The Hard Shoulder
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Oct 6, 2025 • 11min
The shame of online scams - and how to avoid them!
Why do we feel ashamed to be scammed when it happens to so many of us? And what are some of the best ways to spot and avoid a scam?To chat about all this, Kieran is joined by the owner of Pretty Baked Bakery in Donegal, Róisín Gillen, and the Editor of tech website Goosed.ie, Martin Meany.
Oct 3, 2025 • 28min
Winners and Sinners
This week, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy and Saoirse Hanley, Feature Writer with the Irish Independent, to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…
Oct 3, 2025 • 11min
Halloween in the Nightmare Realm! - Henry McKean
Halloween season has started, so we buried Henry McKean alive, and he sent us his funeral! Henry got a sneak peek at the Nightmare Realm (with Fanta) which opens tomorrow in Dublin. The 7,000 square metre experience brings Halloween alive.Warning! This report has jump scares from the start!
Oct 3, 2025 • 16min
You Are What Are You Eat: Mayonnaise
Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss mayonnaise, and how you can responsibly use it in your recipes.
Oct 3, 2025 • 8min
Sport with Eoin Sheahan
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.
Oct 3, 2025 • 13min
Stefanie Preissner and Jay Duffy talk ‘The Walsh Sisters’!
The adaptation of Marian Keyes’ ‘Walsh Sisters’ novels have taken Irish TV by storm!Joining Kieran to discuss is Stefanie Preissner, who not only plays the part of the ever-dependable sister Maggie, she also adapted Marian Keyes' Walsh Sisters books into a 6-part series for RTÉ, writing four of the first season’s six episodes. Jay Duffy, who plays Luke Costello, the complicated love interest of one of the sisters Rachel, also joins to discuss!
Oct 3, 2025 • 9min
Manchester synagogue attack - what do things look like in Ireland?
Kieran is joined by Chief Rabbi of Ireland, Yoni Wieder, to share his thoughts following the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester which led to the loss of two lives…
Oct 3, 2025 • 10min
Are shared bank accounts a thing of the past?
Do you have a shared bank account with your partner? Or are finances something you’d like to keep to yourself? Apparently, those under 30 want nothing to do with them…Joining Kieran to discuss is Mark Fenell, Life Coach and Caitríona Redmond, Consumer Columnist with the Irish Examiner.
Oct 2, 2025 • 17min
Movies and TV: Chad Powers, The Lost Bus, All of You
Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast and David O’Callaghan from the Here and Back Again podcast joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…
Oct 2, 2025 • 8min
Does the school lunch scheme meet all dietary requirements?
Does the school lunch scheme adequately cater for those with dietary requirements? Some parents of children with the autoimmune condition coeliac disease feel they are not given enough of a variety…Joining Kieran to discuss is Sarah Keogh, Dietician and Nutritionist with the Coeliac Society of Ireland and Alison Mainprize, concerned parent and former Paediatric Dietician.
