The Hard Shoulder

This week, Ciara Doherty was joined by Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy and Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

After a surprise Donald Trump U-turn, the Epstein files are due to be released later today, which include tens of thousands of documents relating to criminal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.68 photos were pre-emptively released by Democrats in Congress. Some of those featured in the newly released images include former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, billionaire Bill Gates, Director Woody Allen and talk show host Dick Cavett.Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Anthony Zurcher, BBC’s North America Correspondent.

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Ciara Doherty to discuss the preparation you can do to make sure Christmas dinner goes off without a hitch!

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Ciara Doherty on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action.Image: Tudum

EU leaders have pledged a €90 billion loan for Ukraine to meet urgent financial needs, but failed to agree on the preferred option for securing that loan against Russia’s frozen assets in the bloc.For more on the implications of this, Ciara Doherty is joined by Sean Bell, former fighter pilot, military analyst and Co-Founder of Red Matrix Productions.