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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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Fixing the gender pensions gap

According to the ESRI, women's pensions are up to a third lower than those of retired men. In 2010, the average man's pension was €433 per week, but it was just €280 for a woman, a gender pension gap of 35%. Subsequent 2016 data showed the average EU gender pensions gap at 38%, but 26% in Ireland, meaning women's pensions were still significantly lower. Joining Ivan on the Hard Shoulder was Sinead Ryan, the show's expert on the Consumer Corner, host of ‘The Home Show’, and a member of the Pensions Council, who commissioned this research.