Highlights From The Hard Shoulder

For this week’s Kids Health Check, back to school chaos is set to kick back in, so we look at how you can best manage the cost of it all.CEO of Fair Stone & Founder of Ask Paul, Paul Merriman joins guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss.

Yesterday the controversial transport plan in Dublin went into action that blocked certain road usage around Dublin’s quays.How has the plan gone? And what will be the effects of this decision?Ger Hyland, Driver Operator and president of the Irish Road Hauliers Association and Brian Caulfield Professor in Transportation at the School of Engineering at Trinity College join guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss.

Apparently, we are living in an age of vanity, that’s according to JJ Clarke, Assistant Producer of the Irish Independent.Is that true? Has social media made us acutely aware of how we are perceived in the world?JJ Clarke as well as Alexandra Ryan, Founder of Goss.ie join Mandy Johnston to discuss.

Today saw the passing of former England Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. Sven had a wide career from managing in Italy during the height of the Italian game and, of course, in England, managing the national team for 5 years.Football Journalist, John Brewin joins guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss.

The Gallagher brothers are set to let sleeping dogs lie and possibly reunite after posting cryptic teasers on their Twitter accounts.But, why did Oasis split in the first place? And how fraught were the tensions between Liam and Noel?Pat Carty, Music Journalist, joins guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss.

Rent prices in Cork have reached new heights, as a Daft.ie survey has recently revealed that the average rent in the city now costs €2,000 a month.This is a worrying statistic, especially for the new academic year - with many students still struggling to seek accommodation in the midst of Ireland’s housing crisis.Joining guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss is Maurice Deverell of the Irish Property Owners Association and Cork City Councillor Laura Harmon - Executive Director for the Irish Council for International Students and voluntary board member at Threshold.

Every week Kieran Cuddihy will be joined by writer and broadcaster, Keith Walsh and the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

Now American College Football is hitting Dublin tomorrow as Georgia Tech face Florida State in the Aviva tomorrow at 5pm.To discuss the event, Kieran is joined by the voice of Florida State Football and Director of Broadcasting for the Seminoles Sports Network, Jeff Culhane.

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joined Kieran to look at some delicious ways you can use peaches.

According to a new study, if you love to ‘doomscroll’ to solve your boredom, you are wasting your time as it only makes you more bored!Why is this? And how do you kick yourself out of the loop if you get stuck scrolling through your feed?Joining Kieran to discuss is Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of Resilience: Lessons from Sir William Wilde on Life After Covid.  

Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

Earlier this morning, 65 parents walked to the Department of Education in protest due to a lack of places in schools for their children with additional needs.Greg Lewis was at the protest, as his son Sam is still without a school place, and joins Kieran to discuss.

Comedian Jim Elliot joins Kieran Cuddihy fresh off the boat from the United States. They discuss how there seems to be a weird intersection happening between the worlds of rap and politics, especially at the Democratic National Convention.

Instagram has added a new option allowing users to add a tune to their profiles.Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent, joins Kieran to discuss.Image: Instagram

With the Leaving Certificate results coming out today, many teens were excited (and nervous!) to see what they got.Newstalk’s Henry McKean joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss the big day for many, and share what he’s heard from students.

This week, Broadcaster Maia Dunphy put out a tweet arguing that Dublin has very little activities to keep young children entertained.Is this true? And what more can be done to make our cities more kid friendly?Joining Kieran Cuddihy to discuss this is Newstalk’s own Simon Tierney and Mairéad Hurley, Assistant Professor in Science Education at Trinity College.

PETA have called for paint company Farrow & Ball to change their paint names such as ‘Dead Salmon’ and ‘Potted Shrimp’.But, how do companies even name their paint colours?Joining Kieran to discuss is Jade Tyldesly, Digital Media Director in the Paint Hub Carlow.

The Kuhner Report on WRKO AM680 Radio in Boston is hosted by Jeffrey T. Kuhner, "Liberalism's Worst Nightmare," he is a conservative nationalist, who champions God, country and family.He joins Kieran to discuss his thoughts on the apparent lack of policies pushed by current Vice President and candidate Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), despite a strong showing otherwise.Image: Reuters

A recent UK survey shows that many shoppers have admitted to using self-service tills to steal from stores.Whether it be not scanning an item, or keying in a different product code, theft from self-service checkouts can prove a burden to businesses.Joining Kieran to discuss is Consumer Journalist Siobhán Maguire.Image: Retail Solutions

The final night of the Democratic National Convention will take place this evening in Chicago, the week has been full of surprises with appearances from the Obamas, Bill Clinton and Oprah…Joining Kieran to discuss their experience is someone who’s been at the convention all week, former Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.Image: @leovaradkar on Instagram