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The Hard Shoulder Podcast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Colman is your essential drivetime companion—bringing fresh perspective and energy to your drive home. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Hard Shoulder Podcast with Ciara Kelly and Shane Colman is your essential drivetime companion, bringing fresh perspective and energy to your drive home. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
The Hard Shoulder is hosted by Newstalk. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Trump scraps last two election rallies ahead of midterms" (30 October 2026, 8 minutes), "Henry McKean reports: Are we spending less this Halloween?" (30 October 2026, 7 minutes), and "further hikes on toll fares... are commuters feeling the pinch?" (30 October 2026, 10 minutes).
The Hard Shoulder publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for The Hard Shoulder is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Hard Shoulder requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Hard Shoulder's contact route on record: verified email.
Newstalk hosts The Hard Shoulder, a society podcast with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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With four days to go before the United States midterm elections, Democrats are leading in national polls as both parties make their final push for votes. Meanwhile, a legal dispute threatens to delay the Senate...
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According to new research by iReach, we plan to spend over €60 million on Halloween this year, down by over €11 million from last year. As sweets and chocolate are more expensive than ever, many families are cutting...
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From January first of next year, Toll prices are set to rise for commuters using motorways and The Port Tunnel. M50 users in cars with a tag or video account will see a 10c increase, while car users...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party have amplified allegations that the country’s Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, with final results expected to confirm his bloc has lost its majority in...
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The Social Democrats today launched a Bill to establish a public register of data centres in Ireland, to include information about their locations, carbon emissions, energy requirements and water usage. Social Democrats...
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U2 have announced details of the European leg of their Greatest Show on Earth Tour! John Caddell, Deputy Managing Editor of Today FM joined us on The Hard Shoulder this evening with the details.
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RTÉ Director General, Kevin Bakhurst joined Shane Coleman on The Hard Shoulder this evening.
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The Department of Finance’s 2026 Consumer Sentiment Banking Survey has found that 21% of respondents had used AI to obtain information or advice about financial products and services. Robert Whelan Managing...
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The number of new homes completed in Ireland has risen by 10.6 per cent so far this year. James Browne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage joined Shane on the show to discuss.
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Leinster House is a place of routine and repetition. Strict timetables and rules govern life inside and how much airtime deputies and senators get in their chambers. But outside on Kildare St, anyone can have their say...
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Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best tips for those things you might not think about. This week, Simon...
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The Government has today approved the drafting of legislation to increase An Post’s Statutory Borrowing Limit, from its current level of just under €75m to €620m. This is the first such increase since it was established...
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For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, joins Ciara who exactly Anthropic are as a company as they prepare to go public...
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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 weekend’s action…
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Benjamin Netanyahu won the support of an unexpectedly clear majority of Israeli Jews in an election billed as a major turning point in his nation’s history, apparently ensuring he will survive as Prime Minister at...
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Sinn Féin has proposed increasing standard residency to eight years and the implementation of basic language competency, as an alternative to the Government’s proposals on citizenship. Joining me now is Matt Carthy...
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The local government in Spain have confirmed at least 64 people have been killed and dozens seriously injured in a high-speed train crash south of the Spanish capital, Madrid. This comes after another train crash on the...
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Dr Marie Cassidy, former State Pathologist, is part of ‘Dr Marie Cassidy Investigates Ireland’s Last Witch Trial’, a new documentary exploring the 1711 trial of eight women accused of witchcraft, which premieres on RTÉ...
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Rolling Stone has named this century’s 200 greatest rock songs with two Irish bands making the cut: U2's Beautiful Day comes in at number 22, while Fontaines D.C.’s Starburster takes 61st place. However, there is still...
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New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that eight in ten households are located within two kilometres of a bus stop while almost seven in ten are near a high frequency bus service. Joining Ciara to...
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Professor of International Studies at the Clinton Institute in Dublin, founder of EA WorldView, University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute
Director of Strategic Affairs for WireScreen, Medical University of South Carolina
2015 Australian Formula Ford Champion, Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University
presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Today FM
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