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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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Malawi hospital built in Irish man's memory having 'huge impact' on community

Kerrywoman Mags Riordan's has faced the tragedy of losing three of her children throughout her life. He son, Billy, was backpacking in Malawi when he died in a swimming accident in 1999. This tragedy followed two other deaths of her baby daughter Niamh and son Luke. Mags joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss this and her return to Malawi where she built a hospital in her late son's memory…