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The Hard Shoulder

The Hard Shoulder 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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Does ageism still exist in the workplace?

You may have seen the recent story of a 71 year old employee for the Hairy Lemon pub being awarded €30,000 for discriminatory dismissal: because of his age. John Mooney told a March 2024 Workplace Relations Commission hearing that his employer informed him in November 2023 that he would be dismissed at Christmastime "because [the pub's] insurance had increased as a result of his age". So, does ageism still exist in the workplaces? Journalist and author Valerie Cox joins Kieran to discuss.