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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'.

Latest episodes

How the role of President has evolved in Ireland

2 hours ago - 18 mins

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The Thursday Interview: Shane Ross

2 hours ago - 17 mins

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Childcare providers pulling out of Government scheme over fee freeze

3 hours ago - 19 mins

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Unprovoked attacks continue on Indian community

3 hours ago - 10 mins

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Should you get your kids into trad music?

3 hours ago - 12 mins

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Conor McGregor loses appeal in Nikita Hand case

4 hours ago - 9 mins

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Electric Cars

How feasible is it that Ireland will be able to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030? It comes after experts in the UK have learned that they won’t meet their climate targets unless half of all cars are electric by that date. Geraldine Herbert Motoring journalist with the Sunday Independent and Brian Caulfield Associate Professor at the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin join Kieran to discuss if electric vehicles really are the future.