The Hard Shoulder

Jesse Jackson, one of America’s most influential civil rights figures after the death of Martin Luther King Jr, has died at the age of eighty four. Mr Jackson was present on the day King was assassinated and also fought for the Democratic nomination for president twice, in 1984 and 1988.
Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer, University of Galway and Columnist with the Journal joins Ciara to look back on his life…
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A protest began on George’s Street in Dublin this evening outside The Hoxton Hotel as campaigners seek to voice their opposition to legal action taken against the neighbouring Yamamori Izakaya, which was spoken about on the programme yesterday.
At the protest is Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, musician, protest organiser and People Before Profit member. He joins Shane to discuss.

Family Psychotherapist, Columnist and co-host of the Go Loud podcast ‘They Mess You Up’ Richard Hogan joined Ciara to place his favourite book on The Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

Mayor of Limerick John Moran has alleged that local councillors are deploying tactics to make sure his term is not successful…
Joining Ciara to discuss this is Nick Rabbitts, Reporter with the Limerick Leader.

Last week Ireland was drawn to play Israel in this year’s Nations League with a home leg at the Aviva Stadium on 4th October and an away leg before that on 27th September. Much debate has ensued since about whether we should partake in the fixtures in the backdrop of the Israel/Gaza war. Bernard O’Byrne is the former FAI CEO, former Basketball Ireland CEO and a former board member of FIBA, the European Basketball Federation and has previously tried, without success, to see Israel banned from basketball competitions and joins Shane to discuss.