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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 Meat Loaf gig in Moate he had wheelchairs & French fries thrown at him." Memories of infamous gig

Meat Loaf’s family announced his death this morning on Facebook, the star had sold over 100 million records, best known for Bat out of Hell, I’d Do Anything for Love and films like the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club. But it’s here in Ireland in the county Westmeath where he is best remembered for a concert in the local Moate community Centre which is now a covid vaccination centre. Like a bat out of hell Henry McKean travelled to Moate.