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The Solomon Success podcast is dedicated to the timeless wisdom of King Solomon and the Book of Proverbs in order to maximize one’s business and life. To our advantage, we can find King Solomon’s financial strategies in addition to many life philosophies documented in biblical scriptures. Focusing on these enduring fundamentals of success allows us to bypass the “get-rich-quick” schemes that cause many to stumble on their journey toward success. Our concern is not only spiritual in nature, b ...
Newstalk Simon Tierney joined Kieran to take a look back at some of the key moments from the four years of Trump’s presidency.
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This week on The Hard Shoulder Health Check Kieran was joined by Dr. David Burke, Director of Cardiology from the Beacon Hospital.They discussion how to maintain a healthy heart and how your smartphone can be of assistance.
As we all spend another week in Level 5 restrictions, with children remote learning, and added parenting pressures, who better than parenting expert, Supernanny Jo Frost to give some tips to parents.From screen time to homeschooling, Jo Frost will tell you all you need to know.
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Singer Dolly Parton today celebrated her 75th birthday and to mark the occasion Rory O'Neil, aka Panti Bliss, joined Kieran to pay tribute to Dolly.
On Donald Trump's final day as the President of the United States, Kieran was joined on Tuesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder by Matt Mayer, contributor to The Spectator, columnist Brenda Power and Labour TD Aodhán O'Riordáin.
The Cabinet will be asked to consider a €91m deal which will see GPs and pharmacists administer Covid-19 vaccines from early February. The contract will see them being paid €20 for each vaccination administered along with a €10 fee for processing each patient. Kate O’Connell, pharmacist and former Fine Gael TD, joined Kieran on Tuesday's edition of…
As the INTO and Forsa continue to meet with their respective executives in order to decide their positions on bringing special needs education back on Thursday, parent and advocate Lorraine Dempsey joined Kieran on Tuesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to explain why interest groups need to start thinking outside the box.Linda is also the mother o…
You know when you’ve had a long day, and you just want to feel really warm and happy inside?Often, in response to that, we wonder what we can eat to make us feel better.So our question now is … what is the perfect comfort food?Naomi Lavelle is a science consultant and writer, and she explained all to Kieran on Monday's edition of The Hard Shoulder.…
Consumer expert Sinead Ryan joined Kieran to explain how to make your house as financially economical as possible.
It’s a difficult question to navigate.Kieran was joined by Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin to discuss the question.
Nathan Evans a Scottish Postman rendition of the 19th century sea shanty “Soon May The Wellerman Come” on social media platform tick tock has sparked a new interest in the genre and created an influx of people uploading their own rendition of sea shanties to social media sites. But what exactly is a sea shanty ? Dr.Gavan Ring Opera Sing and Musicol…
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Getting the vaccine will be like buying 'a cinema ticket...or a flight, you go on, you book' Minister Ossain Smyth
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How will people be vaccinated once roll out moves from the front line health care workers to the community?For more on this Kieran was joined by Ossain Smyth, Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment
With everyone keeping close tabs on the Australian Open in recent days, English Premier League matches being cancelled recently and Champions Cup rugby being shortened, is it inevitable that elite sport will ultimately succumb to Covid 19?Off The Ball's Joe Molloy joined Kieran on Monday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to discuss.…
Joe Biden is set to become the first president to have overcome a stutter. His journey will no doubt inspire many who have to manage a stutter in their day to day life.Dr. Jonathan Linklater joined Kieran to discuss what can cause a stutter and what are the best ways to manage them.
BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson was on the ground in Baghdad 30 years ago as Operation Desert Storm began on Iraq.30 years on, he joined Kieran on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to recount his experiences.
Mary McKenna, CEO of Tour America and Eoghan Corry of Air and Travel magazine joined Kieran to take a closer look at the travel industry and the prospects for 2021.
As the schedule for vaccinating the Irish population was published, Kildare GP Brendan O'Shea joined Kieran on Friday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to tell him why he is upbeat about when GPs will be fully ready to vaccinate.SIPTU's Adrian Kane also told Kieran why he wants to see further clarification on how quickly the rest of the workforce will…
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It has been decided that the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be given after 28 days rather than 21 days. The change comes into effect for anyone vaccinated from this coming Monday and will allow for more people to receive their first dose of the vaccine sooner. Karina Butler, Chair of National Immunisation Advisory Committee joined Kieran to…
The pandemic has been an ongoing struggle for all us but for new mothers though the isolation caused by rolling lockdowns has been especially tough.Journalist, Broadcaster and new mum Aideen Finnegan has joined me alongside Dr. Brian Higgins GP in Galway Primary Care to discuss the challenges of being a new parent in a pandemic.…
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has given the green light to snacking on worms. These mealworms could be used as a protein-rich snack, or an ingredient for other foods.Dr. Cara Augustenborg Environmental Policy Fellow at UCD to share her experience of tucking into insect based dinners and why a move towards them could actually have an enviro…
The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a second time.This is just days before he is scheduled to leave office.The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president, with 10 members of the Republican Party joining 222 Democrats.Richard E Neal is a US Congressman, and Chairman of the Friends of Ireland Caucus in …
Schools and some classes catering for children with physical and intellectual disabilities could reopen in a week's time.After talks with trade union representatives this morning, Minister for Education Norma Foley said that it is a "shared ambition" of both her's, the INTO and Fórsa trade union that special schools open again for students on Janua…
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar joined Kieran Cuddihy to discuss vaccine roll out, the reopening of the economy, our new travel rules, and offering his services to the medical system to help with vaccine rollout.He said he wouldn't envisage businesses reopening until March, and the ICU numbers would need to be down to 50 before we could open up.He also expla…
New Year, New Goals, Same proven asset class! Jason Hartman invites you to celebrate with him another fantastic year of prosperity for all real estate investors practicing some of Hartman’s proven investment techniques. Following the celebration, we must look for the “what next” plan or goal. How do you build your goals? Do you write them down? Do …
Screentime Presenter John Fardy joins Off The Balls Sue Murphy and Kieran to take at look at the best of this weeks box and box office.
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'We'll get there, it's going to take a few months!' Renowned Irish hotelier on how New York will bounce back
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What has it been like for the tourism industry in the city that never sleeps?Kieran spoke to John Fitzpatrick, who has been running the hugely successful Fitzpatrick Manhattan and the Fitzpatrick Grand Central in New York for the past 30 years.He told The Hard Shoulder that once the vaccine roll out gets going the city will do well, and that it wil…
Every Wednesday here on the Hard Shoulder on Newstalk we bring you The Last Post - where we hear about the life of someone who has recently died but you have probably never heard of... John Kelleher, told Kieran about Fr. Reginald Foster, The Vatican’s ‘Latin Lover’ who passed away recently aged 81.
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Secondary school students are calling on state exams to be cancelled in their current format.The Irish Second-Level Students Union have written an open letter to the Education Minister Norma Foley calling for an alternative format to be found.Kieran spoke to the ISSU President Reuben Murray about their call.…
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Craig Dwyer, campaigner and lecturer in DCU, joined Kieran on Wednesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to tell him how disinformation can lead to riots, the likes of which we saw in Washington DC.Is President Trump to blame, or does it go deeper than that?
Over one and half million Irish people are confident in their ability to speak Irish.This is according to new research from Conradh na Gaeilge; and almost two million are confident in their ability to understand Irish.So do people need more of an opportunity to speak it? Or why aren’t we hearing more of the language spoken?Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh is …
Concerns have continued to be raised about the ongoing vaccine roll out. GPs and private ambulance operators, in particular, have been vocal in their concerns.Dr. Amy Morgan is a GP based in Drogheda and David Hall is the owner of Lifeline Ambulances. They joined Jonathan on Tuesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder to air voice their issues.…
In this weeks Hard Shoulder Health Check Enda Murphy Psychotherapist and director of SeeMe.ie joins Jonathan Healy to discuss how to talk to teeangers about porn.
New figures published by the European Commission show that almost 7 in 10 people in Ireland are living in homes that are too large for their household needs.Edgar Morgenroth Professor of Economics at DCU and Mary O’Rourke Former Fianna Fail Minister joined Jonathan Healy to discuss why so many people chose to remain in a house that has become to bi…
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'We call ourselves the banished babies' - Mari Steed on her reaction to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission report
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The Mother and Baby Homes Commission's final report makes clear Ireland had a “stifling, oppressive and brutally misogynistic culture” towards unmarried mothers and their children, the Children’s Minister has said.The lengthy and long-awaited report has been published this afternoon, highlighting the 'particularly harsh treatment' that women who ga…
Last week the world watched in shock supporters of US president Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol breaking windows and occupying the Senate chamber.Pastor to Donald Trump Mark Burns joined Jonathan Healy to describe his own experience of last week's events.
New regulations on the sale of alcohol, such as a ban on loyalty card points being awarded for purchases, as well as bans on short-term multi-buy deals, were today brought in. The new guidelines are part of the Public Health Alcohol Bill and are part of the government's attempts to cut down people's alcohol consumption. Sheena Horgan CEO of Drinkaw…
The number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals overnight surpassed 1,500 for the first time.This means there were 1,575 patients in hospital this morning, with 145 admitted in the last 24 hours.As an example, Cork University Hospital was caring for 126 Covid-19 patients at the weekend — around 20% of all of its inpatients.To discuss, Jonathan was joi…
Persistent ill health can be a long term impact of contracting Covid 19. According to a new study by a team of Irish researchers regardless of the severity of the initial infection patients can find themselves suffering from “long covid” after the initial covid infection has passed. Study lead author Liam Townsend research fellow at TCD’s Departmen…
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The government’s U-turn on in-school classes for 6th years has garnered a lot of attention, but the other significant change was removing the provision of special needs education. It’s a complicated issue - moreso than the Leaving Cert in some ways - because families and the students themselves thrive in these environments, and are likely to regres…
It's one year since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the decision to step back from their Royal duties.Has 'Megxit' been worth the hassle? Will they ever return fully to the Royal Family?Jennie Bond is the former Royal Correspondent for the BBC, and on top of analysing how their exit from the Royal Family has gone, had some not-so-kind words to …
Newstalks music guru Tom Dunne joined Kieran to discuss what to keep an eye out for in the world of music this week.
Have you noticed increased prices and longer delivery times on Amazon or other international sites lately?Between Brexit and Covid, there are a few factors that could be at play, and you may not spot extra charges until the very end of the transaction.Jess Kelly has been taking a closer look at what's going on.…
With more reaction to what happened on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson, who has covered the US in depth for several decades, told Kieran on Thursday's edition of The Hard Shoulder, why he's hopeful that much of this anger will go away soo.
Eileen Flynn was appointed to the Seanad in 2020, making her the first Traveller to take a seat.In this week's Thursday Interview, she talks about growing up on a halting site, learning to own her identity, facing down discrimination, and maintaining good mental health.
Almost 24 hours removed from the pro-Trump protests that took over Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Wednesday, Paul Brandus joined Kieran to give him the latest from the US.Kieran was also joined by Washington DC officer Mark Kirwan, originally from Tipperary, who held nothing back in his criticism of Trump's behaviour, while also acknowledging how…
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Temperatures plummeted last night across the country in what was one of the coldest nights of Winter.Yet despite the freezing temperatures, there were still dozens of homeless people sleeping on the streets in Dublin.And tragically when a cold snap hits like this, rough sleepers can die on the streets.Last night our reporter Barry Whyte went out wi…
Presenter of Screentime John Fardy and Off The Balls Sue Murphy join Kieran with their top TV and film picks of the week.
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Schools will remain closed for the rest of the month, with exceptions for Leaving cert students and special education.Under new Covid 19 restrictions announced by the government, all construction sites will close from 6 pm on Friday.Education Minister Norma Foley joined Kieran and told him that the advice of the Chief Medical Officer was taken on b…
Following the announced of further strict restrictions in the wake of the spread of Covid 19, Kieran was joined on Wednesday's edition of The Hard Shoulder by the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, to explain the rationale behind the decision on travel, school, retail and more.
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Today marks 300 days since over 5,000 musicians and road crew found themselves without work due to the Covid 19 pandemic.Fiachna Ó Braonáin from Hothouse flowers & Broadcaster and Irish singer Mary Coghlan joined Kieran to discuss the on going issues facing artists.
