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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'.

Latest episodes

Initiative under way to promote late night café culture

an hour ago - 8 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Protests over returning €3,000 college contribution fee

2 hours ago - 9 mins

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Could a lack of priests be hurting funerals?

2 hours ago - 10 mins

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Ireland’s first supervised injection centre - 6 months on

a day ago - 11 mins

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What living at home in your 20s is like

a day ago - 8 mins

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Kids Health Check: Managing child anxieties

a day ago - 11 mins

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Should our dog ownership laws be updated?

Minister Sean Canney has announced a public consultation on The Control of Dogs Act.  It goes back to 1998 and lists a number of restricted  breeds, and rules around their ownership and behaviours.  However with dog ownership in Ireland now at around 50%, is it time that the laws were updated to reflect the growing number of these animals likely to be in public places? Companion animal vet Pete Wedderburn (aka Pete the Vet) gave his views on what dog controls are needed.