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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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Winners and Sinners

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College Football takes over Dublin - will you be watching?

8 hours ago - 13 mins

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9 hours ago - 16 mins

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Sport with Eoin Sheahan

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Last-minute issues with school bus places - what’s happening?

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Wholesale electricity prices rose by 4.6% in July

10 hours ago - 9 mins

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How has the Eurovision changed?

Ireland's 2024 Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug qualified for the Saturday live finals last night. The Cork singer is the first Irish entry since 2018 to qualify. But what were we doing wrong for six years? Was Ireland too busy reliving the glory days? Kieran is joined by Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times, and Breda Raggett, Former member of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association to discuss how much the Eurovision has changed. Image credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU