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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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Will you tick the 'no religion' box on the census form?

People who aren't religious or no longer practice religion are being urged to select the 'no religion' option in the upcoming census. Census 2022 takes place on April 3rd, after being delayed for a year due to the pandemic. The Humanist Association of Ireland is appealing to people to tick 'no religion' if applicable, as the census data will help determine government policy and funding in the coming decade. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast, the group's CEO Jillian Brennan said they're appealing to "the citizens of Ireland who are not religious or who no longer practice a religion". Henry McKean has been out and about getting a straw poll on how you plan to fill out the census,