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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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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Minister Peter Burke on the ‘Team Ireland’ trade mission

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What rights does someone granted asylum have?

6 hours ago - 8 mins

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The Bookshelf with Eoin Sheahan

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Emmy nominations revealed - how did the Irish do?

6 hours ago - 9 mins

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7 hours ago - 9 mins

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"I shed a tear." Tidy Towns Winner Ennis

Ennis County Clare is the winner of Ireland’s Super Valu Tidiest Town 2021, beating over 800 towns and villages across Ireland. The fiercely competitive competition since 1958 is back after the pandemic. There were tears of joy, Henry McKean was there in Ennis at the Old Ground Hotel as the news broke. Big winners on the day included: Geashill, Co. Offaly awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Village. Abbeyleix, Co. Laois awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town. Cobh, Cork South awarded Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town. Ennis, Co. Clare awarded Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre.