The Hard Shoulder

This week, Ciara Doherty was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

A top Loch Ness Monster hunter has given his final verdict after 5 decades that the mythical creature is simply folklore, but from Fionn mac Cumhaill to the Loch Ness Monster, where does this folklore come from?For more on this, Ciara is joined by Folklorist, Micheal Fortune.

What impact do you think it would have on your mental health if your loved one died and you weren’t able to bury them?For the loved ones of victims of the Troubles, this is their reality.Newstalk’s James Wilson has this report on the legacy the disappearance of the dead continues to have on the mental health of families in Northern Ireland…If you have any information about the Disappeared, you can contact the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains, where all information is legally privileged on 01 602 8655.This report was supported by the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, in partnership with Shine.If you have been affected by anything you heard, you can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.

Off The Ball's Mick McCarthy joined Ciara Doherty on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

A judge has ordered the immediate arrest of Enoch Burke for again breaching an injunction restraining him from going to a school in Co Westmeath for the second day in a row, having been released from prison earlier this week.Shane Phelan is Legal Affairs Editor for the Irish Independent, and joins Ciara to discuss.