Highlights From The Hard Shoulder

Families could be forced to abandon their second car if farmers can’t agree to higher level carbon emission targets. Michael Healy Rae is the Independent TD for Kerry and Steven Matthews, Green Party TD for Wicklow, joined Kieran to discuss if this is the right move.

Children in Ireland are waiting as much as four years for autism assessments. Families are always told early intervention is key but the resources don’t seem to be there to help. Kieran was joined by Miriam Kenny, Chairperson of Involve Autism and Rebecca McDermott who has spent €16,500 for private autism assessments, to discuss the toll this is taking on families.

Research also shows nearly one-fifth of over 50’s have developed shingles, and over half know someone who was affected by condition. Senior Journalist with RTÉ, Teresa Mannion joined Kieran to discuss her own experience of experiencing the condition.

On the hottest day of the year, Kieran was joined by Newstalks Simon Tierney to take a look back at the history of the BBQ.

A draft new curriculum for SPHE and RSE in schools has been being published today. The new Junior Cert curriculum will look at issues including the influence of pornography, sharing sexual images online, consent and gender identity. Anjelica Foley, Welfare Officer with the Irish Second Level joined Kieran and Rebekah Connolly, Gender, Sexuality and Relationships Editor for SpunOut.ie, to discuss the proposed changes.

On the hottest day of the year so far, Evelyn Cusack Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, joined Kieran as part of the Hard Shoulders summer special.

With many people on holidays and going abroad to soak up the sunshine, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly joined Kieran take a look at some of the must have technology for your summer.

To celebrate the good weather, Kieran was joined by Oisin Davis, From Great Irish Beverages, Holly Dalton, Chef and Director at Conbini Condiments and Andrea Gilligan, Host of Lunchtime Live, to discuss the best ways to spend a summers day.

Now many of you will be jetting off on your holidays soon and with hot weather forecast for the coming week – how will your houseplants survive the heat? Erin Thomas from Hopeless Botanics joined Kieran Cuddihy in studio.

All eyes are on Croke Park this weekend as Kilkenny face Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. We have been hearing from locals on the show today ahead of the big game but now it is time to hear from two men who were playing the last time these two sides faced off in an All-Ireland. Former Kilkenny hurler, Eoin Larkin and former Limerick hurler Ollie Moran both joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show ahead of the game.

Apparently, a lot of Irish people are worried about the number of refugees coming to Ireland and think there should be some sort of limit put on the number of Ukrainians coming here. Is this really reflective of how we feel? Margarita Kalinichenko of Ukrainians in Action, Ireland, and Enda O’Neill, Head of office at the UNHCR Ireland both joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show.

Sam McAlister, Producer of the Prince Andrew interview of which the film will be based off, joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show to discuss the famous interview being turned into a film.

Michael Guerin, Senior Addiction Therapist at charity organization Cuan Mhuire joined Kieran Cuddihy to discuss the 1,000 children hospitalised with drug and alcohol-related issues.

Diageo, the maker of Guinness has announced it’s moving most of its beer and ale production out of St James’ Gate in Dublin – but..the site will still be making Guinness. It comes as the housing crisis continues in the city, so should the site be fully. Cieran Perry, Independent councillor on Dublin City Council and Michael Pidgeon, Green Party councillor for Dublin South West Inner City joined Kieran Cuddihy on the show.

In this week's Thursday interview Kieran was joined by crime journalist Nicola Tallant, to discuss her career and Dublin's current gangland crisis.

Concerns have been raised over safety on public transport, it comes as a number of Fianna Fail members have asked the public for their view on the issue. Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fail’s Justice spokesman and TD for Dublin Bay South, joined Kieran to discuss what can be done to make public transport safer for users.

The streaming giant Netflix is set to team up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper streaming service with adverts for cash-strapped consumers. Andy O’Donoghue technology writer and tech expert joined Kieran to discuss if this would be a way of clawing back subscribers.

The annual rate of inflation rose to 9.1% in June, its fastest rate in 38 years. Over two thirds of that increase is made up of higher transport and housing costs, which include gas and electricity. Economist Jim Power joined Kieran to discuss what this means for us and what lessons have we learnt from when this happened in the 80s.

Love Island is the reality TV show that sweeps the nation every summer. Cathy Press, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, specialising in domestic and sexual violence and abuse related issues with children and young people, joined Kieran to discuss if the show is suitable for teenager's.

Barbara Iweins, decided while she was in the process of moving house, that it might be a good opportunity to catalogue her possessions. This thought eventually became a massive 5 year project to photograph every single thing she owns,all 12,795 individual objects, from a comb to a Lego brick. She joined Sean to discuss how this project is now the subject of her new book, entitled Katalog.