The Hard Shoulder

Marks & Spencer is removing use-by dates from its fresh milk. They want to stop milions of pints that are still safe to consume being poured away, and they’re encouraging customers to use the ‘sniff test’ to tell whether milk is off or not. Kieran was joined by Anna Burns, a microbiologist and nutritional scientist...

According to data published by the National Cancer Registry, disruption to healthcare caused by the Covid-19 pandemic continued to negatively impact cancer diagnoses in 2021. Preliminary data indicates that the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2021 was 6% lower than projected. Kieran was joined by Professor John Crowne, professor and consultant medical oncologist at the St Vincent’s Hospital Gr...

Dublin has made it into the top 10 most expensive cities in Europe moving up from 13th place last year to 9th this year. In the world rankings Dublin has risen six places to 38th. So is Dublin a rip off or is it value for money? Kieran was joined by Martin Harte, CEO of the Temple Bar Company and Saoirse Hanley, features writer with the Irish Independent to discuss...

Former vice president to Donald Trump, Mike Pence has filed the paperwork to declare himself a candidate for the 2024 US Presidential Election. He will formally launch his campaign tomorrow, on his 64th birthday. Jerry McDermott is Executive Director of the Irish Cultural Centre and former Norfolk County Sheriff.

Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Fine Gael Senator, Regina Doherty, and Socialist Party TD for Cork North Central, Mick Barry. Continuing the series, ‘Common Ground’, they will debate some of the biggest, most divisive topics around. The series continued with a discussion around 'Should we scrap the Leaving Cert?'

The Department of Transport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have confirmed that tolls on the country’s national road network are to increase from July 1st. Tolls on M50 will increase by 30c for cars without tag or video accounts, bringing the charge to €3.50. Eugene Drennan, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association and Shane O’Donoughe, Editor of CompleteCar.ie joined Kieran to discuss...

The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with rival circuit LIV Golf in a deal that will end the split in the sport. The announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise, after a year of disruption in the men's game. It means pending litigation between the tours will now be halted and they will move forward as a larger enterprise. Kieran was joined by Chief Sports Writer for the Irish Daily Star, Kieran Cunni...

Kinahan Cartel leader Liam Byrne has been arrested on the holiday island of Majorca, as he visited home from Dubai to meet his family. He is wanted in the UK on serious firearms and organised crime offences - he looks set for extradition to the courts there. Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with the Sunday World joined Kieran to discuss... Image: National Crime Agency

Kieran Cuddihy sat down with comedian, Emma Doran. They discussed botox, beards and more!

The medical council have warned doctors against using diabetes drug ozempic for weight loss.  Susie  Birney from the Irish coalition  for people living with obesity joined Kieran to discuss the stigma that people are facing when asking for the drug.

Amazon has agreed to pay $25 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges over privacy violations linked to its digital assistant, Alexa. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly, spoke to Kieran.

Rebecca Shekleton, Presenter of the 98 fm weekly Breakfast Show, is flying solo this week in The Pod Couple. This week Rebecca told Kieran about a true crime podcast called 'Betrayal' IMAGE: Twitter @RebShek

Boyzone star Ronan Keating has revealed that he will be getting a vasectomy in the coming weeks. Speaking on the BBC’s Chris and Rosie Ramsey’s show over the weekend, Ronan said he has the date locked in for the snip but will be put under for it as he’s so nervous. Is it as scary as it once was or are more and more men seeing it as the best option for their later years? Dr. Emmet Kerin, Founding P...

British Triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne has received great support online after sharing a picture of herself running the race with her period visibly showing in the image. Kieran was joined by broadcaster, performance coach and former All Ireland winning captain, Anna Geary and Dr Lisa Ryan, head of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition in the School of Science and Computing at Atlantic T...

An auctioneer in Belfast has been urged to stop the sale of a pencil that apparently once belonged to Hitler. The ornate silver-plated pencil is set to go under the hammer at Bloomfield Auctions in east Belfast next week. The pencil is believed to have been given to Hitler by his long-term partner Eva Braun as a gift for his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941. It is inscribed with ‘Eva’ in German and...

A landmark review was published on Tuesday that looked into instances of domestic homicide and familicide in Ireland. The report made various wide-ranging recommendations on how families could be better supported by the State. However many have been critical of the recommendations of the report including Andrew McGinley. Andrew McGinley spoke to Kieran about his critique of the report.

Ozempic, the specialist diabetes medicine that has been taken over by a Hollywood craze. As shortages of the drug create issues, the HSE has warned that using it for weight loss puts the population at risk. GP who specialises in obesity medicine, Dr Michael Crotty spoke to Kieran.

As the government looks to make one of the most significant changes to pub licensing in decades - the Vintners Federation of Ireland says more needs to be done to protect older Irish pubs. Newstalk reporter Aoife Kearns looks at how licensing and laws dating as far back as the 1840s, still shape how pubs operate today.

The Garda Ombudsman has said they don’t have the resources to investigate complaints against them. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission were before the Oireachtas today they saying the need more staff to investigate Gardai. Crime Writer and Special Correspondent, Paul Williams, with the Irish Independent.

Ireland is among the countries in the EU who have the biggest increase in young adults living with their parents. Ireland’s home ownership rate decreased from 69.6% in 2012 to 69.3% in 2020 - this is compared to In 1990s and early 2000s, it had been ahead of the EU average. Senior lecturer in housing at Technological University Dublin, Lorcan Sirr, and journalist and author, Suzanne Harrington spo...

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien spoke to Kieran about homelessness, census figures on renting and whether the Government is starting to get a grip of the housing crisis.

"The digital stamp has been a winner for An Post". So say executives at the postal service who will launch the international version later this year. Both hope to encourage notes, cards and letters to be sent out on a whim, but who's even writing letters anymore and do pen and paper still have a place in our digital age? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

Travel journalist Fionn Davenport joined us again this week to tell us all about San Antonio, Texas!

According to executives, the digital stamp has been a winner for An Post. The postal service will launch the international version later this year. Both hope to encourage notes, cards and letters to be sent out on a whim, but who's still writing letters and do pen and paper still have a place in our digital age? Newstalk's Sarah Madden spoke to those still writing letters.

One of the findings of the Census is that the proportion of the population who reported themselves to be Roman Catholic fell by 4 per cent to 69 percent between 2016 and 2022.  The number of people with no religion also increased by 62 per cent to nearly three-quarters of a million (736,210), which represented approximately 14 percent of the population. Newstalks' Chief Reporter, Barry Whyte  has...