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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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Newsmakers: Leinster House Protests and Dublin Riots

All this week we will be looking back at the year’s biggest stories.   We’ll start back in September when a group of 200 protesters gathered outside the Dáil with a mock gallows and shouting abuse at politicians and Leinster House Staff.. In November we saw a riot break out on O’Connell Street after a tragic stabbing outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire.  Kieran was joined by Independent TD for Kerry, Michael Healy Rae and Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithi De Róiste to discuss...