The Hard Shoulder Highlights

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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

  1. Is Easter still relevant in a secular Ireland?

    9 HR AGO

    Is Easter still relevant in a secular Ireland?

    Good Friday is tomorrow, and Easter Sunday is coming up, but does it still hold a place in a country that is becoming more secular? Still, this is an important time for many, and joining Kieran to discuss is Father Brian D’Arcy.

    7 min
  2. Is the US hurting itself with tariffs?

    9 HR AGO

    Is the US hurting itself with tariffs?

    The brand new Presenter of Taking Stock on Newstalk, Susan Hayes Culleton, joins Kieran to discuss the ECB cutting interest rates, and if tariffs will just end up hurting the United States in the end. Image: Reuters

    9 min
  3. The Thursday Interview: Peter M Smith

    9 HR AGO

    The Thursday Interview: Peter M Smith

    Actor Peter M Smith, who has been playing Phil Lynott in ‘Moonlight: The Philip Lynott Enigma’ in Vicar Street, joins Kieran for this week’s Thursday Interview!

    8 min
  4. Why the health insurance market is continuing to grow

    10 HR AGO

    Why the health insurance market is continuing to grow

    The health insurance market is still growing, according to a new report by the Health Insurance Authority, despite the average annual premium sitting at €1,740 which is a 300 euro increase to the average two years ago. Dermot Goode, of Totalhealthcover.ie, part of the Lockton Group, joins Kieran to discuss why this is the case, and offer some top tips for keeping an eye out for a good deal…

    11 min
  5. Failures in the speech and language sector in the HSE

    10 HR AGO

    Failures in the speech and language sector in the HSE

    Yesterday, Kieran spoke with Gareth Noble, who specialises in child law. They spoke about delays that families face when it comes to getting care for their children with disabilities… Brenda Kenny is a retired Speech and Language Therapy Manager at the HSE, and she joins to discuss how things are in her sector.

    15 min
  6. Taking extra care on the roads this Bank Holiday weekend

    11 HR AGO

    Taking extra care on the roads this Bank Holiday weekend

    With the Bank Holiday weekend fast approaching, the Road Safety Authority is reminding drivers across the country to never, ever drink and drive. Sarah O’Connor, Director of Partnerships and External Affairs at the Road Safety Authority, joins Kieran to discuss if attitudes to drink driving have disappeared, and how to take extra precautions to stay safe this weekend.

    10 min
  7. The potential dangers for children on Roblox

    11 HR AGO

    The potential dangers for children on Roblox

    It’s one of the most popular games in the world, but is Roblox really as safe as it looks? New research from the UK says what kids are really finding there is "deeply disturbing”. From sexualized content to chats with adult strangers, the risks seem to go way beyond the screen, so it begs the question, should your children be playing it? Emmet Ryan, Tech and Business Journalist and Ollwyn Moran, Neurodevelopmental Therapist & Founder of Cogni Kids joins Kieran to discuss.

    15 min
  8. Have we lost sight of Good Friday?

    11 HR AGO

    Have we lost sight of Good Friday?

    Remember when Good Friday meant no pints and a whole lot of confused tourists wandering Temple Bar looking for a pub that wasn’t open? Well, those days are gone, and with pubs and off-licences back in business, has the meaning of Good Friday gone out the window with the empty kegs? Joining Kieran to discuss this is Comedian Jim Elliot as well as writer and commentator Michael Kelly.

    12 min
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    The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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