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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

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What Gaelic Games mean to the people of Wexford

2 hours ago - 15 mins

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Picking Wexford strawberries - Henry McKean Reports

2 hours ago - 12 mins

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What is the life of a Conductor like?

2 hours ago - 6 mins

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The Wexford origins behind the Guinness Book of Records

2 hours ago - 8 mins

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

3 hours ago - 14 mins

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How Much Should We Trust Our Gut Feeling?

We use our brain to analyse situations and make decisions using logic, but a recent study conducted with gamblers found that the ones that stuck to their initial hunch, and did not change their bets upon receiving extra information, were 20 percent more likely to win. So what is the science behind a gut feeling? Shane O'Mara, Professor of experimental brain research at Trinity College Dublin joined Ivan to discuss people's ability to trust their own gut.