The Hard Shoulder

According to figures from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, less than half of men believe that people make up accusations, with 25 percent believing that consent is not as big an issue it is made out to be.Is there an issue with how men see consent and sex and what can be done to help educate men in this endeavor?Eve McDowell Communications and Engagement Officer with Active Consent and David Hall, CEO of Sonas Domestic Violence Charity join Kieran to discuss.

The names of the 29 victims, including a woman pregnant with twins, were read aloud and a minute's silence held as a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing got under way.Chairperson Alan Turnball said those who listen "will be shocked at a level of grief imposed on ordinary decent members of society doing nothing other than living their daily lives".Campaigner Eamonn McCann joins Kieran to discuss.

It is being reported today that extra Senior Ministers are being sent to the US this St Patrick's Day in an attempt to prevent any dramatic policy decision from Donald Trump. Is this the right move, or is it time to scrap the Government trip to the states?Joining Kieran to discuss is Dublin MEP, Regina Doherty and People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett.

Anyone can be scammed, and the proof lies with Kieran’s guest.Consumer Expert Brendan Burgess was done out of a significant amount of money. He joins Kieran to discuss what happened.Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor for the Irish and Sunday Independent also joins to give his advice so you don’t get scammed yourself.

With the passenger cap being temporarily lifted for 2025, Fionn Davenport, Travel Journalist and Lonely Planet author joins Kieran to tell us how airlines are adapting to the changes…

For this week’s Kids Health Check, Kieran is joined by Iseult White, Psychotherapist and author, to discuss how you can best deal with separation anxiety with your children.

Amongst protests and walkouts, President Michael D. Higgins read at a ceremony yesterday marking Holocaust Memorial Day.It comes as the Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder had asked the President not to attend the ceremony due to comments he made in the past. So, should he have listened to this request?To discuss, Kieran is joined by Lior Tibet, Jewish-Israeli woman based in Dublin, and one of the protesters at the event.

100,000 people are to be without power until February, and over 109,000 are still without water after the damage caused by Storm Éowyn.What are the latest updates on when things should return to normal, and what has the Government response been like?Kieran is joined by Head Of Water Operations with Uisce Eirinn, Margaret Arterage, Siobhán Wynne, ESB Networks Regional Manager, Michael Horan from Insurance Ireland and MEP for Midlands North West, Ciaran Mullooly.

With the new Cabinet being announced recently, you may have noticed the gender imbalance in particular, with three women at the Cabinet table: Helen McEntee, Jennier Carroll MacNeill and Norma Foley.Is this something to be concerned about?Frances Fitzgerald, former Fine Gael Tánaiste and MEP, joins Kieran to discuss.

This week Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Chef Edward Hayden and Journalist Eimear Ní Bhraonáin to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…