Episodes
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You’ve heard today’s Budget 2025 from the government coalition, but what would the opposition do if they were in the hot seat?
Eoin O’Broin, Sinn Féin TD and Housing Spokesperson joins Kieran to discuss his reaction to the announcements.
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Normally, listeners send in their thoughts at home via texts, but on a special day like the reveal of next year’s budget, it seems right to hear from some listeners directly.
Kieran is joined by listeners Barbara Taylor, Tracey Carroll and Matthew Murphy to discuss their thoughts on Budget 2025.
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Following the detailing of Budget 2025 today, Minister for Finance Jack Chambers joined Kieran to discuss the plans of the budget further.
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For budget day, Kieran is joined by a panel of experts to break down the most important aspects of Budget 2025, particularly, how the tourism industry has seemingly been ignored.
He’s joined by Catherine Flanagan, IITIC Director and CEO of the Visitor Attraction Sector, Conor Skehan, Columnist with the Sunday Independent and Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC to discuss.
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With today being the big reveal of Budget 2025, there’s a lot to dig into. For a breakdown of its content Kieran is joined by a panel of experts from across a wide field to discuss. Topics include benefits for families and tax.
He’s joined by Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC, Tanya Ward, CEO of Children’s Rights Alliance and Emmet Oliver, The Hard Shoulder’s Business Correspondent.
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Barry White, Newstalk’s Chief Reporter joins Kieran Cuddihy to talk through the most important parts of Budget 2025 announced today.
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After spending 5 years on the board of the HSE, Fergus Finlay believes for the HSE to work, it needs to be broken into functions rather than regions.
Fergus Finlay, Columnist for the Irish Examiner joins Kieran to discuss.
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Can you believe it’s been 40 years since the legendary Jessica Fletcher first graced our screens on Murder, She Wrote? That’s right, four decades of solving crimes in the cosy town of Cabot Cove, where no mystery was too tough for the iconic sleuth! And, while Jessica's charm and wit hooked millions back then, we’re seeing a modern-day resurgence of this fascination with crime and murder mysteries.
Joining Kieran to discuss this phenomenon is Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.
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For this week’s Kids Health Check, Kieran is joined by Psychotherapist and author Iseult White to discuss health and death anxiety, commonly found in new parents.
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The government has come into criticism from some quarters following its decision to drop plans to introduce hate speech laws.
One voice of concern came from Alanna Quinn Idris, who lost an eye in an unprovoked assault nearly three years ago.She joins Kieran to discuss.
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With Budget day tomorrow, Kieran is joined by Newstalk’s Political Correspondent, Seán Defoe to look back on the biggest budget surprises from the past...
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Comedian, playwright and author known for his work on Blackadder and Saturday Live, Ben Elton, joins the show!
He joins Kieran to discuss his upcoming show ‘Authentic Stupidity’, and how comedy has changed over the years.
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) have been plastered all over the news recently for an overspend for the Dáil bikeshed, and now their 1.4 million security hut. To add onto the pile, reports are emerging about a more than doubling in price for modular homes for Ukrainian refugees.
Joining Kieran to talk through this controversy is Karl Deeter, Director of Irish Mortgage Brokers (https://www.mortgagebrokers.ie)
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Every week Kieran Cuddihy will be joined by writer and broadcaster, Keith Walsh and the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…
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Very special guest, author Jacqueline Wilson, known for the Tracy Beaker series, joins Kieran to discuss her upcoming book - which this time isn’t aimed at young readers.
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Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joined Kieran to look at the different uses for the humble apple!
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All week on the show, the unsung issue of loneliness across our society has been discussed. But, is there a role the government can play as soon as next week’s Budget?
Sean Moynihan is CEO of Alone and a member of the Loneliness Taskforce, and joins Kieran to discuss.
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Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…
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Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the level of immigration to Ireland has been too high in recent years. He made these comments on a visit to the US last week when speaking to the University of Notre Dame’s college newspaper The Observer.
He joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live earlier and doubled down on his comments. Kieran is joined by David Quinn, Sunday Independent Columnist and People Before Profit TD, Brid Smith to discuss.
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Actress Dame Maggie Smith, best known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey has died aged 89. Newstalk’s Henry McKean got reaction from her fans young and old, and Kieran is joined by actor Stephen Rea and television Producer Bill Hughes to discuss the legacy she leaves behind.
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