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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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Touring through Ireland’s National Heritage Park

15 hours ago - 11 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

What Gaelic Games mean to the people of Wexford

16 hours ago - 15 mins

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Picking Wexford strawberries - Henry McKean Reports

16 hours ago - 12 mins

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What is the life of a Conductor like?

16 hours ago - 6 mins

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The Wexford origins behind the Guinness Book of Records

16 hours ago - 8 mins

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What age should a child be before they get a phone?

17 hours ago - 14 mins

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Mixed reaction to introduction of fines for breaching Covid-19 restrictions

There has been mixed reaction to the news that gardaí are to be given additional powers to impose fines on those who breach certain Level 5 restrictions. The Cabinet has agreed that gardaí will be given powers to fine people who refuse to break up a party in their home. While people making their way to a house party who refuse to leave an area, after being requested to do so by gardaí, could also face a fine. But is this the right way to go to tackle Covid-19? Our reporter Barry Whyte has been asking these people in Dublin....