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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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Lack of tourist accommodation 'killing' rural Ireland

A decline in tourism this tourist season is hurting many businesses in rural Ireland. On July 8, proprietor of Treyvaud’s Restaurant Paul Treyvaud tweeted: “Rural Ireland is in serious trouble” and "it’s all down to a lack of accommodation." With many hotel spaces allocated to refugees and asylum seekers, others are forced to up their prices. Come winter, businesses may be in real trouble as a result. Paul Treyvaud joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…