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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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According to data published by the National Cancer Registry, disruption to healthcare caused by the Covid-19 pandemic continued to negatively impact cancer diagnoses in 2021. Preliminary data indicates that the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2021 was 6% lower than projected. Kieran was joined by Professor John Crowne, professor and consultant medical oncologist at the St Vincent’s Hospital Group and Michael McNamara, former Chair of the Oireachtas Covid Committee and Independent TD for Clare.