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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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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Trump’s first 100 days - how has he done?

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20 hours ago - 11 mins

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Does Ireland need to invest in a military radar?

21 hours ago - 7 mins

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21 hours ago - 11 mins

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Significant interest rate hike for Rebuilding Ireland home loans

The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan has been operating since 2018, offering prospective borrowers an alternative to the traditional lenders. It's a State scheme that also offers more money than the banks might, and the rates were always cheap in comparison to the market. However the interest rates have increased significantly with immediate effect, leaving many applicants with reduced capacity to borrow. Ivan was joined by Financial Planner Eoin McGee, and presenter of How to Be Good with Money on Thursdays, RTE 1 at 8.30pm to explain what this means for borrowers.