The Hard Shoulder

Rent prices in Cork have reached new heights, as a Daft.ie survey has recently revealed that the average rent in the city now costs €2,000 a month.This is a worrying statistic, especially for the new academic year - with many students still struggling to seek accommodation in the midst of Ireland’s housing crisis.Joining guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss is Maurice Deverell of the Irish Property Owners Association and Cork City Councillor Laura Harmon - Executive Director for the Irish Council for International Students and voluntary board member at Threshold.

Every week Kieran Cuddihy will be joined by writer and broadcaster, Keith Walsh and the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

Now American College Football is hitting Dublin tomorrow as Georgia Tech face Florida State in the Aviva tomorrow at 5pm.To discuss the event, Kieran is joined by the voice of Florida State Football and Director of Broadcasting for the Seminoles Sports Network, Jeff Culhane.

Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joined Kieran to look at some delicious ways you can use peaches.

According to a new study, if you love to ‘doomscroll’ to solve your boredom, you are wasting your time as it only makes you more bored!Why is this? And how do you kick yourself out of the loop if you get stuck scrolling through your feed?Joining Kieran to discuss is Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and author of Resilience: Lessons from Sir William Wilde on Life After Covid.  

Off The Ball's Ger Gilroy joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

Earlier this morning, 65 parents walked to the Department of Education in protest due to a lack of places in schools for their children with additional needs.Greg Lewis was at the protest, as his son Sam is still without a school place, and joins Kieran to discuss.

Comedian Jim Elliot joins Kieran Cuddihy fresh off the boat from the United States. They discuss how there seems to be a weird intersection happening between the worlds of rap and politics, especially at the Democratic National Convention.

Instagram has added a new option allowing users to add a tune to their profiles.Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Tech Correspondent, joins Kieran to discuss.Image: Instagram

With the Leaving Certificate results coming out today, many teens were excited (and nervous!) to see what they got.Newstalk’s Henry McKean joins Kieran Cuddihy to discuss the big day for many, and share what he’s heard from students.