The Hard Shoulder

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Aug 8, 2025 • 28min

Winners and Sinners

This week, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Saoirse Hanley, Writer with the Irish Independent to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…
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Aug 8, 2025 • 9min

Why we don't like food we haven't eaten - Josh Crosbie Reports

A new survey has shown that adults have on average 8 things that they refuse to eat, with 5 of them being things they haven't even tried? Why are there things we just refuse to eat?Newstalk's Josh Crosbie reports!
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Aug 8, 2025 • 17min

You Are What You Eat: Peas

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss peas - and how you should eat them!
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Aug 8, 2025 • 7min

Sport with Eoin Sheahan

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 17min

Will Israel do a full military takeover of Gaza?

This week we learned that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is planning to fully occupy the Gaza strip. With thousands of Palestinians killed over the last 22 months, Kieran is joined by Ria Czerniak Lebov, granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee and Lecturer in NCAD, who has been speaking out against Zionism and the Israeli Government.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 8min

Cork and Galway Camogie Final - who will win?

This Sunday is the All-Ireland Camogie Championship Final in Croke Park, where Cork and Galway will battle it out for the title.For a preview of this weekend’s final, Kieran is joined by two former GAA players from both counties, Valerie Mulcahy from Cork and Susan Earner from Galway.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 6min

Ryan Tubridy pays back €150,000 to RTÉ

Former Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy has paid back the €150,000 he received from a RTÉ barter account for two events that did not take place.Joining Kieran to give the latest is Muiris O’Cearbhaill, Journalist with The Journal.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 16min

Is television as funny as it was anymore?

A discussion throughout the show this week is of the quality of television these days.Whether that be you’re not getting a good laugh out of it, or it just isn't as interesting anymore, something seems to be off…Like, is television as funny as it used to be?To discuss this more, Kieran is joined by a panel of experts, including Comedian Steve Cummins, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly and Alexandra Ryan from Goss.ie.
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Aug 7, 2025 • 18min

Movies and TV: Freakier Friday, Wednesday, Platonic

Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast, Dee Reddy, Entertainment Journalist and Podcaster and David O’Callaghan, from the Here and Back Again podcast joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…
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Aug 7, 2025 • 16min

Crises and controversies in Irish presidential history

As party campaigns kick off, The Hard Shoulder’s series learning more about the history of the presidential office continues.Patrick Geoghegan, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity’s Arts and Humanities Research Institute, and Presenter of Talking History joins Kieran to look back on some of the biggest controversies and crises in Irish presidential history.

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