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The Hard Shoulder Highlights 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, pl ...
While everyone wants to make themselves and their lives better, it has been hard to find specific, actionable steps to accomplish that. Until now... Patrick King is a Social Interaction Specialist, in other words, a dating, online dating, image, and communication, and social skills coach based in San Francisco, California. He’s also a #1 Amazon best-selling dating and relationships author with the most popular online dating book on the market and writes frequently on dating, love, sex, and r ...
Each week, thousands of brewers download The Master Brewers Podcast to hear interviews with the industry's best & brightest in brewing science, technology, and operations. The show is known for featuring technical deep dives, a bit of brewing history, cutting edge research, hard lessons learned, important industry contributors, and no fluff. If you make beer for a living, this show is for you. Thank you, sponsors!
Welcome to Awake! A Christian Living & Apologetic Podcast to help you dig deep and ask the hard questions. You were made in the image of God, He LOVES you, and there is HOPE: Hope to not only redeem your future, but your present. Whether Jesus has been your Saviour your whole life, or you're skeptical of all this religion stuff, I hope this space can be a place for you to come, air out those burdens, get HONEST about life, and challenge what you believe to the core. Because here, we dig deep ...
Join Jody, Bayo, and Claire each fortnight as they discuss athletics' hot topics, cover live events, and host stars of the sport in longer interview specials. Hit 'subscribe', give us a rating, and join in the conversation on Twitter: @BackstraightB and @Claire_GThomas.Podcast imagery: Mark Shearman @athleticsimages
From body image pressures to social media likes, sometimes it can feel like the world is full of noise — and we lose our own voice in the process. Welcome to Talking Out Loud, a podcast designed to help you feel a little bit more like you. Every episode features uplifting advice, expert insight, and powerful real life stories from women around the world. I’m your host Danae Mercer, a health journalist and eating disorder survivor. Finding our own voice is hard. But that’s exactly why we’ve g ...
Presented by Bloom (Bloomforwomen.com), Love Rice is the place where we honor our messy hair and messy hearts. It’s the place where we experiment with love, life and happiness to learn more about authenticity. None of us escape the hard stuff of life but all of us can Bloom. Weekly updates. Email your ideas scabs@bloomforwomen.com
Welcome to Deliver The X podcast. I'm Rob Dube, President and Co-Founder of imageOne, and during our podcast, we'll learn how extraordinary teams deliver extraordinary customer experiences. My business partner Joel Perlman and I met in grade school. In high school, we started selling Blow Pop lollipops out of our locker. We'd buy them for a nickel and resell them for a quarter. Of course, that was a pretty nice profit margin, but more importantly, we just really enjoyed taking care of the ki ...
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Skibbereen is beginning to come to terms with Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy winning gold in the lightweight double sculls final. Henry McKean met Olympic Gold medalist Paul O'Donovan's mum Trish and Bronze Medalist Emily Hegarty's mum Mary. Henry asked does it take a village to raise Olympians?
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Over the next two weeks, self-confessed Olympics nut Barry Kenny will take us through some of the things we need to know to bluff our way through the games.Today, Barry looked at boxing and wrestling.
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"It's Barbaric!" Line of Duty actress Amy De Bhrún on continuing restrictions around access to maternity care in hospitals
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For months now on The Hard Shoulder we’ve been covering the maternity restrictions here in Ireland.Amy de Bhrun, Actress from Line of Duty and Donnacha O’Laoghaire, Sinn Fein TD joined Kieran to discuss the latest...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscr…
The fallout continued today following the appointment of Katherine Zappone to the role of UN Special Envoy for Freedom of Expression. Speaking earlier this afternoon, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it was time to move on.Larry Donnelly, NUI Galway Law Lecturer joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder, as did Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor at the Irish In…
In the wee hours of this morning Ireland claimed their first medal of the Tokyo Olympics after the rowing quartet of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty produced a stirring finish to take the bronze medal in the women's four final.Fiona’s twin brother Alan, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to share his excitement, along wi…
Louise Bayliss Spokesperson for Spark (single parents acting for the rights of kids) and Steve Cummins Co Founder of Zoomparty.ie, Comedian and stay at home dad, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to discuss...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on…
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Deprived of Sleep, Delighted for Daley, and just INCREDIBLY Excited: Roger Black joins us to preview the Olympics
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Athletics in Tokyo is just hours away, and - if we thought we were excited before Roger Black joined us to discuss it all - we had another thought coming. The three-time Olympic medallist has left us like kids at Christmas: he really was the perfect guest for this one. Stacked middle distance fields, infinite and bonkers scheduling permutations, an…
The final technique is all about dissecting misdirection and how it can lead to big laughs. First, we start with sarcasm and irony. Sarcasm is when you say something you don’t mean in an attempt to make fun or ridicule something. Irony, on the other hand, refers to situations where something happens that is the opposite of what you’d expect. This i…
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Over the next two weeks, self-confessed Olympics nut Barry Kenny will take us through some of the things we need to know to bluff our way through the games.Today, Barry looked at new Olympic sports; BMX and skateboarding.
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar joined Kieran to talk about the increased numbers at weddings, vaccinating children, and the appointment of Katherine Zappone as UN special envoy for freedom of expression.The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk Ap…
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccination programme will be extended to all those aged 12 to 15. Dr Brendan O’Shea, Assistant professor for General Practice at Trinity college Dublin and a practicing GP in County Kildare, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The H…
Cork City is aiming to become the fastest expanding city in Ireland over the next two decades with its announced yesterday.With 20,000 homes and 31,000 new jobs and huge upgrade to local transport networks, what does this mean for the future of the rebel county?Lord Mayor of Cork, Colm Kelleher and Editor of Cork Beo, Joe O’Shea, joined Kieran to d…
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Bríd Smith, People Before Profit TD, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to discuss the PUP payment..The Hard ShoulderListen 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 sk…
Over the next two weeks self confessed Olympics nut Barry Kenny will take us through some of the things we need to know to bluff our way though the games.First off, all you need to know about archery!
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Indoor dining is back for the first time since before Christmas. And Wet pubs can reopen their doors for the first time since March 2020. Fully vaccinated or those who have recovered from Covid in the last 6 months were allowed inside today with accompanied children. Henry McKean has visited Naas, Drogheda and Drimnagh to take in the atmosphere. Vi…
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Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder...he Hard ShoulderListen 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 A…
Early this morning Mona McSharry, at just 20 years of age became only the second Irish swimmer ever to reach an Olympic swimming final.3 Seconds off her Irish Senior Record, She has qualified for the 100m breaststroke final tonight. Her mum, Viola, joined Kieran on the show...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podca…
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Now, the majority of women wouldn’t dream of being seen with unshaven armpits and legs, but after more than a year of working from home, a growing number are opting to let nature take its course and one of those women is broadcaster, Síomha Ní Ruairc, and she joined Kieran on the show...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on …
Well on Fridays furlong we mentioned the issue of seagulls and their ever growing presence here in Dublin.The issue of seagulls has come up several times over the years with some even calling for a cull but do they get a bad wrap? Niall Hatch Public Relations, Branches & Development Officer with Birdwatch Ireland has joined Kieran alongside Fine Ga…
The most glaring example of this is confirmation bias, wherein we are deaf and blind to evidence that doesn’t support what we think. In other words, we see what we want to see, and we can make a belief appear out of thin air. This is dangerous because it brings the ability to ignore reality. You eventually become entrenched in an echo chamber of re…
Why you need a fermentation recipe just as much as you need a recipe in the brewhouse. Special Guest: Tim Faith. Sponsored By: Hopsteiner: Proximity Malt: BSG: Gusmer: Precision Fermentation: Brew Ninja: MoreBeer: Links: Fermentation Quality Control: Including Fermentation in Your Beer Recipe — 2021 MBAA TQ (includes links to templates) Upcoming …
Ever wondered how eco-friendly you can be on a staycation?Claire McKenna took off in a Nissan Leaf, and went to Gregan’s Castle at The Burren in Clare and Nire Valley Eco Camping in Waterford.With local produce on the menu, no wifi, allowing bee hives in the roof...there are plenty of ways that accommodation hosts are offering visitors a more susta…
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics took place this morning, and for the next two weeks there’ll be armchair experts all over the country watching diving, hockey, table tennis, gymnastics...Three-time Olympian, two-time Bronze medal winner Paddy Barnes and John Treacy the CEO of the Irish Sport Council, and also a silver medal winner for the marat…
With Permanent TSB poised to take over €7.6 billion of Ulster Bank loans and 25 of their branches, what does this mean for their existing customers? Consumer Journalist, Siobhan Maguire, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen an…
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''You wake up an Olympic Champion everyday, the only person who has a problem with that is my wife''
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Olympic gold medalist winner, Ronnie Delany, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to discuss the latest at the Olympics....The Hard ShoulderListen 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 a…
We live in a world where everyone has boundaries, strong or weak. As such, we must be mindful of not only our own boundaries, but also those of the ones around us. If someone has overly rigid boundaries, they might end up stepping over our own. Alternatively, if we have loose boundaries, we might be subjected to abuse from those who enjoy controlli…
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The Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive, Paul Reid, has said the threat posed by the Delta variant is the "last big hurdle to cross" in relation to Covid-19.He said the variant, which accounts for 90% of cases, has "potential impacts through the rest of this month and into August and September".CEO of the HSE, Paul Reid, joined Kieran o…
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Off The Balls, Eoin Sheehan, joined Kieran to discuss the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games...The Hard ShoulderListen 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…
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Regular listeners to this show will know we’ve been championing the cause of women using our maternity services. The HSE has issued guidance to all hospitals around allowing partners to be present, but the latest update was that four of the 19 units were not compliant when it comes to emergency presentations. Peter Boylan, former Master of the Nati…
Now, with Ireland having one of the fastest vaccination rates internationally and the vaccine portal now open to anyone over the age of 18, slowly but surely the majority of the adult population are getting called for a vaccine.But what if you have to get time off work to go get the vaccine? Should staff have to work back the time they take off to …
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It’s a status Orange High Temperature Weather Warning for Cavan, Monaghan, South Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford. And Status Yellow for the rest of the country. Henry McKean visited Virginia County Cavan for us find out how hot it got.
Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown, David Chawke, Owner of The Bank on College Green in Dublin and Gina Murphy, Owner of Hugo’s restaurant on Merrion Row joined Kieran on the roof of Newstalk FM to discuss the new hospitality guidelines...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and…
Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting with Met Eireann, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder...The Hard ShoulderListen 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 as…
AIB is to close 15 of its branches and amalgamate them with other nearby locations.The bank says customers are interacting with its app more than 1.54 million times a day - compared with 35,000 daily branch visits.With 15 AIB branches closing across the country I spoke with residents in some affected areas.General Secretary of @fsuireland John O’Co…
A woman goes into a store and piles a shopping cart to the brim with things. She leaves the store without paying, yet nobody stops her or calls the police. Why? Think of situations where one can fill a cart with items that don’t need to be paid for. The answer is trash. The woman is an employee of the store who left to throw trash in the dumpster. …
Dublin city councillors have voted not to increase the rate of local property tax that will be paid by homeowners next year...Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD and Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podc…
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Are you one of the thousands of Irish people being targeted by scam calls over the last number of weeks? You may be wondering how or where did the scammers get your number, what do they want and can you make it stop?Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined Kieran to discuss why this is happening...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe…
Yes, it’s yet another glorious day of sunshine across most of the country, but some people are complaining - yes complaining! - about the heat. Our reporter Elaine Smith is in Cork, she’s been asking if it’s just too hot? There was a mix of opinions, but today is likely to be the day we officially enter a heatwave. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather a…
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No more masks, no more social distancing as British Government proclaim today as 'Freedom Day'
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It’s being dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ in England as all the remaining Covid-19 restrictions are removed there. But is there a party atmosphere there or are people apprehensive?Our reporter Barry Whyte now joins us from London, so Barry what’s it like, has everyone dumped their masks?
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It’s expected some 22,000 passengers will fly through Dublin Airport today as the restrictions on non-essential travel have been lifted. But has it been smooth sailing? Kieran was joined by Virgin Media News reporter Paul Quinn from the Costa Del Sol, and Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on A…
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“I’m not a very patriotic guy, I’m doing it because I think it is the right thing to do.I missed it last time and for golf to be an Olympic sport you need your best players there and I feel I want to represent the game of golf more than anything else.”For more on this we’re joined by Gerard Craughwell, independent senator, Kieran Cunningham is the …
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Ireland's heat wave is set to continue until Friday. Most of the nation has decamped to the beach. Henry McKean caught up with beach goers in Bettystown County Meath and sent us this report from the sand dunes. With opera singer Gavan Ring.
Some of the most common ways in which we might invalidate others include using undermining language, having judgmental attitudes, trying to fix another person’s problems when they just want to be heard, etc. Avoid using words like “but” by replacing them with “and” while also being mindful of your tone while conversing. Don’t exercise judgement and…
Kerry Caldwell suffered severe injuries from an accident in the brewhouse. She was airlifted and overcame the 34% chance of survival calculated by the hospital. This episode is both the story of her accident and a description of a simple, inexpensive device that should be installed in your brewery to prevent similar accidents. Special Guest: Kerry …
The Defence Forces has appointed a new Chief of Staff, Major General, Séan Clancy this week.An ongoing matter for the Irish Army and in particular the Navy service is recruiting new members.The @naval_service is recruiting new members.I visited the Navy Base in Cork Harbour and met with some of those who have joined.Hear what the experience has bee…
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The President of the EU Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen announced today that the Department of Education will receive €63.5 million from the Next Generation EU fund.Minister for Education Norma Foley joined Kieran to discuss where the money will go...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and …
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Following the decision on Thursday by the High Court to remove planning permission for a supervised injection in Merchant's Quay, recovering drug addict Michael contacted The Hard Shoulder, and told Kieran why he wants to see the centre built, and why without help, he'd be dead right now.
One of the stories we have been talking about this week on The Hard Shoulder is the EU Digital Covid Cert. Many people, who are fully vaccinated, have received theirs either digitally or in the post. The HSE has confirmed that you can now store your cert within the Covid Tracker App.Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined Kieran to d…
Today has seen the ESRI publish their latest findings in terms of Covid attitudes.Deirdre Robertson is a researcher at the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, and she joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to explain the findings...The Hard ShoulderListen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen …
The majority of portable public toilets have been removed from Dublin city centre due to a “lack of use”. Dublin City Council installed over a hundred of the portable loos around the city at the start of June ahead of the reopening of outdoor hospitality.It followed criticism of a lack of facilities to allow people to socialise outdoors in line wit…
