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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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"On every level, I think it was wrong..."

Writing in The Guardian newspaper, President Michael D Higgins, has critiqued British imperialism and the “feigned amnesia” of academics and journalists who refuse to address its legacy. Is he right? Do too many people forget the impact imperialism has had on the relationship between the UK and Ireland? Kevin Myers is a journalist, historian, and author of ‘Burning Heresies: A Memoir of a Life in Conflict’, and he joined Kieran on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to explain why he feels the President was wrong 'on every level'.