, saying people don’t deserve praise if “the jab did the work”.Stay listening for the awkward moment when Jeremy is called out by a colleague.

A Nigerian mother living in Ballyfermot is furious after her young son was subjected to an alleged racist remark during a disagreement with another child over the weekend. What began as a typical row between children took a shocking turn when a racist attack was directed at her son, leaving him upset and his mother deeply hurt and angry.The Nigerian-born mum says she later approached the other child's mother to challenge what had happened...

It’s the uncut, unedited weekend edition of Opinions Matter - Get It Off Your Chest!Adrian & Jeremy take a nostalgic but totally inappropriate trip back to the days of “page three” in tabloids, and why it even existed in the first place.Then Jeremy nearly walks into a “Brazilian massage” place in town looking for a shoulder rub… until a quick Google reveals what the “full treatment” and a “four-handed massage” really means. Imagine the scandal.Plus: Bounty bars, coconut stuck in your teeth, popcorn choking in the cinema, Lilt being “gone”, and the big question—what words would you never use in front of your ma?

A Deliveroo driver is ambushed outside a Subway on the Malahide Road — two teenage scrotes try to rob his €2,500 electric bike with an angle grinder, and he ends up fighting to get his bike and phone back.Adrian & Jeremy speak to Allencar (from Brazil, here on a student visa) about what happened, and ask why people stood and watched instead of stepping in.Then the debate kicks off: should delivery drivers be allowed carry pepper spray or some kind of weapon for protection… or is that a disaster waiting to happen?Plus: “danger area” maps, scrambler bikes, Garda powers, and callers tearing strips off each other.

On this episode of Opinions Matter, Adrian & Jeremy take on the backlash after the Belfast riots — and the bizarre sight of people down south praising loyalists “like we’re all united now”, while the same gangs will be burning tricolours on 11th night bonfires in a few weeks.They ask how anyone calling themselves a “patriot” can cheer on riots that saw homes targeted and families terrified.

This Episode Contains Material That Some May Find Triggering - There are certain episodes that just leave us traumatised by the stories we hear. This is one of those episodes but its important to listen to, because it could save a child... We speak to Babs... She was working away in her restaurant minding her own business when a 6 year old child told her something harrowing.

On this episode of Opinions Matter, Adrian & Jeremy react to a horrifying stabbing in Belfast that’s gone viral online — and they slam people sharing graphic videos around WhatsApp “like it’s a meme”.A listener, James, says Ireland has “gone to the dogs” and blames immigration for the country no longer being safe...that sparks a heated debate: is immigration the problem, or are we making blanket statements off the back of one shocking case?