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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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Movies and TV: Scrubs, Elvis in Concert, Scream 7

Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast and David O’Callaghan from the Here and Back Again podcast joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…

17 min
6 UUR GELEDEN

Should the train tea trolley return nationwide?

The Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has said he would rather invest the money that could be spent on train catering carts on new transport lines, querying Irish Rail's stated cost of around €2 million for bringing back the tea trolley on the Belfast and Cork lines after Covid. Should the tea trolley be rolled out across the country once again? Joining Shane to discuss this is Newstalk’s own Shane Beatty and Barry Kenny, Corporate Communications Manager with Irish Rail.

8 min
6 UUR GELEDEN

The Thursday Interview: Tolü Makay

Singer-Songwriter Tolü Makay joins Ciara and Shane for this week’s Thursday Interview!

12 min
6 UUR GELEDEN

Should eulogies be allowed during funerals?

90% of Irish people believe eulogies at funerals should be allowed, that’s according to new research conducted by RIP.ie. Despite this some priests don’t allow eulogies during masses. Joining Ciara to discuss is Fr Paddy Byrne, from Abbeyleix in Co. Laois.

9 min
6 UUR GELEDEN

Is it too early for St Patrick’s decorations in Temple Bar?

St Patrick’s Day celebrations have started early for The Temple Bar Pub, in the heart of Dublin city. They have erected a 12 ft statue of St Patrick on their building hovering over the tourists below. Already, you can see tourists stopping to take pictures standing below him. It has been gaining negative comments online. Tom Cleary is the Manager of The Temple Bar Pub and joins Ciara to discuss. Also joining Shane later to give their reaction is Lindsey, a resident of Temple Bar.

20 min
7 UUR GELEDEN

Report finds school absences negatively impacting early adulthood

A new study from the ESRI has found that school absence leads to lower educational qualifications and poorer wellbeing in early adulthood. The report details that even a short spell of absence of one to two days at age thirteen are linked to lower Leaving Certificate grades. But are these figures a little too stark and is it putting the focus too much on parents? Joining Shane to discuss this is Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly and Rachel Harper, Principal at St Patrick’s National School, Greystones.

11 min
7 UUR GELEDEN

Are you loading the dishwasher wrong?

Does it annoy you if your partner stacks the dishwasher wrong, or your housemate puts it on half full? What about if your kids put the cutlery facing the sharp side up? There are many bug bearers when it comes to the dishwasher, but what is the best way to stack the dishwasher and are you doing it wrong? Joining Shane to discuss is Ann Russell, TikToker, cleaning expert and author of @How to Clean Everything’.

11 min
7 UUR GELEDEN

New public transport security service to be given power of arrest

Transport Minister Daragh O'Brien has said that members of a planned new public transport security service are to be given powers of arrest and pursuit. For more on this, Ciara is joined by Dermot O’Leary, General Secretary of the National Bus & Rail Union.

7 min

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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