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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'.

Latest episodes

Winners and Sinners

2 days ago - 27 mins

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Those who went the county council route to become president of Ireland

2 days ago - 13 mins

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Which do you prefer, Oasis or Blur?

2 days ago - 10 mins

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You Are What You Eat: Blackberries

2 days ago - 17 mins

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You Are What You Eat: Blackberries

2 days ago - 11 mins

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Sport with Eoin Sheahan

2 days ago - 7 mins

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Should we pay a levy to Netflix to support Irish productions?

The plan to put a levy on Netflix and other streamers to support independent Irish productions has been squished by the Minister for Media. Patrick O’Donovan has said that people are already paying enough for streaming services, but is he right? Joining Kieran to discuss is Larry Bass, CEO of production company ShinAWil and former board member of Screen Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.