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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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"I've gone three or four weeks without buying shopping.."

Last week the CSO confirmed that inflation had reached a 38-year high, rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis are making it difficult for families to survive in Ireland. Kieran was joined by Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Louise O’Reilly, Kevin Mcpartlan, CEO of fuels for Ireland, Dr Karina Doorly, Research Area and Coordinator for the Tax, Welfare, and Pensions team at ESRI and Tracy Hayde, a single mother of one now to discuss what can be done to ease the financial burden people are facing.