Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

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  • 9 minutes 55 seconds
    The Shopping Trolley Hotline: Salad Dressing

    It’s time for the Shopping Trolley Hotline! Where we review the same product from various stores and brands.

    This week, Newstalk’s Simon Tierney joined Kieran Cuddihy to look at different offerings of salad dressing!

    22 January 2025, 6:50 pm
  • 17 minutes 23 seconds
    What went wrong in the Dáil?

    With chaos evident in the Dáil today, what went wrong - and when will the next Taoiseach be elected?

    Joining Kieran to discuss is People Before Profit TD Dún Laoghaire, Richard Boyd Barrett, Philip Ryan, Political Editor with the Irish independent and Alan Farrel, Fine Gael Senator.

    22 January 2025, 6:29 pm
  • 9 minutes 18 seconds
    Bishop calls out Trump in sermon - was it fair?

    US President Donald Trump has called a bishop "nasty" and demanded an apology.

    This is after she told him from the pulpit that he was sowing fear among the country's immigrants and LGBTQ people…

    Reverend Richard Coles joins Kieran to discuss.

    22 January 2025, 5:59 pm
  • 6 minutes 23 seconds
    Tech Takeover: Is digital golf the future for the sport?

    For this week’s Tech Takeover, Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent joins Kieran to discuss the Tomorrow Golf League (TGL): a new indoor golf tournament backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Is it a glimpse into the future?

    Image: TGL

    22 January 2025, 5:47 pm
  • 3 minutes 32 seconds
    Red warning for country - what to expect from Storm Éowyn

    With a status red warning issued from Met Éireann, Storm Éowyn is expected to hit Ireland this Friday…

    To discuss what you can expect, Kieran is joined by Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.

    22 January 2025, 5:32 pm
  • 14 minutes 3 seconds
    Chaos in the Dáil delays Taoiseach nomination

    174 TDs entered the Dáil chamber at 11am, intending to nominate the new Taoiseach and thus get the new Government enacted.

    However, after a fourth suspension, the Dáil has been abandoned until tomorrow…

    What happened, and why does there seem to be so much chaos?

    Kieran is joined by Alison O’Connor, Columnist with the Sunday Times and Broadcaster and Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan, to discuss.

    22 January 2025, 5:31 pm
  • 7 minutes 41 seconds
    What does Trump mean for the undocumented Irish?

    President Donald Trump plans to make good on his promise to end illegal immigration, and has also promised a wave of deportations.

    This is a move that is causing fear and anxiety across the states and within the Irish community where there remains a large proportion of undocumented Irish living in the US.

    Fiona McEntee, Managing Partner at McEntee Law Group has been inundated with emails and calls from those who are “extremely concerned” about their situation.

    Fiona joins Kieran from Chicago to discuss.

    22 January 2025, 5:04 pm
  • 10 minutes 43 seconds
    Should Google stop warning about speed cameras? - Henry McKean Asks

    Road safety campaigners have urged Google to remove satnav alerts for random Garda speed cameras and checkpoints to ensure reckless drivers are detected.

    Henry McKean has been investigating, and joins Kieran to discuss.

    22 January 2025, 4:51 pm
  • 18 minutes 7 seconds
    How is a Programme for Government made?

    Dáil Éireann is set to return tomorrow, with a new Government and a fresh agenda set out by their Programme for Government.

    But, how did the programme come to be, what compromises did they have to make and what goes into governmental talks?

    Joining Kieran to discuss is Ossian Smyth, Minister of State for Communications and candidate for the Trinity College panel of the Seanad election and Craig Hughes, Political Editor with the Daily Mail.

    21 January 2025, 6:33 pm
  • 13 minutes 45 seconds
    The Bookshelf with Dermot Bannon

    Presenter and Architect Dermot Bannon joined Kieran Cuddihy this week to place his favourite book on the Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

    21 January 2025, 5:56 pm
  • 4 minutes 41 seconds
    What are the appliances Gen Z can’t live without?

    A recent survey has looked into what home appliances different generations use. It found that Gen Z-ers were more likely to see the coffee machine, and air fryers as ‘must-haves’ when compared to older generations.

    Joining Kieran to discuss and be Gen Z’s representative in this debate is Aoife Rooney, the Assistant Editor of the Weekend Magazine at the Irish Independent.

    21 January 2025, 5:33 pm
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