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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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"It was a serious kick in the stomach for every GP!"

Irish doctors are scrambling to get to grips with a new set of criteria for tests for Covid 19.People will only be put forward for a test if they have a fever and a cough or breathlessness and they must also be either close contacts of a confirmed case, healthcare staff or in a vulnerable group. GP Maitiú O’Tuathail spoke to Ivan about how general practice is coping.  He also hit out "appalling changes" that are being made to the pension scheme for some GPs. Those operating in the medical card scheme have been told that the lump sum due to to their next of kin, should they die in service, will not be payable if they die of Covid 19.