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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'.

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Up to 40,000 children under three are on crèche waiting lists

Up to 40,000 children under the age of three are currently on crèche waiting lists. This has led to calls for the government to bring in pay parity for early years graduates in line with primary school teachers. Newstalk reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with parents and those working in the sector to see how difficult it is to get a place in a crèche.