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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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Breakthrough as largest merger of two black holes recorded

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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Minister Peter Burke on the ‘Team Ireland’ trade mission

16 hours ago - 11 mins

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What rights does someone granted asylum have?

16 hours ago - 8 mins

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The Bookshelf with Eoin Sheahan

17 hours ago - 12 mins

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Emmy nominations revealed - how did the Irish do?

17 hours ago - 9 mins

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Do our nightclubs close too early?

17 hours ago - 9 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Difference between Junior Cert and Leaving Cert exams is 'enormous'

After sitting their state exams back in June, more than 70,000 students across the country received their Junior Cert results today. The new grading system for these exams was implemented two years ago, but how good is this system and is it putting students through unnecessary pressure?   Kieran was joined by Former Headmaster of St. Andrew College Dublin and Director of Godsil Education, Arthur Godsil and Columnist with The Irish Times, Jen Hogan to discuss...