The Hard Shoulder

Jenny Keane is the organizer of The Sex Toy Show which was due to take place in early December in Dublin. Tickets were meant to go on sale next Friday, however the venue has pulled out of hosting the event. Jenny joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

Today is World Car Free Day. This is the day every year that people are encouraged to leave their cars at home for one day to see the impact it can have on our cities. Kieran was joined by Sadhbh O'Neill is a lecturer in climate policy and politics at DCU's School of Law and Government and Keith Gavin is from the Irish Parking Association to discuss moving to a car free culture...

Kieran was joined live from The Ploughing Championships by Catherine Fulvio, ALDI Ambassador, Chef, author, owner of the Ballyknocken House & Cookery School...

Kieran was joined at the Ploughing Championships by Elaine Houlihan, Munster Vice President of Macra na Feirme and Louise Crowley, Limerick Dairy Farmer to settle the age old debate of culchies versus townies...

Innovation and technology is playing a central role of the future of farming. But, the marketplace site DoneDeal, has been around for almost twenty years and has become one of the pillars of the farming community for buying and selling online... To discuss the seemingly ever-growing success of the site and the future of technology in agriculture, Kieran was joined by Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technol...

Kieran was also joined by Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent to discuss the Taoiseach's comments, the budget and the return of Bertie Ahern's possible return to the Fianna Fáíl party...

Kieran was joined by An Taoiseach, Mícheal Martin at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois to discuss the future of farming, the upcoming budget and his relationship with UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss...

Kieran dropped by the 'Ireland’s Fittest Farmer' Challenge in the Zurich Ireland tent at the National Ploughing Championships. Waterford hurling manager and Ireland's Fittest Family coach Davy Fitzgearld was on hand to put Kieran's abilities to the test...

Kieran was joined LIVE at the National Ploughing Championships, in Ratheniska, Co Laois by Neven Maguire, Chef and Proprietor of MacNean House in Blacklion, Co. Cavan and Pat Murphy IFA Regional Chair for Connacht...

Kieran was joined live at the National Ploughing Championships by Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD and Party Agriculture Spokesperson...

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Clare McKenna, presenter of Alive and Kicking on Newstalk, to discuss the idea of quiet quitting and why it has become a global phenomenon...

Today, September 20th is World GO Day – which aims to raise awareness around gynaecological cancers, and around the importance of acting on potential early symptoms. To discuss, Kieran was joined by Catriona Doyle, who was diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian at same time, when she was 46-years-old. Catríona was joined alongside Professor Donal BrennaN, Professor for Gynaecological Oncology at U...

Aisling Larkin TV Chef and mindful eating coach joined Kieran to take a closer look at how to make a good ragu and what you can do with it...

The creators of the 2014 podcast and pop culture phenomenon 'Serial' have confirmed a new episode is on the way today. That announcement comes after a US judge yesterday threw out the conviction of its Season 1 subject Adnan Syed. Syed, now 42, had been serving a life sentence in relation to the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee… Kieran was joined by Lee Sanderlin of The Baltimore Sun to discuss

The State pension age will remain at 66 and people will be offered the choice to work until 70 in return for higher payments. Heather Humphreys, Social Protection Minister joined Kieran on the show to discuss the new system and PRSI payments...

Phil Kieran, a GP in Cork, is hoping to help improve the lifestyle of the nation, with his new show on RTE 1 called ‘How Long Will You Live?’ He joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss his new show...

All members of the Cabinet are to receive State cars and drivers for the first time since 2011, under plans that won’t be officially considered or approved until after the Budget. Kieran was joined by Independent Cork City Councillor Ken O’Flynn, and security analyst Declan Power to discuss...

The State pension age will remain at 66 and people will be offered the choice to work until 70 in return for higher payments Kieran was joined by Sinead Ryan, presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, and former member of the Pension Council, to break down the new reforms...

Brexit may have another victim, your favourite television shows. The ‘European Works’ quota currently includes UK content like 'Eastenders' and 'I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here'. However, they could soon be excluded from that now that the UK has left the European Union. Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil MEP, joined Kieran on the show to give an update on the situation...

Simon Harris, Further and Higher Education Minister, is the most popular politician on TikTok. Kieran was joined by Jonny Fallon, Strategic director with Carr Communications to discuss why politicians are successful on social media apps and how it can help their career going forward...

The HSE is bracing itself for a 'twindemic' of COVID-19 and flu this winter, which could see more than 20,000 people admitted to hospital – so said figures leaked to Sunday Independent. For more on this, Kieran was joined by Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor of the Medical Independent and Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at the School of Nursing and Human Sciences at DCU...

Yesterday, in an interview with Dubs TV, Dublin Football manager, Dessie Farrell, confirmed the returns of serial All-Ireland winners Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey to the senior panel. Kieran was joined by Off The Ball’s Tommy Rooney, presenter of 'The Football Pod with Paddy Andrews & James O’Donoghue' to discuss...

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of London to watch Queen Elizabeth the second's funeral at Westminster Abbey. Henry McKean got this reaction from the crowd who had been camping out since the early hours...

There have been reports that Fine Gael want to delay carbon tax hikes, such is the impact of the cost of living crisis. Kieran was joined by People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central, Brid Smith and Director at Friends of the Earth in Ireland, Oisin Coghlan to discuss...

A newly released study says that more than 40% of Irish people without a pension have delayed starting one due to the swelling cost-of-living crisis... Kieran was joined by Bernard Walsh, head of Pensions and Investments at Bank of Ireland and Ireland's former Pensions Ombudsman, Paul Kenny to discuss...