The Hard Shoulder

Labour have launched their Cost-Of-Living Action Plan today - which begs the question: are we still facing a cost-of-living crisis? Or is that becoming a thing of the past?Colette Bennett, Director of Advocacy and Researcher at The Wheel and John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin join Kieran to discuss.

With a new bike shed in Leinster House costing the government approximately €356k, people are justifiably annoyed. But, why is it so expensive, and could things have been done differently?Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been out asking the public (including shed experts!) and joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss.

A new bicycle shed for Leinster House which allows for storage of 18 bikes cost more than €335,000…Quantity Surveyor Shay Lally joined Kieran to discuss the addition, and how it could possibly cost this much.

We’ve all probably dabbled in AI to do simple tasks like writing a Limerick for your partner or asking it history questions.But, what can you do if you are considering using AI to help in your work, and what are the best ways to ensure you get the best out of it?Joining Kieran to discuss is Host of Futureproof on Newstalk, Jonathan McCrea.

Cut, slice, peel, dice – there are so many ways to enjoy a cucumber!A TikTok trend has recently taken the social media world by storm, with one creator, dubbed ‘The Cucumber Guy’, going viral on the app for his cucumber salad combinations.Joining Kieran to discuss all things cucumbers, and how you can get the most out of the fruit at home, is Member of the Irish Food Writers Guild, Ross Golden Bannon.

For this week’s Kids Health Check, we’re looking at gaming, and how best to manage that habit of our little ones.Aoife Lee, Parenting Coach at ParentSupport.ie joins Kieran to discuss.

Sinn Féin has today announced its new housing policy, pledging to spend €39 billion over the next five years to deliver 300,000 homes.Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss this, and also the scandal over the €355k bike shed in Leinster House.

A primary school in Cork is being forced to teach their pupils in hallways and the staff room due to overcrowding in their classrooms…Kieran is joined by Toni Maguire, Principal of this school, Fermoy Educate Together, to discuss.

Many issues are currently facing An Garda Síochána from recruitment, retention and how we view the force.How do we improve our current system and get the best out of our force?Former Garda and Founder of Out of Blue Training Stephen Moore, joins Kieran to discuss...

This week Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Presenter of Weekend Breakfast, Alison Curtis and Elaine Burke, Presenter of the ‘For Tech’s Sake’ podcast to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…