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  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month: how to manage the news

    October 26, 2026 · 15 min

    Every year around 3,600 women in Ireland, and around 30 men, are told they have breast cancer.  But when the treatment ends and hospital appointments stop, the questions don’t, and neither does the impact on the people around them…

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    October 26, 2026 · 10 min

    If you were one of the thousands who crossed the finish line in the Dublin Marathon yesterday, you may be sitting there this morning with legs that don’t want to work, and wondering what comes next.   The months of training are done, the…

  • Looking ahead to the Israeli election

    October 26, 2026 · 15 min

    Israelis go to the polls tomorrow for the first time in 4 years in what is anticipated to be one of their most consequential elections ever. Polls suggest that Gadi Eisenkot, the former head of the IDF, is currently ahead of current Prime…

  • U.S. elections: what to expect

    October 26, 2026 · 10 min

    Election season is in full swing at the moment, having just had elections in Brazil and Serbia, and with an election due in Israel tomorrow. But one of the most important elections this year will happen next week in the US as voters head…

  • Winners and Sinners

    October 23, 2026 · 28 min

    This week, Ciara and Shane were joined by Off the Ball’s Cameron Hill and 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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    Rex Ryan, Founder of Glass Mask Theatre joins Ciara to discuss his new show ‘The Witness’!

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    October 23, 2026 · 8 min

    John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, joins Shane to reflect on his career after recently celebrating 60 years with the BBC!

  • Sport with John Duggan: Michael Carrick fights for Man United position

    October 23, 2026 · 10 min

    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…

  • Should you use plug in solar panels?

    October 23, 2026 · 5 min

    A Government-ordered report has approved the introduction of plug-in solar panel technology. But what are plug-in solar panels, and what makes them unique? Lisa Ryan, Professor of Energy Economics at UCD, joins Ciara to discuss.

  • Why has DUP MP Carla Lockhart resigned?

    October 23, 2026 · 6 min

    DUP MP Carla Lockhart has resigned as a party officer amid a deepening row with the leadership over the future of Stormont. Lockhart’s move comes amid a difference of opinion between her and DUP leader Gavin Robinson on whether the party…

  • Halloween Kidstalk! - Henry McKean Reports

    October 23, 2026 · 8 min

    Halloween is a week away, but today was the last day before the kids break up for midterm. Henry McKean sent this special Halloween Kidstalk from Balbriggan in North County Dublin.

  • French protests and ongoing terror probe - latest updates

    October 23, 2026 · 10 min

    A shooting has taken place, and a terror probe is underway after one person was killed and four others injured in a drive-by shooting in a Paris suburb. For more on this, Shane is joined by Henry Samuel, Paris Correspondent with The…

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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