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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'.

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"We changed the laws in relation to hitting your wife, your dog, and your child - in that order"

If smacking has become illegal in Ireland, are we sure parents are no longer doing it? The actor Martin Freeman has admitted last week that he has smacked his children, though he is not proud of it nor is it something common in his household. Mark Cagney was joined by Jillian Van Turnhout, former CEO of the Children’s Rights Alliance, who has been instrumental in changing the laws regarding smacking children in Ireland, Wales and Scotland.