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Social aspect of DoneDeal kept farmers 'connected' during Covid
Innovation and technology is playing a central role of the future of farming. But, the marketplace site DoneDeal, has been around for almost twenty years and has become one of the pillars of the farming community for buying and selling online... To discuss the seemingly ever-growing success of the site and the future of technology in agriculture, Kieran was joined by Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent and Alan Jagoe, Chair of Agri Aware...
Bertie Ahern 'highly unlikely' to run for President of Ireland
Kieran was also joined by Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent to discuss the Taoiseach's comments, the budget and the return of Bertie Ahern's possible return to the Fianna Fáíl party...
'If we can move to resolve issues, we should' - Taoiseach on relationship with UK
Kieran was joined by An Taoiseach, Mícheal Martin at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois to discuss the future of farming, the upcoming budget and his relationship with UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss...
Davy Fitzgearld puts Kieran through his paces
Kieran dropped by the 'Ireland’s Fittest Farmer' Challenge in the Zurich Ireland tent at the National Ploughing Championships. Waterford hurling manager and Ireland's Fittest Family coach Davy Fitzgearld was on hand to put Kieran's abilities to the test...
Neven Maguire: 'Tricky winter' ahead amidst rising energy costs
Kieran was joined LIVE at the National Ploughing Championships, in Ratheniska, Co Laois by Neven Maguire, Chef and Proprietor of MacNean House in Blacklion, Co. Cavan and Pat Murphy IFA Regional Chair for Connacht...
Carthy: Carbon tax increase is 'absolutely ludicrous'
Kieran was joined live at the National Ploughing Championships by Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD and Party Agriculture Spokesperson...
World GO Day: Woman diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian cancer at 46
Today, September 20th is World GO Day – which aims to raise awareness around gynaecological cancers, and around the importance of acting on potential early symptoms. To discuss, Kieran was joined by Catriona Doyle, who was diagnosed with endometrial and ovarian at same time, when she was 46-years-old. Catríona was joined alongside Professor Donal BrennaN, Professor for Gynaecological Oncology at UCD and Academic Lead of the UCD Gynaecological Oncology group, the Mater Misericordiae, and St Vincent’s University Hospitals...
Wellness: Quiet Quitting
Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Clare McKenna, presenter of Alive and Kicking on Newstalk, to discuss the idea of quiet quitting and why it has become a global phenomenon...
You Are What You Eat: Ragu
Aisling Larkin TV Chef and mindful eating coach joined Kieran to take a closer look at how to make a good ragu and what you can do with it...
Adnan Syed: Subject of 'Serial' podcast has conviction overturned
The creators of the 2014 podcast and pop culture phenomenon 'Serial' have confirmed a new episode is on the way today. That announcement comes after a US judge yesterday threw out the conviction of its Season 1 subject Adnan Syed. Syed, now 42, had been serving a life sentence in relation to the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee… Kieran was joined by Lee Sanderlin of The Baltimore Sun to discuss
Humphreys: PRSI increases 'may not as high as originally expected'
The State pension age will remain at 66 and people will be offered the choice to work until 70 in return for higher payments. Heather Humphreys, Social Protection Minister joined Kieran on the show to discuss the new system and PRSI payments...
How Long Will You Live?
Phil Kieran, a GP in Cork, is hoping to help improve the lifestyle of the nation, with his new show on RTE 1 called ‘How Long Will You Live?’ He joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss his new show...
Drivers for Cabinet ministers is 'totally over the top' - Cork City Councillor
All members of the Cabinet are to receive State cars and drivers for the first time since 2011, under plans that won’t be officially considered or approved until after the Budget. Kieran was joined by Independent Cork City Councillor Ken O’Flynn, and security analyst Declan Power to discuss...
Pension Reform System - How it will work
The State pension age will remain at 66 and people will be offered the choice to work until 70 in return for higher payments Kieran was joined by Sinead Ryan, presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, and former member of the Pension Council, to break down the new reforms...
UK TV shows 'could be in difficulty' in Ireland if removed from convention
Brexit may have another victim, your favourite television shows. The ‘European Works’ quota currently includes UK content like 'Eastenders' and 'I’m a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here'. However, they could soon be excluded from that now that the UK has left the European Union. Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil MEP, joined Kieran on the show to give an update on the situation...
TikTok is 'part of the communication of the future' for politicians
Simon Harris, Further and Higher Education Minister, is the most popular politician on TikTok. Kieran was joined by Jonny Fallon, Strategic director with Carr Communications to discuss why politicians are successful on social media apps and how it can help their career going forward...
Health service facing 'very tough' winter in the face of a 'twindemic'
The HSE is bracing itself for a 'twindemic' of COVID-19 and flu this winter, which could see more than 20,000 people admitted to hospital – so said figures leaked to Sunday Independent. For more on this, Kieran was joined by Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor of the Medical Independent and Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems at the School of Nursing and Human Sciences at DCU...
Mannion and McCaffrey return 'in the peak of their careers'
Yesterday, in an interview with Dubs TV, Dublin Football manager, Dessie Farrell, confirmed the returns of serial All-Ireland winners Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey to the senior panel. Kieran was joined by Off The Ball’s Tommy Rooney, presenter of 'The Football Pod with Paddy Andrews & James O’Donoghue' to discuss...
'Honoured to be a part of it, to be a part of history' - Henry McKean meets crowds in London for Queen Elizabeth's funeral
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of London to watch Queen Elizabeth the second's funeral at Westminster Abbey. Henry McKean got this reaction from the crowd who had been camping out since the early hours...
'It's a stealth tax on ordinary people' - Smith calls for abolition of carbon tax
There have been reports that Fine Gael want to delay carbon tax hikes, such is the impact of the cost of living crisis. Kieran was joined by People Before Profit TD for Dublin South Central, Brid Smith and Director at Friends of the Earth in Ireland, Oisin Coghlan to discuss...
Pensions 'fall down the list' for younger generation in the face of other issues
A newly released study says that more than 40% of Irish people without a pension have delayed starting one due to the swelling cost-of-living crisis... Kieran was joined by Bernard Walsh, head of Pensions and Investments at Bank of Ireland and Ireland's former Pensions Ombudsman, Paul Kenny to discuss...
RTÉ airing Queen Elizabeth's funeral is 'over the top' - Cllr Ring
RTÉ have confirmed it will broadcast coverage live from the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. Kieran was joined by Nial Ring, Dublin City Councillor and former Lord Mayor and Noel Cunningham, Ambassador for The Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal to discuss...
Bonnie Greer on the monarchy, democracy and her connection to King Charles
Bonnie Greer, author, playwright, columnist with the New European joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the events commemorating her death in the past week...
ESB 'simply can't' use profits to offset cost of energy for customers
The ESB group tripled its after-tax in the first half of the year reaching €390 million, amid customers facing soaring costs for energy bills. Should these increased profits be used to offset costs incurred by other electricity suppliers? Paul Deane, research professor at University College Cork joined Kieran on the show to discuss...
Shortall: Abolish 'inhumane' charges on cancer patients
Yesterday on The Hard Shoulder, Kieran spoke to Linda Bowdler, a mother-of-five with Stage 4 terminal cancer. Linda spoke to Kieran about the financial strain having cancer has had on her family. Roisin Shortall, co-leader of the Social Democrats joined Kieran on the show to discuss scrapping inpatient charges for cancer patients and those suffering from other illnesses. Dr Ilona Duffy, Monaghan based GP, also joined Kieran to discuss the possible symptoms of bowel cancer...
The History of Bus Lanes
Newstalk's own, Simon Tierney joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to chart the history of bus lanes...
'Binge drinking is a serious issue in Ireland'
A lot of Irish people are in denial about their drinking habits, with many “binge drinkers” not realising they are drinking dangerous levels of alcohol. A published report from the Health Research Board, concludes that that two in three individuals fail to recognise when their consumption of alcohol is at an excessive level. Kieran was joined by Sheena Horgan, CEO of Drink Aware , to discuss...
Hollywood’s All-Time Casting ‘What Ifs’
What happens when films have to be recast on the fly? How might your favourite movies and lead characters looked had they been cast differently? To discuss some of Hollywood’s all-time casting “what ifs”, Kieran was joined by John Fardy, presenter of Screentime on Newstalk...
Varadkar's 'comments were not helpful' - Commission on Taxation
John Mark McCafferty, Member of the Commission on Taxation and CEO of Threshold joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to respond after Leo Varadkar said parts of their report were out of the Sinn Féin manifesto...
What will happen to money in the United Kingdom?
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Second is happening on Monday, with the mourning period continuing up until that day. Soon after that, final decisions will be made surrounding the currency, and the changing of notes depicting the Queen’s head, to King Charles III’s head. Peter Oakes is a business consultant, formerly of the Central Bank, joined Kieran on the show to discuss the process...
'It is going send businesses over the edge' - VAT rate for hospitality sector set to increase
The special VAT rate for hotels, restaurants and pubs is set to be hiked as part of the Budget. The 9% has been in to support the hospitality sector since the pandemic began. Reports suggest that Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe thinks it’s time to bring things back up to 13.5%. Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, chairperson of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation and JP McMahon, chef, author and restaurateur in Galway joined Kieran to discuss...
Data Protection Commissioner 'confident in reasoned and rational' fine on Instagram
Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the latest fine of €405m imposed on social media site Instagram, for their breach of GDPR in relation to children...
Mother-of-five with Stage 4 cancer says 'financial strain is really detrimental'
Linda Bowdler is living with Stage 4 incurable cancer and she joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to tell him about the struggle she has in paying charges for cancer treatment. Kieran was also joined by Rachel Morrogh, Director of Advocacy with the Irish Cancer Society...
Viral TikTok energy drinks are 'pure sugar and pure caffeine'
Young people on TikTok are going viral by blaming energy drinks for their heart problems. It comes a few weeks after the Welsh government floated the idea of banning sales of these drinks to under-16s on health grounds. Kieran was joined by Ciara Wright of Glenville Nutrition to discuss...
EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat
Kieran was joined by Bobby Kerr, presenter of Down to Business on Newstalk from Austin, Texas at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat...
The Best of Royal TV and Film
Sarina Bellissimo, presenter of The Bellissimo Files on Spin 103.8 joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the best royal TV and movies...
'We need to move towards the continental model' - The reality of retrofitting your home
Retrofitting has become a focal point of recent discussions on energy efficiency measures. Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Brendan Donlon to discuss the process of retrofitting his home…
LED billboard 'totally unbearable' for residents
Complaints have been flooding in all week in Rathmines over a new billboard with LED lights. Apparently the light is so bright people are struggling to sleep. Diana O’Dwyer lives next to it and she joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder alongside Ian Lumley, who is the Head of Advocacy with An Taisce...
Property price growth 'still unsustainable' at 1 per cent
According to CSO figures released today, the rate of increases in property prices have fallen again. For more on this, Kieran was joined by Seamus Coffey, economics lecturer at University College Cork and Conor O’Connell, Director of the Irish Home Builders Association...
Do people still use fountain pens?
Yesterday, King Charles visited Northern Ireland and ran into a spot of bother with a leaky fountain pen. It begs the question, does anyone still write with a fountain pen? Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Liz Maguire Creator and curator of Flea Market Love Letters...
Donohoe's 'experience would be wasted should he be removed' - Shane Ross
As we head towards the end of the year, the time will come for Leo Varadkar to become Taoiseach, but also the plan is for Michael McGrath to become the new Minister for Finance. This will likely mean that Paschal Donohoe has to also step down from his position as President of the Eurogroup. Shane Ross is the former Minister for Transport joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss..
Schools 'won't compromise children's health and safety' - Calls for extra funding to cover energy bills
With winter coming, school's considerations around heating and electricity in their classrooms are coming into sharper focus. There have been calls for extra funding in this month’s budget through increased capitation rates or ancillary grants. Kieran was joined on the show by Paul Moroney, Scartlegen National School, County Kerry and Noel Loftus, Principal, St. Attracta's National School, Ballaghaderreen discuss the realities of the situation on the ground…
'My quality of life was gone' - 55pc increase in Eating Disorders last year
Figures have shown there was a 55pc increase last year in the number of people attending support services at Bodywhys, the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland. Early detection and effective treatment are the best chance at recovery, unfortunately, depending on where you live, access to certain services can vary. Kieran was joined by Harriet Parsons,Psychotherapist and training and development manager at Bodywhys, Dr Kielty Oberlin, Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Cormac Ryan who is recovery from an eating disorder…
Wellness: Cycling to Work #MyCommuteNT
Claire McKenna, Presenter of 'Alive and Kicking' cycled into studio and joined Kieran to discuss how she found her new commute...
Ukraine offensive causing 'panic in the Russian ranks'
Ukraine has said it aims to liberate all of its territory. They’ve driven Russian forces back in the northeast of the country in a rapid offensive. However, they have called on the West to send more weapons in order to back them up. Kieran was joined by the former British army officer and diplomat, and CEO of Henderson Risk Group, Duncan Bullivant...
You Are What You Eat: Energy Saving Cooking
Aisling Larkin TV Chef and mindful eating coach joined Kieran to take a closer look at energy costs in the kitchen and tips and tricks how to save money when cooking...
Murphy: 'Energy is something that should be a public utility'
According to Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD, it’s time to nationalise energy providers in Ireland. Deputy Murphy and Cormac Lucey, economics commentator with The Sunday Times joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss...
'All and every effort' should be made to keep Donohoe as Eurogroup president
Taoiseach Micheal Martin told Ciara Kelly this morning on Newstalk Breakfast that Michael McGrath will become Finance Minister, in the cabinet reshuffle in December. It will mean that Paschal Donohoe will lose the presidency of the Eurogroup. For more on this, Kieran was joined by Stephen Kinsella, Professor of Economics and head of department at University of Limerick...
'It's not acceptable that there's any house empty' - Amsterdam to fine vacant home owners
Amsterdam, like Ireland, is struggling with a housing crisis of its own. Over 800,000 homes are rumoured to be needed by 2030 to meet demands. In Amsterdam fines may be imposed on those who own dwellings that aren’t being used. So can we learn something from the Dutch approach? Wim de Waard is a housing expert in Amsterdam, and he joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to discusss...
Gardaí to be trained in Japanese martial art
Gardai are set to follow the lead of their Japanese policing counterparts by incorporating the ancient martial art of Taiho Jutsu into their training… To learn more about this, Kieran was joined by Scott Langley, Chief Technical Director at Hombu Dojo Karate International, based here in Ireland...