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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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Why do so many students miss school every day?

Around 60,000 students miss school in Ireland every day, according to Tusla. The Child and Family Agency is today launching a new School Attendance Drive for the month of November.It aims to encourage and promote the importance of regular participation among primary and post-primary students and parents. So what can a parent do if  they are faced with a child who does not want to go to school?  Chartered psychologist Peadar Maxwell explained the spectrum of reasons why children may miss school.