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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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"Leo's priorities have been the EU, rather than Ireland's national interest!"

Ursula Von der Leyen, who is seeking to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the European Commission president has made last-minute pledges on the climate crisis, Brexit, an EU minimum wage and gender quotas for company boards as she faces a knife-edge vote on her candidacy. Ahead of the vote, Ivan was joined by the Brexit Party leader, Nigel Farage who had a tetchy encounter with Ursula von der Leyen in the Parliament today. Farage also revealed he believes the UK will look for a Brexit extension, regardless of who wins the Tory leadership race. And he described the recent remarks by President Michael D Higgins about 'our nearest neighbour throwing a tantrum' as "very immature, very silly..." Ivan also spoke to Darren McCaffrey, NBC Euronews Political Editor