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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'.

Latest episodes

Gateway to Europe: Adie McGennis & Matt Mohan

10 hours ago - 9 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

When will we see the Irish winter sports arena?

10 hours ago - 11 mins

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The group bringing Irish people into American Football

10 hours ago - 9 mins

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Dorchester - Boston’s most Irish neighbourhood 

11 hours ago - 8 mins

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'You need balls of steel and the patience of the Pope' - Sean Gallagher's Presidential Advice

11 hours ago - 15 mins

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Should social media be banned for under 16’s?

11 hours ago - 8 mins

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Should smoking be outlawed?

New Zealand is aiming to outlawing smoking for the next generation. They are looking to be smoke-free by 2025. Their plans include the gradual increase of the legal smoking age, which could extend to a ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to anyone born after 2004. This would make smoking effectively illegal for that generation. Is this aspirational, or can it be achieved?  And should it be something we aspire to? John Mallon is spokesperson for Forest Ireland and Prof Luke Clancy, is theDirector General of the TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland.  They joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss.