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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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What is asbestos and how dangerous is it?

A small number of houses were evacuated this morning after a fire broke out at a garage at 5am at Larkhill Road emitting low levels of asbestos.  Households within a 150 meter radius have been asked to keep windows and doors shut as a precautionary measure as Sligo County Council await an inspection by the Health and Safety Authority. But what is asbestos and how dangerous is it and how prevalent is it still in residential and commercial properties around the country? Well for all the answers to this, Kieran was joined by Paul Foran, Managing Director, Asbestos Consultants, OHSS and Former HSA Inspector...