The Hard Shoulder

While the show is broadcasting from Croke Park, it would be remiss for Jonathan not to visit their GAA Museum!He’s joined by Tour Guide Gerry McGarry to get the VIP treatment and see what’s on show!

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Jonathan Healy to discuss how you can mix up the classic roast dinner!

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Jonathan Healy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action. Bernard Jackman, former Leinster and Ireland international also joins to discuss the upcoming Leinster and Munster match.

The Hard Shoulder is broadcasting from Croke Park, and while we are looking ahead to tomorrow’s Leinster vs Munster game this weekend, we also should discuss Ireland’s historic Six Nations win over England in 2007!Joining Jonathan Healy to discuss is Shane Byrne, former Ireland Player and Ryle Nugent, who was Commentator on the day...

Jonathan Healy is joined in Croke Park by the most capped player in Ireland’s Women’s Rugby History, a Hall of Famer, and currently the Head of Women’s strategy with the IRFU, Lynne Cantwell to discuss her current role and more.

We talk a lot in this country about the culture around underage drinking in this country, as kids become teenagers, invites to house parties become more common. These parties often have a drinking element, either with or without the parents’ knowledge…But, do they put parents in an awkward position, and is underage drinking a bit of an inevitably in our culture?Joining Jonathan Healy from Croke Park is Columnist with Irish Independent and Columnist, Mary McCarthy and Columnist with the Irish Examiner, Jane Cowan.

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…

Claims have been made against Prince Andrew in a posthumous memoir of sex-trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre.Giuffre wrote that, on Epstein’s Island, the Prince believed having sex with her “was his birthright”...Mark Paul, London Correspondent for the Irish Times joins Ciara Doherty to discuss.

The Arts Council currently does not recognise Comedy as an artform, which means comedians receive no funding as result. However, the Comedy Amendment Bill is going to the Dáil on October 23rd to try and change this.Comedian Ailish McCarthy has been campaigning on this issue for many years, and joins Ciara Doherty to discuss.

Former Ireland International and two-time Six Nations winner Fiona Hayes joins Ciara Doherty for this week’s Thursday Interview!