The Hard Shoulder

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 stories of people who didn’t quite make the cut for the role of President.

Former Green Party Leader and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan joins Kieran for this week's Thursday Interview!

RTÉ has said that Ireland will not take part in this year’s Eurovision, unless Israel is removed…If Israel does take part, should RTÉ stand its ground and boycott the competition?Joining Kiernan to discuss is Musician Steve Wall and Writer Yankey Fachler, and later Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport and Fine Gael TD for Limerick County.

John Kelly’s new book ‘The GAA Covered’ is out this Friday, and examines the history of the sports association through the provided match programmes throughout the years.He joins Kieran to discuss!

The latest Freedom Flotilla is making progress towards Palestine to break the aid blockade implemented by Israel.So, what is the latest?Activist and Actor Liam Cunningham join Kieran to discuss this, and how the tide may be turning in multiple areas.

Yesterday on the show Kieran spoke with Eric Nelligan, who is a teacher, Assistant Principal and Aontú Spokesperson on Education and Richard Hogan, Family Psychologist and author of ‘Home Is Where The Start Is’, who debated whether phone bans would work.It’s after the Ombudsman for Children’s Office said blanket bans on phones are not in the best interest of children.Today, Kieran is joined to discuss by Fionn McWeeney, who was a member of the Youth Advisory Group in the Ombudsman for Children Office, who helped in an advisory role with the Smart Phone Ban report.

Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best tips for those things you might not think about.This week, Simon joins Kieran (on International TV Dinner Day) to discuss how you can make the perfect TV dinner!

It’s been noted that the Irish football team is unable to hire a Sports Psychologist.Boss Heimar Hallgrimsson has previously spoken of how heavy the Irish jersey can weigh, and maybe a bit of that was seen yesterday, as they fell to Armenia in their World Cup qualifier.So, does the team need help with their mentality, and would a sports psychologist help?Sports Psychologist Aoife Quinn joins Kieran to discuss.

40 years after Ireland's first heart transplant took place at the Matter Hospital in Dublin, Kieran is joined by Professor Freddie Wood, the surgeon who was central to the development of the heart transplant programme in Ireland.

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent joins Kieran to discuss how traditional banks are taking on Revolut’s instant money transfer features with their own ‘Zippay’ system. When will this get implemented, and how much of an impact will it have?