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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 - 31 mins

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College Football takes over Dublin - will you be watching?

3 days ago - 13 mins

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3 days ago - 16 mins

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Last-minute issues with school bus places - what’s happening?

3 days ago - 12 mins

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3 days ago - 9 mins

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Should horse racing funding be reduced?

The Department of Agriculture has been accused of "failures" in relation to the  treatment of horses that are being sent for slaughter at the country’s only licensed equine abattoir, which was the subject of an RTÉ Prime Time investigation last week. Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor was particularly critical following the revelation that the abattoir had received five welfare complaints since 2018. All this has brought renewed attention to whether the industry is in receipt of too much public funding. Joining Kieran to discuss is Aodhán Ó Riordáin , newly-elected Labour MEP for Dublin and Michael Healy Rae, Independent TD for Kerry.