Is August too soon to be heading back to school, Claire Cassidy on the everyday obstacles that can injure visually impaired people, drone testing, reporter Paul Byrne shares a fire safety warning, the Cork woman who won 3 golds and broke a world record at the Transplant games and we hear about the wellbeing and recovery college at IRD Duhallow

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Coming up on Cork Today podcast Maired looks at, what a taskforce could do for Cork city, A new Cork-born website for pet memorials, a new report that highlights Alcohol’s Cost to the Workplace an Award-worthy brown bread and finally, Nutrition advice with Anneliese.

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The potential impact of strike action by school secretaries and caretakers, advice for students and loved ones on Leaving Cert results day, Irish Life Health price hikes, Cork’s Improv stars gearing up for their Summer extravaganza, the Irish adventurer who is set to walk Ireland’s longest road for Gaza, we hear about Corrin Nature Reserve’s Sunflower Day

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Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly on why he wants to become President of Ireland, the IFA on why it’s unfair to blame farmers for increased food prices, the Toy Library urge families to share and reuse school bags and equipment, the TUI join Patricia to discuss the cost of training to be a teacher, why it takes longer for larger dogs to find their forever home, tributes to former Councillor Timmy Collins, our show counsellor Joe Heffernan discusses Trichotillomania

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Parent-led group Bridging the Gap Youghal who are campaigning for a new type of school that bridges the gap for autistic students, Resilience Rebels - a workshop for teenage boys to help them feel stronger, braver and more connected, Cork Friends of the Earth, Paul Kavanagh from McCarthy Insurance Group joins us for Insurance Matters and Anneliese answers nutrition questions

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Speech and language therapists feeling heartbroken as large caseloads and staffing issues prevent them offering vital care to children, the closure of private midwife service, Stand for Féile, hear about the work of the Ballynamona Graveyard Group, Cork Rose Nancy Lehane and Mark Malone reviews 'Freakier Friday' and 'War of the Worlds'

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The impact of underfunding: lives, traffic and housing plans are at risk over the lack of funding for the N25, a skin cancer survivor shares her story to encourage sun safety, an investigation is underway following the discovery of up to one thousand dead brown trout in the River Blackwater, the Asian hornet captured in Cork and Garda File

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The lack of public toilets deterring older people from visiting Cork City centre, Cork TD urges government to tighten up its anti-fraud measures after millions in overpayments were made by social welfare in just five years, we hear about the educational program designed to foster awareness about menstruation and endometriosis in Irish schools, the predicted heatwave and gardening with Peter Dowdall

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