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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

Will the National Development Plan deliver?

8 hours ago - 14 mins

The Hard Shoulder

The Bookshelf with Professor Luke O’Neill

8 hours ago - 16 mins

The Hard Shoulder

Will flower beds prevent Molly Malone groping?

8 hours ago - 6 mins

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National Development Plan published - what will the money be spent on?

8 hours ago - 14 mins

The Hard Shoulder

Are we too reliant on Google Maps?

9 hours ago - 10 mins

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Jack Chambers on the new National Development Plan

9 hours ago - 17 mins

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How the pandemic has affected people's mental health

Lockdown 3.0 has been tough, so Kieran invited a special panel onto The Hard Shoulder to discuss how it’s affecting personalities. Former Ireland international rugby player Alan Quinlan, journalist Brianna Parkins and actor Mary McEvoy talked about their experiences over the course of the pandemic.