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Now it’s the first Thursday night start to the Six Nations with Ireland at the Stade de France to take on a heavily favoured French side. Luke Fitzgerald, former Irish international joined Shane and Ciara to discuss how he is  feeling about Ireland’s prospects?

Former Rugby Union Referee Nigel Owens, joins Ciara and Shane for this week’s Thursday Interview!

One person has died and three others have been injured after a bus drove down a pedestrianised street in Dublin city this afternoon. Joining us with the latest from the scene was Keith Kelly Journalist at the Irish Independent and David Hall CEO of Lifeline Ambulance Service

The chair of Bord Bia Larry Murrin has told the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee today that he has ‘never been conflicted’ in his role as chair of the organisation. Francie Gorman, President of the Irish Farmers Association joined Shane and Ciara to give his reaction to the Committee meeting and to respond to critism over the associations ongoing protest outside the buildings of Bord Bia.

It is exactly 10 years ago today, when one of the most horrific gangland attacks took place in this country. The Regency Shooting marked a significant turning point in the Hutch-Kinahan feud. . Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been examining the social impact the feud has on communities affected by gangland activity. And he joined Shane and Ciara to discuss

It is exactly 10 years ago today, when one of the most horrific gangland attacks took place in this country. The Regency Shooting marked a significant turning point in the Hutch-Kinahan feud. . Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been examining the social impact the feud has on communities affected by gangland activity. And he joined Shane and Ciara to discuss

Kemi Badenoch has asked Labour MPs to join her in a no confidence vote against Keir Starmer, as Downing Street comes under pressure to reveal how Mandelson was vetted for the post of US ambassador. Lucy Fisher, Chief Political Commentator with Times Radio joined Shane and Ciara to discuss.

A Status Orange rain warning is currently in effect for Dublin, Wicklow, Waterford and Louth and a Yellow warning in effect for nine other counties. Joining Shane Ciara for the latest on it was  Meteorologist Matthew Martin at Met Éireann.

One person has died and three others have been injured after a bus drove down a pedestrianised street in Dublin city this afternoon. Joining us with the latest from the scene was Emily Keegan Newstalk Reporter and to react to the tragedy was Ray McAdam Lord Mayor of Dublin and FG councillor for North Inner City

The Muppets make their grand return to tv today, with a star studded cast including Sabrina carpenter and a special show on Disney+.   It's a classic of American kids television, but Irish Telly has some classics of it’s own.   Where are the realtaí of Irish children's tv now and how has home grown programming shaped the people we are today?  Newstalk's Sarah Madden report...

Ciara and Shane were joined, as always at this time on a Wednesday by Simon Tierney, who tells us how to do stuff...the stuff you do every day but may not be great at or need advice on...

Tomorrow marks 10 years since the Regency Hotel shooting. Ciara and Shane were joined by Paul Williams, Author & Crime Journalist, to take us back to this seminal event in the history of organised crime in Ireland...

The muppets make their grand return to tv today, with a star studded cast including Sabrina carpenter and a special show on Disney+. It's a classic of American kids television, but Irish Telly has some classics of it’s own. Where are the realtaí of Irish children's tv now and how has home grown programming shaped the people we are today? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports:

Inquests into the deaths of five babies murdered by Lucy Letby have opened today, following the release of a new documentary by Netflix, which features unseen police footage. David Conn, Investigations Correspondent with The Guardian who was at the inquest joined Shane and Ciara with the latest on the case and why some believe her conviction should be overturned.

Ciara and Shane were joined by Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent and Presenter of Tech Talk Jess Kelly for Tech Takeover.

Rain warnings for eleven counties will come into effect tomorrow with a status orange alert for Wicklow and Waterford. For the latest on these warnings, Shane and Ciara were joined by Cathal Nolan, of the weather channel.

Almost three thousand adults are on waiting lists to see an HSE psychologist, and nearly half of those are waiting more than a year. And when it comes to CAMHS, over four thousand children and adolescents are on waiting lists to access their services. Those are just two statistics to tell the story of the many problems in our mental health services. Mary Butler is the Minister of State for Mental...

A new study from the University of Edinburgh has found that people from the North West of Ireland have the highest risk of developing haemochromatosis. The disease, also known as the ‘Celtic curse’, is an inherited condition that causes an iron build-up in the body. But why is the condition so common here and what symptoms should you be aware of? Professor John Ryan is a consultant hepatologist at...

Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton will bring to Cabinet proposals for statutory charter to strengthen accountability in schools.   Under this proposal parents will be told by schools the amount of money generated from these voluntary contributions and how exactly it is being spent by the school. To discuss this further Shane and Ciara were joined by Seamus Mulconroy, General Secretar...

The Oireachtas Media Committee met today to discuss the regulation of online platforms, with senior staff from Meta, Google and TikTok. Social media platform X has refused the invitation . It comes for Age verification for social media to go before Cabinet Sinead Gibney is Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown, and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sp...

The cabinet have agreed a complete ban on scramblers in public places. This is after the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch in Finglas recently. The Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, said the legislation will be in place in a matter of weeks. Saying we owe it to Grace and her family. But how widespread are Scramblers in communities in Dublin and how difficult will it be to enforce? Henry McKe...

Every week for The Ultimate Guide on The Hard Shoulder, Fionn Davenport takes a closer look at some of the fantastic destinations to visit around the world. This week, as part of his 12 best cities in the world, Fionn joined Ciara and Shane to give the ultimate guide to Hanoi in Vietnam

‘AI-assisted mammograms result in fewer aggressive and advanced breast cancer’, according to a new study which used AI in 200,000 breast exams from various institutions in more than 10 countries.   Joining Shane and Ciara was Suzanne Little, Professor in the School of Computing at Dublin City University.

Chef  Kevin Dundon joined Shane and Ciara  to place his favourite book on The Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

In the UK, Peter Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords over the latest revelations about his relationship with  Jeffrey Epstein, while in the US, Former US president Bill Clinton and former Secretary State Hillary Clinton will testify in a congressional investigation   Joining Shane and Ciara was Terry Sheridan, News Director at WSHU radio