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Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

Reports by Henry McKean

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Henry's Christmas Cracker

a year ago - 98 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

"Ireland the most friendly country in Europe, I'm not sure."

a year ago - 11 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

"It takes me an hour and a half to get from Terenure to DCU if the bus shows." Public transport companies face €5m in fines for delays and no shows.

2 years ago - 11 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

"I used to get slagged but it got me acknowledgement & I'm now competing in Miss Bikini Ireland." #RedheadAppreciationDay

2 years ago - 8 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

Limerick woman meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace to offer her condolences

2 years ago - 7 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

"I was conceived at a Garth Brooks concert." #GarthBrooks

2 years ago - 12 mins

Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder

Rose of Tralee turns 60

Tonight marks the start of  the 60th Rose of Tralee,  a festival and competition that aims to connect the global Irish community through tradition and modernisation.  1 million people will tune in to RTE One AND the Rose Of Tralee will trend on Twitter as Hashtag ROT.  There are some who love the show, there are others who don’t have strong feelings one way or the other and there are those who dismiss it as an outdated “lovely girls” competition that has no place in a modern society.  For them it should end immediately, but I suspect it could run for another 60 years. To get the lowdown on this year’s event Henry McKean - the Newstalk Rose - joins us live from Tralee