The Hard Shoulder

Is Rip-Off Ireland Back with a bang? Over the next few weeks, we will be looking into the continuing rise in the cost-of-living, but also the price of socialising and leisure activities. Today, Newstalk reporter Sheila Naughton joined Kieran in studio to look at the price of going to the cinema...

This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder’s daily catch-up on the day's news.  Today, Kieran was joined by Lorcan Nyhan, Head of Training at The Communications Clinic and columnist with The Sunday Independent and Sarah-Jayne Tobin, Content Editor with Evoke and host of the Inspire Podcast...

As it is election year in the US, every Thursday here on the Hard Shoulder we are going to get the latest from the campaign trail.  Kieran was joined by Jeff Kuhner, Host of The Kuhner Report on WRKO AM680 Radio in Boston... 

Who would you like to see on an Irish Walk of Fame? Kieran was joined by Mike Bray, Meath County Councillor from Fordstown to discuss...

There have been several videos circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter of politicians such as Mary Lou and Aengus O Snodiagh being heckled and physically intimidated by ‘activists’.   Physical abuse and intimidation towards politicians seems to be on the rise and some are worried about it going too far.   Kieran was joined by Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sports Writer Irish Dai...

After years of therapy my next guest has decided to write a book exploring the idea of too much therapy...   Author Rebecca Ivory’s book is a collection of short stories exploring the process of therapy and therapy speak...

Is Rip-Off Ireland Back with a Bang?  Ciarán Nugent, Economist with the Nevin Economic Research institute joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder’s daily catch-up on the day's news.  Today, Kieran was joined by Liz Dunphy, Senior reporter Irish Examiner and Valerie Cox, Journalist & Author...

This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times journalist and author of 'Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshall Sir Henry Wilson MP' 

Jess Kelly, Newstalk Technology Correspondent joined Kieran for the Tech Takeover. This week Jess looked at Airbnb's new CCTV policy...

This year, and more specially this month marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1984 to 1985 miners’ strike in the UK.   The strike was a major industrial action within the coal industry that aimed to prevent mine closures which the Tory government under Margaret Thatcher was initiating.  It divided communities, split families and changed the face of a nation. The ramificati...

We are kicking off our Newstalk Goes Green project now by asking the question 'Are grants key and the way forward to achieving your dream home?' Kieran was joined by Dermot Bannon, Presenter and Architect on RTÉ’s Room to Improve and Claire Irwin, Quantity Surveyor on RTÉ’s Room to Improve to discuss... With thanks to SSE Airtricity, to find out more about Generation Green Home Upgrade, see sseair...

The CSO has launched its new gender equality database in which it has revealed a breakdown of all types of information on men and women in Ireland.   It reveals that women are more likely to work unpaid hours as carers, whilst men are less likely to be teachers. And there is a 10% difference in pay between a woman and a man.   Joining me now to discuss this is Saoirse Hanl...

This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder’s daily catch-up on the day's news.  Today, Kieran was joined by Laura Slattery, Journalist with the Irish Times and Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent with the Irish Examiner...

Last night the US Ireland Alliance hosted the 18th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards. How is the Oscar build up and how is Cillian Murphy coping with the huge international press pack? Henry McKean joined Kieran LIVE on The Hard Shoulder from Los Angeles...

This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Dr Eva Orsmond, specialist in obesity and Founder of Dr Eva's clinics to discuss the problem with type 2 diabetes in Ireland...

Social Media Content Creator Holly Carpenter joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss some of her favourite books...

Veteran broadcaster and journalist Charlie Bird has died aged 74.  RTE's former Chief News Correspondent was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2021 and had been an active campaigner for a number of charities despite his ill health.  Kieran was joined by Sean O’Rourke, Broadcaster and Journalist, John Kelleher, who was working with Charlie on a new documentary and Antoinette Keegan,...

Singer and actress, Lily Allen has come out to say that her two daughters have ‘totally ruined’ her pop career because she chose to prioritize them instead of work.  The star insists that as a parent you simply can’t have it all. Are parents forced to make sacrifices after having children?   Kieran was joined by Tanya Sweeney, features Writer and Columnist for the Irish Indepen...

A survey in the UK has found that a third of drivers admit to hogging the middle lane on motorways. Tail-gating was also identified to be a common occurrence on the roads.   Has poor lane discipline become more common, with behaviour such as middle-lane hogging and tailgating becoming the norm?  Kieran was joined by Brenda Bolger, owner of Bolger School of Motoring in Kilkenny and S...

This is the Afternoon Update – The Hard Shoulder’s daily catch-up on the day's news.  Today, Kieran was joined by Conor Lally, Irish Times Crime and Security Editor and Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent  

This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Mick Barry, People Before Profit TD to discuss why he thinks Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is making a mistake by travelling to the US to meet Joe Biden for St Patrick's Day...

Cheltenham Festival gets under way tomorrow. One man who will be making his debut at the festival is Kildare jockey Tom Harney... Tom joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to preview the race. Former Jockey Davy Russell retired shortly after last year’s festival and he also joined Kieran on the show...

This week in our Kid's Health Check, Dr Suzanne Crowe Consultant in pediatric intensive care at Crumlin Children’s Hospital joined Kieran to look at how to spot hip issues in our little ones...

The referendum on the family and care amendments ended with the highest ever 'No' vote on Saturday.  The care amendment was rejected by 74 percent of the voters, while the family amendment was rejected by 68 percent.  Kieran was joined by John McGuinness, Fianna Fail TD and Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform who voted No/No and Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féi...