The Hard Shoulder
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The Hard Shoulder with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
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Jul 2, 2025 • 17min
Granddaughter of Holocaust Escapee, Ria Czerniak-LeBov
Ria Czerniak-LeBov is an artist, writer, musician and the granddaughter of a Holocaust escapee. She is one of many Jewish people who are speaking out against Zionism and Israel’s continued attack on Gaza. Listen here for all this brilliant conversation.
Jul 2, 2025 • 9min
Weekly Weather
Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly joins Anton to talk weather – both here at home and abroad. The heatwave across the UK and Europe continues, but will that heat and sun ever reach this island?Listen here.
Jul 2, 2025 • 9min
Tech Takeover
Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, joins Anton to talk about the growing reach (and perhaps overreach) of artificial intelligence.Get all the latest tech news and tips, listen here.
Jul 2, 2025 • 9min
Fr Kevin Crowley Passes Away at Age 90
Fr Bryan Shortall joins The Hard Shoulder to pay tribute to the late Fr Kevin Crowley, the beloved founder of the Capuchin Day Centre, who passed away this week at the age of 90.Listen here
Jul 2, 2025 • 13min
Luas 2050
Feljin Jose, Green Party TD and transport spokesperson, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, and Brian Caulfield, Professor of Transportation at Trinity College Dublin, join The Hard Shoulder to debate the government's new Luas expansion plan.Although the plans are welcomed, the wait for another 25 years has many people questioning if they'll even live to see its opening.Listen here for all the debate.
Jul 2, 2025 • 19min
IDA News and Trump Tariffs
Tánaiste Simon Harris has been telling a trade forum that US tariffs of 10% on exports from Ireland will be the "new normal" but that efforts are continuing to agree 'zero-for-zero' taxes in some key areas. The meeting takes place a week before the scheduled lifting of a pause on higher tariffs by the US president Donald Trump. Peter Burke is the Minister for Enterprise and Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, and he joined Anton earlier on The Hard Shoulder.Listen here.
Jul 2, 2025 • 5min
Sean “Diddy” Combs Verdict
Harriet Alexander, a US-based journalist, joins The Hard Shoulder to unpack the court verdict involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was found guilty of only one of the charges he was brought to court over.Arguably, it carried the lightest sentence of all his charges.Listen here
Jul 2, 2025 • 11min
DJ Carey and Conor McGregor Updates
Frank Greaney, NewsTalk’s Courts Correspondent, joins Anton to deliver the latest on two of Ireland’s highest-profile court stories — the legal proceedings involving DJ Carey and the most recent developments in the Conor McGregor case.DJ Carey today pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 charges he was facing linked to defrauding people out of money. Listen here for all the latest.
Jul 2, 2025 • 9min
Are High Food Costs Just the Norm Now?
From shoppers and a farmer to a retailer and fishmonger, NewsTalk's Josh Crosbie hti the streets to ask whether high grocery prices are here to stay, and how inflation is changing how people shop.Listen here for Josh's full report.
Jul 2, 2025 • 9min
Farmers and shoppers react to increased costs
Families are paying thousands of euro more for their groceries.Many consumers will have noticed their weekly shopping bills go up and there’s a warning these will rise even further.Newstalk reporter, Josh Crosbie has been meeting with farmers and shoppers about these costs.
