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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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Would you prefer a world without the internet?

13 hours ago - 9 mins

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Bookshelf with Tony Cantwell

14 hours ago - 14 mins

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Are Ireland’s bail laws too lax?

14 hours ago - 8 mins

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Liam Cunningham on the aid ship aiming to break Israel’s blockade

14 hours ago - 12 mins

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Do we need a national database for dog microchips?

14 hours ago - 8 mins

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Pedestrians and cyclists urged to “Be Sound” to each other on shared greenways

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'We have to invest in contemporary digital health systems' - Former HSE Director

Robert Watt, Secretary General of HSE was today discussing the increased costs of running in the Irish health sector.   He was before the Oireachtas Health Committee who met this morning to examine the funding allocated in the health Budget.  Mr Watt also claimed that Ireland’s hospitals have a ‘weak productivity’ due to lack of funding into physical infrastructure and a lack on IT investment including digitalisation.   Tony O’Brien, former Director General of the HSE joined Kieran to discuss...