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The Hard Shoulder Podcast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Colman is your essential drivetime companion—bringing fresh perspective and energy to your drive home. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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How are rising home prices impacting young people?

The cost of buying a home in Dublin has now reached €500,000. That’s according to the latest figures from The Central Statistics office. But, how is this pushing out our young people that are trying to get onto the property ladder? Joining Ciara to discuss is Newstalk's own Kathleen Keane and James Kavanagh, Podcaster and Presenter.

12min
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Academics call on Government to update Climate Action Plan

The Government is being urged to expedite its publishing of an updated national Climate Action Plan which is meant to be updated annually and include updated targets and initiatives to keep our long-term emission targets in sight. A group of five academics have written to the Taoiseach and Minister for the Environment urging them to expedite its updating as the budget for this year has not yet been published. Darren Clarke is an Assistant Professor in Climate in DCU, and joins Shane to discuss.

9min
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Tech Takeover: Safe spaces online for young people

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent joins Ciara to discuss a proposal for digital infrastructure to make the internet safer for young people, and what that would look like.

9min
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Should vacant retail units be turned into public toilets?

Dublin City Council is looking into the possibility of turning vacant retail premises around the city into staffed “concierge-type” public toilets. Claire Byrne, Green Party Councillor for Dublin South East Inner City joins Shane to discuss.

7min
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Review finds risk of harm in more than half North Kerry CAMHS cases

A major review of the North Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service has found there was a risk of moderate or major harm in respect of more than half of the cases on the service’s books in 2022. For more on this, Ciara is joined by Dr Kieran Moore, Medical Paediatric Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UCD & Davin Godfrey, Leading Campaigner for the Victims of North Kerry CAMHS.

13min
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Why do men feel okay with telling women to smile?

Why men telling women to “smile” and “look happy” has nothing to do with happiness, and everything to do with control, so says Newstalk's own Simon Tierney in a recently published article. But, is this something that is starting to die out, or is it as blatant as ever? Joining Shane to discuss is Saoirse Hanley, Features writer with The Irish Independent.

10min
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Limerick Mayor John Moran on why he thinks councillors are “hostile” towards him

Directly-elected Mayor for Limerick, John Moran, has said some local councillors are being “hostile” towards him and have been acting on a strategy to make his role “unbearable”. His time as mayor so far has been described as divisive, and it all came to a head after a seven-hour meeting regarding the council’s corporate plan, which John Moran took ill and had to leave. Mayor for Limerick, John Moran, joins Ciara to discuss…

10min
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Is cash really king? - Henry McKean Asks

As cash continues to die, we wanted to see if it was possible to spend a day just paying in cash and a day just paying with a card or contactless? Henry McKean was put to the task, and joins Shane to discuss how he got on…

12min

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The Hard Shoulder Podcast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Colman is your essential drivetime companion—bringing fresh perspective and energy to your drive home. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk