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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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Should whiplash payouts be reduced by 80%?

The Car Rental Council of Ireland has called for an 80% reduction in whiplash payouts.  They say it would bring our compensation more inline with our European counterparts.  It comes as the Judicial Council is set to review personal injury award guidelines next month.  But is a set reduction fair? Stuart Gilhooly is a litigation solicitor and former President of the Law Society of Ireland, and Kieran was also joined by Moyagh Murdoch, the CEO if Insurance Ireland.