Movies and TV: California Schemin, The Boys, The Testaments
09/04/2026 | 17 mins.
David O’Callaghan from the Here and Back Again podcast and Dee Reddy, Podcaster and Cultural Commentator joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…
Why do we do our best thinking in the shower?
09/04/2026 | 10 mins.
Whether it’s a light bulb moment in the shower, to a eureka moment on the loo, why do we do our best thinking in the bathroom? Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin joins Ciara and Shane to discuss!
Sport with John Duggan: Is the Katie Taylor Croke Park fight still on?
09/04/2026 | 6 mins.
Off The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the rest of the week's action…
Michael Healy-Rae weighs in on fuel protests
09/04/2026 | 12 mins.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae joins Shane to discuss the current situation with the national fuel protest…
What have the fuel protests looked like today?
09/04/2026 | 24 mins.
Protesters are continuing to block fuel sites this afternoon in Cork, Limerick and Galway as fuel price protests are on day three. Ciara and Shane are joined by Newstalk Reporters across the country to hear the situation on the ground, and are joined to discuss by Vincent Jennings, CEO of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association and Richard O’Donoghue is an Independent Ireland TD for Limerick County.
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