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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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Naming co-living space The Orphanage is 'insensitive and provocative'

A former Dun Laoghaire orphanage which was known locally as “The Bird’s Nest” is now being offered to the rental market as Dublin’s latest “luxury co-living” experience. The building was once home at any one time home to an average of 180 children ranging in age from five to 12, before it closed in 1977. But now it is being marketed as a luxury co-living residence”comprising four fully-furnished private suites and living rooms, indoor and outdoor shared spaces aimed towards “corporate clients. The rooms are available for between €1,200 and €1,500 per month. Our reporter Barry Whyte has been to Dun Laoghaire....