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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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Should summer Gaeltacht courses be mandatory for school kids? Minister Helen McEntee has been asked to consider this by Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson for Education Ryan O’Meara, who said he is concerned whether we are addressing improving and increasing the presence of the Irish language. Joining guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss this is Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson for Education, Ryan O’Meara, and by Cúla4 Presenter, Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin.