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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'.

Latest episodes

Desree Pether's reaction to her husband Robert's release on bail

2 days ago - 11 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Over 30 people, including five children, deported to Nigeria

3 days ago - 34 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Inside Ireland's Nursing Homes

3 days ago - 19 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

How to do Stuff: Stifling Laughter

4 days ago - 10 mins

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Planning exemptions to be made on extensions for older people

4 days ago - 20 mins

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Tech Takeover: Age verification on adult sites

4 days ago - 9 mins

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Lack of places in special schools - what can be done?

Reports have said that there are hundreds of children who are going to be left without places in special schools this September. It has been reported there are 161 applicants for just 52 places at just one school on Baggot Street.  Joining Kieran is Neasa Sheahan, principal of Catherine McAuley National School in Dublin City, and Carol Wickham, who has not got a place for her daughter in a reading school this September.