The Hard Shoulder

How neutral really is Ireland and how has the concept of neutrality changed over time? Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Conor Gallagher, Irish Times Crime and Security correspondent to discuss his new book 'Is Ireland Neutral: The Many Myths of Irish Neutrality'...

Controversy is brewing in Italy after it was announced that cyclists could be forced to take out insurance, fit numbers plates and have indicators on their bicycles. But could similar measures improve road safety here in Ireland? Kieran was joined by Seamus Boland, CEO of irish Rural Link and Noel Gibbons, Chairperson of the Western Lakes Cycling Club

Trade unionist Brendan Ogle and Minister of State Neale Richmond debated whether an unemployment rate of 3.8% is a true good news story, or whether it tells another tale.

SIPTU has today been seeking a €2 an hour increase for workers in early years education at pay talks that began today. The union wants the minimum hourly wage rate to increase from €13 to €15. Darragh O’Connor, SIPTU's Head of Strategic Organising and Campaigns joined Kieran after talks to discuss the moves going forward...

Last June, Sky Arts ran its first ever nationwide arts initiative for primary schools, ‘Access All Arts week’. It’s back for its second year, 19-23 June and to celebrate the week, Sky Arts will be airing a special episode of ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’ featuring celebrities and children. Kieran was joined by acclaimed actor, author and presenter of ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’, Stephen Mangan…

Tesco is set to reduce their prices by an average of 10pc across more than 700 products. For more reaction to this, Kieran was joined by Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Fein TD and spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Caitriona Redmond, Cost of Living Expert with the Irish Examiner...

Dubliners could vote next year on whether Dublin should have a directly elected mayor with executive powers. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has indicated that such a vote could be held on the same day as the local and European elections in early June 2024. How do we feel about this prospect? Kieran was joined by Michael Pidgeon, Dublin City Councillor for the Green Party and Derek Mooney, Public Affairs c...

SIPTU has today been seeking a €2 an hour increase for workers in early years education at pay talks that began today. The union wants the minimum hourly wage rate to increase from €13 to €15. Kieran was joined by Paula Donoghue, owner of Clever Clogs in Cavan and national secretary of the Association of Childhood Professionals and Rowena Fisher, a pre-school childcare provider...

Tesco is set to reduce their prices by an average of 10pc across more than 700 products. Barry Whyte, Newstalk's Chief Reporter joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss what products this will affect, will it lead to a price war amongst supermarkets and get reaction from shoppers...

Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer and illustrator Celia Ivey have combined forces on a new children’s book, Little Big Sister. The book tells the story of a girl growing up with dwarfism. Celia brought the characters to life through her artwork. Kieran was joined by Eoin and Celia in studio...

Dublin has made it into the top 10 most expensive cities in Europe moving up from 13th place last year to 9th this year. But where does the rest of our cities rank? Kieran was joined by Joe O'Shea, Editor of CorkBeo.ie and medical journlalist, June Shannon to discuss...

Newstalk's own, Simon Tierney joined Kieran Cuddihy for the 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 are looking at two of your five-a-day, apples and oranges...

Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin which got us thinking, should Ireland have an official honour system? Like the way in which the UK or France honour their citizens? Kieran was joined by Hazel Chu, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin and Green Party Councillor and Joe Lyanm, Broadcaster and Newstalk’s Business Editor…

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