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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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Winners and Sinners

3 days ago - 24 mins

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Dublin V Meath - who will lift the Brendan Martin Cup?

3 days ago - 9 mins

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You Are What You Eat: Strawberries

3 days ago - 17 mins

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Sport with Mick McCarthy

3 days ago - 9 mins

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Have Irish businesses been let down by this new tariff deal?

3 days ago - 12 mins

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Public transport police confirmed to be rolled out

3 days ago - 11 mins

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''People look down on you if you don't go to university''

The Higher Education Minister Simon Harris has said that the CAO system could be reformed under new plans being brought forward. The changes will see access to apprenticeships and other alternative paths to college encouraged, with the Department of Further Education’s three-year strategy aiming to increase apprenticeships to 10,000 every year. Kieran speaks to financial analyst Karl Deeter about his views on the Irish apprenticeship system.