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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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Why was the introduction of water charges such an influential moment?

We continue Newstalk’s 20 most influential moments of the past two decades. Everyday we’re looking back at an influential moment chosen by our listeners. Today, it's the introduction of water charges and the political and social upheaval that it caused.  Brendan Ogle is the National Coordinator of Right2Water & the author of "New Republic: How the Fight for Water is Changing Ireland". Fergus O’Dowd is Fine Gael TD for Louth & was the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment during the water charges controversy. The joined Kieran on Thursday's edition of The Hard Shoulder.