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Feb 28, 2025 • 24min
Winners and Sinners
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…
Feb 28, 2025 • 12min
Trump and Zelenksy fight in the Oval Office - what’s happening?
A heated argument broke out between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenksy during a visit to the White House.Joining Kieran to discuss this exchange is Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with the Journal and Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics in the Clinton Institute in UCD.Image: Reuters
Feb 28, 2025 • 14min
You Are What You Eat: Blood Orange
Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran to talk about all the benefits you can get from a blood orange! Plus, what meals you can incorporate them into.
Feb 28, 2025 • 6min
Sport with Cameron Hill
Off The Ball's Cameron Hill joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…
Feb 28, 2025 • 14min
Are we sending the right message on deportation?
32 people, including 28 men, three women and one child, have been deported to Georgia on a chartered flight.The Minister for Justice gave a warning by saying "If you're seeking asylum and you're not entitled to asylum - don't come to Ireland…”Is that the message we want to send out?To discuss, Kieran is joined by Colm O’Gorman, Founding Director of The Open Community and Human Rights Campaigner as well as Paul Treyvaud, owner of Paul Treyvaud’s Restaurant in Killarney.
Feb 28, 2025 • 11min
Are you willing to pay for green policies?
A new survey by KPMG has found that the majority of people wouldn't want an increase in taxes to allow for reusable energy…Joining Kieran to discuss this is Leader of the Green Party, Roderic O’Gorman.
Feb 28, 2025 • 12min
Electricity and gas prices to see significant hikes
More bad news for consumers as SSE Airtricity have announced that they are to hike their electricity and gas prices from April 2nd.It means that the typical electricity bill will go up by 10.5%, and by 8.4% for gas customers...Thiswill put an additional 47 cent per day on the average electricity bill and 31 cent per day on the average gas bill.Joining Kieran to discuss this is Darragh Cassidy, Head of Communications with Bonkers.ie and Catriona Redmond, Consumer Columnist with the Irish Examiner.
Feb 28, 2025 • 11min
Should the HSE embrace AI?
There have been calls by a citizen’s jury that the Government should form a regulator to oversee the use of AI in our healthcare system.Joining Kieran to discuss is Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and the HSE’s Chief Clinical Information Officer, Richard Greene and Professor of Computing at DCU, Alan Smeaton.
Feb 28, 2025 • 7min
Have you tried seeing every ‘must-see’ movie?
Forrest Gump is near the top of a list of movies that are considered ‘must-see’, but people haven’t seen, a new survey reveals.Someone who is actually trying to watch every ‘must-see’ movie is Newstalk’s Aidan McKelvey! He joins Kieran to discuss.Image: Paramount Pictures
Feb 27, 2025 • 17min
Michael O’Leary on Dublin Airport, The Green Party and Trump
The UK Government today backed plans for a second runway at Gatwick airport, with the condition that environmental requirements are met.While Gatwick has this new runway coming, are we making the most of our own airports in this country?Michael O’Leary, the Group CEO of Ryanair, joins Kieran to give his thoughts on this, as well as the Government's upcoming visit to Trump.
