The Hard Shoulder

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Ciara Doherty on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action.

Former Kilkenny hurler and nine-time All-Star Award winner DJ Carey has been remanded in custody today for defrauding a number of people by falsely claiming he had cancer.It is expected he will be sentenced on Monday.Newstalk’s Court Correspondent Frank Graney joins Ciara to discuss the latest updates.

King Charles has "initiated a formal process" to remove Prince Andrew’s title.The King's younger brother has continued to face more questions about his private life in recent months, and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this further is Royal Commentator, Jennie Bond.

Pregnancy loss affects around one in every four pregnancies, most often before 12 weeks of pregnancy. Pregnancy loss at any time can have physical impacts on the pregnant woman, and emotional and social impacts on the woman and her partner.It can happen at work, and people can continue working while experiencing physical and/or emotional impacts, but is that right?Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this further is Labour TD, Marie Sherlock.

A University of Westminster study found that watching a horror movie burns as many calories as a 30-minute walk, but with the day that’s in it - are horror movies ‘Halloween movies’ or are they in a category of their own?Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joining Ciara Doherty in studio to discuss is Chris Wasser, Arts Journalist and Sunday Independent Film Critic and Comedian Jim Elliot.

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

There are ongoing concerns that an overhaul may be needed for mental health services for young people. Such services are finding themselves stretched due to ongoing demand.To discuss, Ciara Doherty is joined by Dr. Patricia Byrne, Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.

Bassist Stephen Travers, formerly of the Miami Showband, joins Ciara Doherty for this week’s Thursday Interview, discussing his new book ‘The Bass Player : Surviving the Miami Showband Massacre’.

Last week, a Boston Jury found Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie guilty of raping a 29 year old woman in the early hours of Friday March 15th 2024 in a Boston hotel.Today, Crosbie was sentenced to at least seven years in prison.Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Susan Zalkind, Investigative Journalist in Boston covering the trial.

Residents of a small village in Waterford say they’ve been blindsided by plans to build a massive multi-billion-euro data center on the site of a former cheese factory.More than 300 people have objected to the proposed data centre, citing traffic, aesthetic, and environmental concerns.But, why do we need them? Are they environmentally efficient? And just how essential are these data centres when it comes to foreign direct investment?Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this is Peter Lantry, Managing Director of Equinix, and Jerry MacEvilly, Head of Policy at Friends of the Earth.