The Hard Shoulder

The Minister for Education has warned schools that she will not hesitate to use the legislative powers to compel them to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with additional needs.To discuss this, Kieran is joined by two parents who have children with special needs.

Are developers the key to solving our housing crisis, or are we simply incentivizing the wrong people? As the government looks to lower developer investment and increase borrowing to speed up apartment building, questions remain about whether this will solve the deeper issues in housing delivery.Joining Kieran to unpack this is Karl Deeter, CEO of onlineapplication.com, and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West…The Minister for Education has warned schools that she will not hesitate to use the legislative powers to compel them to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with additional needs.To discuss this, Kieran is joined by three parents who have children with special needs.

Whether it’s 75 hard, carnivore-only diets or intermittent fasting, there are a lot of health kicks that try to shave off those extra pounds and get fit.But, without so many diets and trends, what are we losing nutrition-wise when we follow these crazes?Gaye Godkin, Nutritionist, joins Kieran to discuss.

Israeli strikes have been continuing throughout the weekend in the aftermath of the collapsed ceasefire in the region, with Lebanon being hit more recently.Joining Kieran is Dr Mahmoud Abumarzouq, he is an Orthopedic Surgeon in Ireland who is originally from Rafah.Mahmoud joins Kieran to discuss his own personal losses from this conflict.

Passengers around the world had their travel plans disrupted following the fire at a substation near Heathrow Airport.Flights resumed late on Friday but it's estimated around 200,000 people were affected by the closure.Newstalk reporter met with passengers and staff at Dublin Airport.

This week, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

Ireland is set to clash tomorrow with the French in the first bout of the Women’s Six Nations challenge. It will be a tough challenge, but what will Ireland be hoping to achieve from this game going into the rest of the tournament?Former Irish Internationals, Alison Miller and Anna Caplice, join Kieran to discuss.

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran to talk about ‘scrappy cooking’, and how you can use those leftover bits to make a fantastic meal!

Netflix's new drama miniseries 'Adolescence' has been on everyone's lips recently, and has been receiving a lot of acclaim.Joining Kieran to discuss the show and the impact it has is Newstalk Breakfast Presenters Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly…Image: Netflix

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…Before that, Kieran was joined by Kate O’Connor, who won silver at the World Indoor Championships. She discusses the achievement from the stadium in Nanjing, China.