The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Are you a digital hoarder? If you are a person who takes 20 pictures of your coffee, pictures of the dog, pictures of your dog and leaves them sitting on your phone to rot, you are a digital hoarder. But, what impact is it having on your phone and the planet?Newstalk Reporter Meghan O’Halloran took to the streets of Dublin to ask the public about the amount of pictures on their phones, and Kieran is joined by Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly, to discuss.

Biohacking is the latest thing people are implementing to reduce their biological age, but can our biological age truly be reduced, and are trackers and watches accurate at determining a person's biological age?Joining Kieran to discuss is Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of the aging research program at Trinity.

Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to the lowest recorded level in the UK…An annual survey of young people’s reading habits, which began two decades ago, shows its lowest-ever result, most pronounced among boys aged 11 to 16.How do we encourage them to read when there is so much grabbing their attention?Joining Kieran to discuss is author Eoin Colfer.

John Fardy, Presenter of 'Screentime' and Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…

Actress Eilish O'Carroll joins Kieran for this week's Thursday Interview!

How would you like to take a ‘workation’? In this new world of remote working, a ‘workation’ combines work with a vacation.So, how prevalent is this practice, and what does it take to stay productive while sipping coconut water on the beach?One large multinational offering a ‘workation’ to employees is Deloitte, their Chief People Officer, Sinead Gogan, joins Kieran to discuss.

Over 200 people are now confirmed dead following an Air India crash, which was en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. It plummeted into a hostel housing medical students, with casualties reported on the ground.The passengers included 217 adults, 11 children and two infants. Of them, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian.Joining Kieran to discuss is Rahul Bedi, Journalist based in New Delhi and Sean Bell, former Fighter Pilot.Image: Reuters

1980’s Kids TV Presenter Timmy Mallett is cycling around Ireland, meeting people and painting along the way. Henry McKean brought along his old bike, met up with Timmy Mallett, and went for a bike ride!

Ryanair has introduced a €500 fine for disruptive passengers whose "unruly" behavior results in them being taken off the plane. The hope is that the fine will act as a deterrent for passengers who cause disruptions, but is this enough to stop this behavior?Joining Kieran to discuss is Eoghan Corry, Owner and Editor of Travel Extra and Michelle Walsh Jackson, AKA the Novel Traveller.

Weight-loss jabs like Wegovy and Mounjaro have been hailed as game-changers in the fight against obesity, but now, serious health warnings are emerging…Experts fear these drugs may interfere with common medications like the contraceptive pill and HRT, potentially increasing cancer risk. So, what do patients really need to know?Joining Kieran to discuss is Donal O’Shea is the Clinical Lead on Obesity for the HSE.