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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'.

Latest episodes

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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Is Ireland’s stance on Gaza threatening its economic future?

an hour ago - 12 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Should Father Ted have a trigger warning?

2 hours ago - 15 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

How can you make your kids eat their veg?

7 hours ago - 6 mins

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Baby developmental checks suspended - is there reason to worry?

a day ago - 17 mins

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The Bookshelf with Nicolas Roche

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"People who speak Irish need to be given jobs!"

Under new government plans, a fifth of all new recruits to the public service will have to be competent in Irish. It’s after the Cabinet signed of on the Irish Languages Amendment Bill on Tuesday. A good idea? Councillor Peter Kavanagh, Green Party’s Irish language spokesperson and the co-founder of Pop Up Gaeltacht, joined Ivan and told him why he welcomes this warmly, but wants to see action soon.