Highlights From The Hard Shoulder

Rhiannon Adam is set to become the first Irish person in space. She is a photographic artist originally from Co. Cork, who now lives in Hackney in London. The trip, called dearMoon, is expected to take place next year 2023 aboard Starship, a rocket being developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Rhiannon joined Anton Savage on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

Actor, Florence Pugh has recently opened up about the imposter syndrome she experienced on the set of the 2018 film King Lear. Aoife O’Brien, Founder of Happieratwork.ie and ImposterSyndrome.ie joined Anton Savage to discuss how imposter syndrome affects us and how to deal with it...

Labour Party Education Spokerperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says that the Irish requirement for teaching training is a barrier to a diverse workforce. Anton Savage was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD and Simon Lewis, Principal at Carlow Educate Together to discuss...

There are reports that getting a taxi over the weekend was pretty much impossible in Dublin City. Demand has trebled in the last month. The taxi apps had very few cabs available. Some people had to walk home and others even booked into hotels to stay out of the cold. This is the first Christmas in 3 years that the office party is back because of Covid. Henry McKean met some of those in the industry and those affected by the shortages…

Aisling Larkin TV Chef and mindful eating coach joined Kieran to take a closer look how to make the best Christmas stuffing for the festive season...

Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sports Writer with the Irish Daily Star joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action...

Journalist Nicola Tallant joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the latest on the Regency Hotel murder trial and also about ‘Crime World’, her podcast that will hit the stage of the 3Olympia theatre in April next year...

Jess Kelly, Newstalk's Technology Correspondent joined Kieran to discuss what she found out during her visit to Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Dublin...

House prices could drop by as much as 12% if housing output increases by 10,000 units a year. That is according to a new ESRI paper, which found that increasing output would not necessarily lead to significant wage inflation in the construction sector. Kieran was joined by Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU and Aidan Regan, Associate professor in political economy in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD to discuss…

The FAI have today been fined €20,000 after the Republic of Ireland women’s team sang the Wolfe Tones’ ‘Celtic Symphony’ after the team qualified for the World Cup a few weeks ago. Wolfe Tones singer and songwriter Brian Warfield joined Kieran on the show to discuss…

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Venkat Annasamy, President of the Non-Resident Tamil Indian Association and Julia Marciniak, Unite Union Activist to discuss what it is like not being in their home countries during the festive season...

The HSE and two US laboratories have admitted liability in the case of Irene Teap, who died after being diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. Her husband and campaigner Stephen took a High Court Action against Clinical Pathology Laboratories, MedLab Pathology and the HSE over her death in 2017. Stephen Teap joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…

South Korea have decided to scrap their traditional method of counting ages in order to adopt the international standard. As a result, all citizens will become around 1 to 2 years younger. Kevin Cawley, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies at UCC joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...

Fáilte Ireland has warned that "significant increases" in the cost of hotel rooms are set to continue well into 2023. The head of the tourist body has written to providers, accusing them of causing reputational damage to the industry by charging sky-high prices. Kieran was joined by Chris O’Sullivan Fianna Fail TD and Micheal Lennon General Manager of the Westport Woods Hotel…

Mícheál Ó Foighil, manager of Coláiste Lurgan has criticized Norma Foley and the government for their neglect of the language. He said the level of Irish student acquire after 14 years of education just isn’t good enough. Kieran was joined by general secretary of Conradh na Gaeilge, Julian de Spáinn and Diarmuid Lyng, Owner of Wild Irish Treats to discuss…

Thousands of police in Germany carried out a series of raids today against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Kieran was joined by Emmanuelle Chaze, Political Correspondent and reporter for Deutsche Welle and France 24.

Today marks 50 years since Apollo 17. Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were the last men to set foot on the moon, this day 50 years ago. Kieran was joined by Off The Ball Presenter, Shane Hannon to discuss...

Newstalk's own, Simon Tierney joined Kieran for the new 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 took a look a the different brands of cheese and onion crisps...

Online platforms such as Airbnb will be fined up to €5,000 if they advertise lettings which have not been registered with Fáilte Ireland. Tourism Minister, Catherine Martin joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss this and also further discussions on suggestions around banning career breaks for teachers...

A protest has been taking place this afternoon to mark 5 years since the completion of the Oireachtas Housing Committee’s ‘Safe As Houses’ report on defective apartments. The Construction Defects Alliance says that people are living in up to 100,000 apartments that still aren’t totally safe. Kieran was joined by Pat Montague, Construction Defects Alliance spokesperson and Jill Kellegher, apartment owner and OMC director in The Granary, Dublin 8...