A UK nursery abuse case sparks a massive row on Opinions Matter: should men be banned from working in crèches to “protect children”? One article claims 91% of child abuse is carried out by men — but is banning men logical safeguarding… or just ridiculous?

Callers are all over the place. Trevor says it’s “a woman’s job” and doesn’t trust male childcare workers, while others argue it’s discrimination, that vetting isn’t perfect, and that women can abuse too.

Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway at the end.

Welcome to Opinions Matter Extra – the totally uncut, completely random bit you normally don’t hear before the live show properly kicks off.

Jeremy tells the story of being pulled in by the Gardaí with his kids in the car… and the panic that followed, blue lights and all. Adrian, of course, turns it into headlines and takes the absolute piss.

There’s also a full-on row over “masticating” on mic, Jeremy’s buttonless ASOS cardigan (Katie is in stitches), a rant about people tagging dead people on Facebook… and an angry voice note from Vivienne that nearly breaks the internet.

Things took a weird and creepy turn today live on air during a topic about a strange and creepy message that a male listener (claiming to be Katies biggest fan) sent to Katie yesterday on her own private Facebook page...

Adrian was calling out the message and the man who sent it (and men who message women like this in general)... But when the guy himself phoned in to tell us why he sent the message and things got even weirder.... and listeners were both shocked and furious!!

At first we actually thought it was someone joking

Gerry “The Monk” Hutch says he’s running again — this time for the Dublin Central by‑election — and we ask the big question: would you want someone like him as a TD in Dáil Éireann?

Callers are absolutely split: some say “he can’t be any worse than what’s in there” and want to “give him a chance”, others say he has no policies, no plan, and shouldn’t be anywhere near power — especially with CAB still chasing nearly €800k.

Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

A petition with over 25,000 signatures is trying to stop a so-called “mega/super mosque” being built in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal — and we asked the simple question: what exactly is the problem with a place of worship?

With live callers and voice notes flying in, we hear everything from “it doesn’t affect your life, don’t go” to blunt admissions of not wanting mosques in “my country”.

Irish Muslim pharmacist Fadiya joins us with an honest, powerful perspective on growing up Muslim in Ireland, while others argue about planning, immigration, “Islamification” and fear.

Plus: another Opinions Matter travel mug giveaway question at the end.

On this explosive episode we spoke to people who want child benefit capped at 2 kids. Things then took a turn when a caller with no children said it should be scrapped...and sparks flew.

On this episode we discussed how seven “very sick” Palestinian children who need “urgent” treatment arrived in Ireland at the weekend, as part of a fifth medical evacuation mission to treat critically ill children from Gaza in Irish hospitals.

We were shocked by the amount of callers saying they should not be brought here and that we need to "treat our own children first"

An biting incident in a creche on Dublin's northside caused uproar on this episode, with our Katie going into meltdown mode and calling for the "biter" to be thrown out of the creche! No Joke... You'll need headache tablets for this one

The big question on this episode: Is the state doing enough to protect children from addict parents? Jeremy reveals what he witnessed last night in a shop involving a young child and a "strung out" mother.

Warning - Distressing content. Following the horrific incident involving a sulky race with a pregnant horse, we heard from many angry and upset callers. Then Terry called in and our jaws dropped when we heard him try to defend Sulky racing as "tradition"