The Hard Shoulder

A survey has revealed that grocery prices have risen nearly 7% since this time last year, the fastest climbing rate in almost two years.  The data from Worldpanel by Numerator found that inflation rose to 6.8% in the last 12 weeks to the end of last month, from a rate of 6.25 the month before.  Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times Conor Pope and Damian O’Reilly, Lecturer in Retail Management at Technological University Dublin joined Shane to discuss

As day three of the Winter Olympics is well underway and Shane was joined by Barry Kenny, Head of Communications with Irish Rail to give us an insight for all the events that we can look forward to in the week ahead.

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is appearing virtually today from prison via videolink before the US Congress in an Epstein probe.Joining Shane with the latest was David Smith, Washington Bureau chief of The Guardian and Yasmine Meyer, Lawyer representing Epstein victims.

The highly prestigious Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland Awards are being hosted in Dublin today for the first time since they began in 1974.A ceremony of this magnitude of course brings with it a lot of excitement Joining Shane to discuss this further is JP McMahon, Chef, author and restaurateur, and Dr Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, Chef, lecturer and the first person in Ireland to get a PHD in food history

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced that the Dublin Airport passenger cap’s abolition will go to cabinet tomorrow.  The controversial cap currently sits at 32 million passengers, but the proposed bill will allow for amendment or removal, and block planning authorities from reimposing it.What should be considered in this move?  Joining Shane was Resident of St Margarets and member of the Ward Resident’s Association Niamh Mar, and Michael Magnier, National President of the Irish Hotels Federation to discuss.  

This week  Shane was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Alison Curtis Presenter, TodayFM and Ger Gilroy  Off The Ball  

It’s time to talk everything sport and an exciting weekend as the League of Ireland is backStephen Doyle from Off the Ball joined Shane to preview the first games and the season ahead.

The world of Peppa Pig is tackling an important issue... Peppa Pig’s younger brother George will be revealed to be moderately deaf and fitted with a hearing aid in a new storyline set to tackle childhood hearing loss. Joining Shane to discuss the importance of representation in Children’s TV shows is Danielle Mc Laughlin, Director of Advocacy and Communications at CHIME, Ireland’s National Charity for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw  known as ‘Modern Irish Mom,’ on Instagram  

It’s Opening Ceremony Day in Italy for the Winter Olympic games. Over the next two weeks we will be treated to skiers careering down the slopes at motorway speed, the smooth elegance of figure skating and the carnage of short track speed skating. We heard yesterday from the Team Ireland camp…but who are the other international stars we need to look out for? Sinéad O’Carroll, Editor of The Journal joined Shane to  look ahead to the Winter Games

The European Commission has accused TikTok of creating an "addictive design" in its app which could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of minors and vulnerable adults.  Joining Shane was Ollwyn Moran, Neuro Development Therapist & Founder of Cogni Kids