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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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Kilkenny: One year on from COVID-19

This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Irelands national lockdown. As a result millions of people across the country were affected both directly and indirectly. One year on, Kieran Cuddihy returns to his hometown of Kilkenny to speak to six people from different branches of life: Fr Willie Purcell, John Ryan, Owner of the Pembroke Hotel and 'Mint' beauty salon Linda Nolan, managing director of MyBio antigen testing company Paul Murphy, Kilkenny hurler Rory Gannon, owner of CakeFace coffeeshop Vincent McIntyre, owner of The Village Inn pub In this special extended feature, you'll hear local voices from the area, lamenting on the Kilkenny they once knew.