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.