The Hard Shoulder

40% of treatment for drug problems last year were for cocaine, with a 400% increase in women seeking treatment.Have our attitudes to drugs changed, and is it now becoming more normalised?Kristy Morrison Keating has spoken out online of her own struggles with cocaine and the prevalence among your people. Kristy joins Kieran to discuss, as well as Music Journalist with Extra.ie, Becca Fisher.

According to new research from CBRE, Ireland is the most highly educated country in the world.Ireland is the only nation listed in which a majority of adults aged 25–64 have a bachelor’s degree or higher.Has education transformed the country?  And if so, is it for the better?Eoin O’Malley is Associate Professor of Politics at DCU, and Mark Henry is Communications and Marketing Manager at TU Dublin they join Kieran to discuss.

Customers are now being offered a buy now pay later option when buying low-cost items such as clothes brands like Very or take away through Deliveroo.But could this lead to people ending up in unnecessary debt?Joining Kieran to discuss is Paul Merriman, CEO of Fair Stone & Founder of Ask Paul.

She’s been on our screens for decades now, giving parenting advice to parents around the world who need it…Supernanny Jo Frost joins Kieran on The Hard Shoulder!

Every week for The Ultimate Guide on The Hard Shoulder, Fionn Davenport takes a closer look at some of the fantastic destinations to visit around the world.This week, Fionn joined Kieran Cuddihy to give his travel recommendations for Gen S, AKA, seniors!

A meeting between the ESRI and the Oireachtas Committee on Housing to discuss housing supply for the coming year has just finished up.Joining Kieran to discuss the latest is Newstalk Reporter Jessica Woodlock.

The food safety watchdog is proposing a measure that would see all food premises publicly display signage to show the level of cleanliness and food safety standards of the business.How would the roll out work?Joining Kieran to discuss is Adrian Cummins, CEO of the Restaurant Association of Ireland and Gail Carroll, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at the FSAI.

Gordon D’Arcy, former Irish International and co-author of ‘Let’s Play Rugby!’, joins Kieran to place his favourite book on The Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

Police and emergency services urged the public not to share footage online after a car hit pedestrians during Liverpool's English Premier League victory parade in the city centre yesterday.Why is our instinct to take and share videos in tragic circumstances? Is it our responsibility or the job of social media companies to hold people accountable?Joining Kieran to discuss is Stephen O'Leary from Olytico and Brendan Kelly, Psychologist...

Governance and oversight issues at Children’s Health Ireland dominated leader’s questions in the Dáil today, we’ve also learned that three members of the CHI board have resigned following further fallout from the controversy surrounding unnecessary hip operations at CHI.To discuss this further, and the health service more widely, Kieran is joined by former HSE Director General, Tony O’Brien…