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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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Irish in Boston: Three stories

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We meet Boston's biggest Swiftie!

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Escaping the studio to try Boston lobster rolls!

8 hours ago - 8 mins

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Gateway to Europe: Robert Mac Goilla Phadraig and Claire Kelly

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Boston's version of the Viking Splash tour

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What makes a great Christmas ad?

The SuperValu Christmas ad was released this week and was warmly received, with lots of people sharing their reaction to it online. But what makes a great Chrismas ad? And why do some of them stand the test of time more than others, like the ESB ad from the 1980s, or the Barry's Tea radio ad from the 1990s? Kieran spoke to Neal Davies, CEO of BBDO Dublin, a company that's been involved in iconic ads such as the Guinness one with the memorable tagline "Even at the home of the black stuff, they dream of a white one." They talked about why some ads have all the right ingredients but don't strike the right tone, and why some ads return to our screens and radios year after year.