The Hard Shoulder

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joins Kieran to discuss how you can make 7 (maybe 6) salads to cover 7 days!

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…Image: @ChampionsLeague on X / Twitter

A jury has found Richard Satchwell guilty of murdering his wife Tina at their home in Youghal, Co Cork, in 2017.Now that the verdict is in, we can cast our minds back to all those interviews that he did after his wife’s death – and in particular, what those who spoke to him during those times made of him...One of those interviewers was Neil Prendeville of Cork’s Red FM. He joins Kieran to discuss.Image: Cork’s Red FM Facebook

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that children visit, according to their Health and Family Minister.The ban will come into force from July 1st and will include beaches, parks, public gardens, outside schools, bus stops and sports venues. Ireland was a trend-setter on the indoor smoking ban back in 2004; should we follow France this time?Newstalk’s Henry McKean joins Kieran to share what he’s heard.

Gerry Adams has won €100,000 in damages over a BBC story about the murder of a British agent.The former Sinn Féin leader alleged he was defamed in a BBC NI Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 and an accompanying online article, in which an anonymous contributor alleged he sanctioned the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson.He denies any involvement.Journalist Amanda Ferguson joins Kieran to discuss.

Contenders for Ireland's favourite architectural projects for 2025 have been announced, but what makes a building or public space architecturally excellent?Joining Kieran to discuss is Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin.

A jury has found Richard Satchwell guilty of murdering his wife Tina at their home in Youghal, Co Cork, in 2017.Newstalk’s Southern Reporter Jamie O’Hara joins Kieran with all of the details following the conviction.

Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast and Padraig Wilson McCarthy, Entertainment Journalist joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…

A little later this evening, Alison Spittle will be doing some devious debating and answering the question… what would a United Ireland look like if it really did happen?Others taking part in this mischief will be comedians from North and South of the border and one from across the Irish sea for good measure including Neil Delamere, Oliver Callan, Ashley Storrie and John Meagher.Together, the panel will be asking all the questions you want answered from flags and road signs to anthems and crisps; and putting together a fantasy football league of how they see it all playing out.Alison joins Kieran to discuss.

Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General at the Department of Environment, Climate and Energy, has said that data centres had used up all spare electricity capacity, and it was necessary to prioritise demands.The comments come just days after Taoiseach Micheál Martin once again talked up the importance of data centres and AI and criticised critics of the government’s expansion policy…So, do we need to manage our energy needs for the sake of data centres?To discuss, Kieran is joined by Sunday Independent Columnist Conor Skehan, and Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan.