Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
Reports by Henry McKean
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Henry's Christmas Cracker
a year ago - 98 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
"Ireland the most friendly country in Europe, I'm not sure."
2 years ago - 11 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
"It takes me an hour and a half to get from Terenure to DCU if the bus shows." Public transport companies face €5m in fines for delays and no shows.
2 years ago - 11 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
"I used to get slagged but it got me acknowledgement & I'm now competing in Miss Bikini Ireland." #RedheadAppreciationDay
2 years ago - 8 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
Limerick woman meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace to offer her condolences
2 years ago - 7 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
"I was conceived at a Garth Brooks concert." #GarthBrooks
2 years ago - 12 mins
Henry McKean on the Hard Shoulder
"You can go anywhere with an apprenticeship, there are no limits." €20m injection for apprenticeships
The government has announced €20 million in capital funding to expand apprenticeships across the country, from electricians to plumbers, hairdressers to pipefitting. Why does Ireland still have a shortage of apprenticeships and is there a stigma attached to taking up a trade which is very much needed to keep the country going? Henry McKean met apprentices in Bus Eireann and Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals Ltd to see what it is like on the ground.