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    The Ultimate Guide: Berlin

    27/1/2026 | 11 mins.
    Every week for The Ultimate Guide on The Hard Shoulder, Fionn Davenport takes a closer look at some of the fantastic destinations to visit around the world.
    This week, as part of his 12 best cities in the world, Fionn joined Ciara Doherty to give the ultimate guide to Berlin in Germany!
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    University of Minnesota Law Professor on ICE and the atmosphere in Minneapolis after the death of Alex Pretti

    27/1/2026 | 7 mins.
    A top US immigration official is expected to leave the US city of Minneapolis amid the death of
    It's as US President Donald Trump may be trying to defuse tensions in the area, as he also sent his border czar Tom Homan into the city.
    Fionnuala Ni Aoláin is professor of Law with the University of Minnesota and concurrently Professor of Law with Queens University Belfast. She joined Ciara Doherty to discuss what the atmosphere is like in Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota as a whole.
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    Funding announced for secondary schools to educate young people about the holocaust

    27/1/2026 | 6 mins.
    Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and to coincide with it, the government has announced funding of €100,000 towards holocaust education in secondary schools. To discuss the importance of this, Chief Rabbi of Ireland, Yoni Wieder, joined Ciara Doherty to explain the importance of educating young people in Ireland about the holocaust.
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    Will government changes to rental legislation help ease the housing crisis, and how will it impact tenant and landlord alike ?

    27/1/2026 | 8 mins.
    Earlier today, the government approved legislation to change the current rental system. To talk through some of these changes and how they’ll impact landlords and tenants. Joining Ciara was National Advocacy Manager with Threshold, Ann-Marie O’Reilly.
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    The Bookshelf with Muireann O’Connell !

    27/1/2026 | 13 mins.
    Muireann O’Connell Ireland AM presenter joined Ciara Doherty to place her favourite book on The Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

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