Podcast
The Hard Shoulder
Hosted by Newstalk · EN
The Hard Shoulder Podcast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Colman is your essential drivetime companion—bringing fresh perspective and energy to your drive home.
CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment
Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
209episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
Movies and TV: The Odyssey, The Hawk, Heartstopper Forever
Yesterday00:15:57Tap to summarizeJohn Fardy, Presenter of Screentime on Newstalk and Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files podcast joined Ciara on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…
Transcribe →
Why does other people’s food taste better?
Yesterday00:11:36Tap to summarizeWe've all done it. You order a meal you're genuinely excited about, only to find yourself eyeing someone else's plate five minutes later.So, why does other people's food taste better?Joining Ciara to discuss is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, Brendan Kelly.
Transcribe →
Sport with John Duggan: It’s not coming home for England
Yesterday00:06:27Tap to summarizeOff The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the week’s action…
Transcribe →
What you need to know about plug-in solar panels
Yesterday00:06:27Tap to summarizePlug-in solar panels offer people without roof access a low-cost way of generating renewable electricity that can feed directly into their household, but how much will they cost and how much electricity do they generate?Joining Ciara to discuss this is Dr Paul Deane, Senior Lecturer in Clean Energy Futures at University College Cork.
Transcribe →
Government agrees to set up Commission of Investigation on Michael Shine
Yesterday00:06:12Tap to summarizeThe Government has agreed to set up a Commission of Investigation into the activities of prolific paedophile Michael Shine.Shine was a surgeon at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for over four decades, and he also had a private practice.He was convicted in 2017 and 2019 of abuse of a number of boys. Now, more than 400 victims and survivors have been identified.Joining Ciara for more on this is Fianna Fáil Senator in Louth, Alison Comyn…
Transcribe →
Aer Lingus set to cut up to 500 jobs
Yesterday00:08:55Tap to summarizeAer Lingus has said that up 500 jobs could be cut at the airline due to a planned 6% reduction in its flight capacity.Under the cost-cutting plan, 290 roles are under threat in head office functions, along with 140 cabin roles and 70 pilot positions…Joining Ciara to discuss this is Eoghan Corry, Travel and Aviation Journalist.
Transcribe →
Debunking male infertility misinformation
Yesterday00:07:46Tap to summarizeMale fertility experts around the world are reporting an increase in the number of men requesting semen analysis and expressing concerns about their future fertility, leading to an industry of influencers and products emerging in response capitalising on this anxiety. Videos online are circulating with influencers saying they are using ice or red light therapy on their testicles. Why? To 'spermaxx'…Joining Ciara with the correct advice is Helena Tubridy, Fertility Coach and author of ‘Still Trying to Conceive’.
Transcribe →
Should retailers take responsibility for how e-scooters are sold?
Yesterday00:09:28Tap to summarizeRetailers must take responsibility for how e-scooters are marketed and sold, according to Fine Gael TD for Tipperary South and Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Michael Murphy.His comments come as Children’s Health Ireland reports a 50% rise in children and young people admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries linked to e-scooter incidents…Deputy Michael Murphy joins Ciara to discuss.
Transcribe →
Are destination weddings ruining your savings?
Yesterday00:09:52Tap to summarizeWe’ve hit peak wedding season and, if you’re in your late 20s or 30s, you’re probably receiving multiple invitations every summer for friends’ destination weddings.But, spending your hard-earned cash attending a friend’s destination wedding if you don’t have a deposit for a home, or if it requires you getting into debt, smacks of financial self-sabotage, so writes Gabrielle Monaghan in today's Irish Independent.Joining Ciara to discuss this further is Money Journalist for the Irish Independent Gabrielle Monaghan, and Sara Kennedy, Wedding Expert and owner of The Aisle wedding blog.
Transcribe →
Do we have a cultural public toilet problem?
Yesterday00:16:39Tap to summarizeWriting in The Irish Examiner today, writer Marc De Faoite, who is living in France, highlights the difference of Ireland's attitudes to public toilets in comparison to France. "Ireland is still making grown adults say the equivalent of an “bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?”, he says, which he states comes from the lingering legacy of Catholic-era attitudes.Marc joins Ciara to discuss, as well Victoria Spillane, Interim Chief Operations Officer at Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland.
Transcribe →