The Hard Shoulder

Conor Pope, Pricewatch Editor with The Irish Times joined Kieran on the show to discuss consumer's skepticism around Black Friday offers...

Tributes have been pouring in all day for Vicky Phelan and listeners have been highlighting the impact she had on their lives. We will be hearing some of these stories throughout the show but first our reporter Josh Crosbie joins us from Limerick where he has been getting some local reaction.

After watching the Steve Thomson Documentary ex-Munster player, Duncan Casey penned an article where he sketched out his worries about concussion following a career in rugby. Duncan Casey, retired Munster and Grenoble rugby player and columnist with the Irish Examiner, joined Kieran live in studio in Cork to discuss.. Image: Munster Rugby

Aisling Larkin TV Chef and mindful eating coach joined Kieran to take a closer look at the do's and don'ts of meal time...

Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action...

Elon Musk has ended remote working for Twitter staff and tells them to prepare for 'difficult times ahead' in his first direct email to employees since taking over. Henry McKean has been speaking to workers and captains of industry and asking how would they feel about being forced back into the office?

Green Party TD Patrick Costello has won his case in the Supreme Court in which he challenged the EU’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada. Green Party TD Patrick Costello and Martin Heydon, Minister for New Market in the Dept of Agriculture joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

Around 500 ECCE only providers shut their doors today in protest of lack of funding. Kieran was joined by Rowena Fisher, Pre-School Childcare Provider to discuss...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after throwing soup on a painting at Crawford Art Gallery in Cork yesterday evening. Mary McCarthy, Director of the Crawford Art Gallery joined Kieran in studio to discuss what happened. Manuel Salazar, from Extinction Rebellion also joined Kieran on the show…

Moscow announced yesterday evening that its troops would start withdrawing from the city of Kherson. This had been the only city to fall to Russia. Is this a sign that the end of the war might come?  Or is there still a long way to go? Olexiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian MP and Vice President of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and Duncan Bullivant, Former British army off...

Jennifer Aniston has spoken publicly for the first time about struggles with her fertility journey. The 53-year-old actress told Allure Magazine that she wishes someone had told her to freeze her eggs when she was younger. Dr Bart Kuczera of the Beacon Care fertility clinic joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the egg freezing process...

According to research done by the Irish Daily Mail, the amount of houses needed for the country has been grossly underestimated. The shortfall we’re due to have by 2030 is 65,000. Kieran was joined by Political correspondent for the Irish Daily Mail, Craig Hughes. Kieran was also joined by the head of University College Cork’s Planning School, Brendan O’Sullivan....

With the World Cup in Qatar beginning in just 10 days, the competition has been swamped in negative PR. Earlier in the week, a Qatari ambassador for the World Cup described homosexuality as "damage in the mind". To discuss how this impacts those within the LGBT+ community, Kieran was joined by John Coary, The Chairman of Dublin Devils FC, an LGBT+ inclusive football club...

This week a primary school was ordered to pay €12,000 compensation to a girl with Down syndrome after she had to spend most of her school day in a foyer outside the classroom and away from her classmates. To discuss the issue of inclusivity in education, Kieran was joined by Nicola Hart, National Member Support for Down Syndrome Ireland and Bernard Mulvany Co-Founder of Access for All…

The tourism sector has warned that the high level of tourist accommodation being used to house Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers could have a huge impact on the sector. Eoghan O'Mara Walsh, Chief Executive of The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation and Garry Anderson, Co Owner of Anderson's Boathouse Restaurant and Killybegs Seafood Shack, to discuss...

Sarina Bellissimo, host of The Bellissimo Files Podcast joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to take a look down under at one of her favourite reality TV shows, 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'...

Changes being proposed to social welfare would mean people who earn more money would get higher welfare payments if they lose their jobs. The new system would see different welfare payments offered depending on the person’s previous income or PRSI contributions. Kieran was joined by Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD and Dr Aedín Doris, Economics lecturer in Maynooth to discuss

Newstalk's own, Simon Tierney joined Kieran for the new series 'The Shopping Trolley Hotline'. The series will give listeners pause when they’re filling their trolleys, to consider their options. This week Simon and Kieran took a look a the different ketchup options on the shelves...

Tomorrow night, rugby will be played for the first time at Páirc Uí Chaoimh when Munster take on a South Africa 15. It’ll be in front of a sell-out attendance of over 41,000 people. Sean Kelly, Fine Gael MEP, but also former GAA President joined Kieran to discuss changes to Rule 42 in the GAA…

New research suggests white rice is as bad as sweets when it comes to heart health. Nutritionist, Gaye Godkin, joined Kieran to discuss some of the foods that nutritional value might surprise you...

Results coming in from the midterm elections in the US, show a strong performance from the Democrats. However, it appears Republicans are on track for a majority in the House of Representatives. Republicans will need to flip two among the three states of Nevada, Arizona and Georgia, to take control of the Senate. Kieran was joined by President of Opportunity, Ohio Matt Mayer and Professor of Law a...

While speaking to Phil Ni Sheaghdha of the INMO yesterday, listeners got in touch pertaining to public versus private when it comes to the health service. Some of those paying private insurance were not happy that private beds were being used by the public sector, and thus adding to the backlog in the private sector. Kieran was joined by Monaghan based GP Illona Duffy and Stephen McMahon, co-found...

Irish McDonald's fans are not happy with the latest changes the fast food giant has announced affecting its McFlurry ice creams. Henry McKean joined Kieran from the drive thru now at Artane McDonalds in North Dublin, to discuss the fast food giant’s jump to plastic spoons and straws…

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by comedian Al Murray or as you might better know him the ‘Pub Landlord’. He will be here in Dublin performing in Vicar on the 13th November...

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Clare McKenna, presenter of Alive and Kicking on Newstalk, to discuss diets and diet culture...