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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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Is it too hot?...''We can officially call it a heatwave now''

Yes, it’s yet another glorious day of sunshine across most of the country, but some people are complaining - yes complaining! - about the heat.  Our reporter Elaine Smith is in Cork, she’s been asking if it’s just too hot? There was a mix of opinions, but today is likely to be the day we officially enter a heatwave.  Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather and Dr Cara Augustenborg, Environmental Policy Fellow at University College Dublin and a regular contributor to Newstalk, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder... The Hard Shoulder 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'.