Highlights From The Hard Shoulder

There's been a calls for workers of all ages to be paid the National Minimum Wage. Mandate Trade Union wants to see the abolition of the sub-minimum rate - which currently sees people under 20 paid less than 11 euro 30 cent per hour. For more on this Kieran was joined on the show by Ross Boyd from the Union of Students in Ireland and HR and Employment Law Consultant, John Barry, who MD of Management Support Services and Member of the ISME National Council..

Ann Marie O’Sullivan spoke to Andrea on Lunchtime Live today about deleting photos of her children that she had posted online over a period of about a decade. Is she right? Should we take a zero tolerance attitude to online photos of our children? Kieran was joined by Stefanie Preissner is a broadcaster and presenter of the ‘Basically’ podcast, and Siobhan O’Neill White, director at mams.ie to discuss... Image: Twitter - Stefanie Preissner @StefPreissner

The Irish Pharmacy Union has said it’s disappointed at the roll out of a new scheme to reimburse women with the cost of a drug that to help with severe sickness during pregnancy. For more on this Kieran was joined on the show by Orla Meaney based in Kilnaboy and 11 weeks pregnant with her second child, and Caoileann Appleby from Hyperemesis Ireland...

Kieran was joined in studio 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 there be billionaires?'...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien held a housing conference this morning with an aim to find ways to speed up the Government’s housing strategy. Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien joined Kieran on the show to discuss housing and NCT testing delays...

A new study in the UK has examined how often people change their bedsheets. Research shows around half of single men will wait up to 4 months before changing their bedsheets. Andrea Gilligan, presenter of Lunchtime Live on Newstalk and Shane Hannon, presenter of OTBAM on Off The Ball joined Kieran to discuss...

Guinness owner Diageo is hiking the price of a pint by more than 12c from next month. The company, which also produces Harp and Smithwick’s, said it is “facing significant inflation in input costs” across its operations. Kieran was joined by Vintners Federation of Ireland, Chief Executive, Paul Clancy and Cathal, from Sheridan’s Bar in Milltown, Co Galway to discuss...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien held a housing conference this morning. The aim was to find ways to speed up the Government’s housing strategy. Is this to be commended or not? Eoin O’Broin, TD and Sinn Fein’s Housing spokesperson joined Kieran to discuss...

Conor Pope of The Irish Times has been looking at how to get the most out of your holidays in 2023, and he joined Kieran to discuss...

As cases of colds, flu and respiratory viruses remain high, over 200 medicinal products are currently out of stock in Ireland, leaving pharmacists struggling to provide care for those in need of medication. President of the Irish Pharmacy Union Dermot Twomey and Sheena Mitchell, who is based at Milltown Total Health Pharmacy joined Kieran on the show to discuss...

Prince Harry spoke to Tom Bradby last night on ITV in an interview ahead of the launch of his new memoir ‘Spare.’ It has been billed as the publishing event of the year. But the well planned launch of Prince Harry's book appeared to fall apart as a leak by its surprise sale in Spain. But finally, bookshops can actually officially sell it. Will the leak hurt sales? Henry McKean has been digging into the fall out for us…

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said there are 489 patients on trolleys waiting for admission to a bed today. Kieran was joined by Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor of the Medical Independent and Diarmuid O’Dalaigh, owner of Oaklodge Nursing Home in Cork to discuss...

New analysis has found a 22% difference in the pass rate at two of the country’s NCT testing centres last year. The Independent.ie study found that the centre in Deansgrange in Dublin had a pass rate of 62.65%, while the centre at Derrybeg in Donegal had a pass rate of just 40.01%. Dave Humphreys, motoring journalist and Road Test Editor for CompleteCar.ie and Shane P O’Reilly, Independent Cavan County Councillor joined Kieran to discuss…

Sean Binder is set to face trial tomorrow, more than four years after he was arrested. He faces charges including people smuggling and being a member of a criminal organisation. Sean joined Kieran on the show from Lesbos in Greece...

Ex-boxer David Haye has set tongues wagging with unconfirmed rumours he is in a throuple with singer and presenter Una Healy and model Sian Osbourne. According to the Irish Sun he told friends and family he was. Posting photographs on social media getting close on a sun holiday and holding hands in London. Henry McKean has been out and about asking how commonplace are these type relationships? Image: : @davidhaye/Instagram

This week has been the worst on record for overcrowding in hospitals here. Between Tuesday and Friday this week the Irish Midwives and Nurses Association say there were almost 3,000 people on trollies. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly joined Kieran in studio to discuss the current crisis...

As January draws to a close, Brianna Parkins, Irish Times Contributor has been writing about alternative New Year's Resolutions as a woman with ADHD. She joined Kieran in studio to discuss...

This week has been the worst on record for overcrowding in hospitals in Ireland. Co-Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin North West, Róisín Shortall joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss..

Pete Lunn, Behavioural Economist at the ERSI joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to chat through the science behind how our brains perception of time...

Dr Peadar Gilligan, consultant in Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Hospital, and Member of IMO Consultant Committee joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder whilst on a break from his shift to discuss the ongoing hospital crisis..