The Hard Shoulder

President Donald Trump has shared a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in a late-night Truth Social posting spree which has sparked outrage in the US   Shane was  joined by Anthony Zurcher   BBC North America correspondent &   James Carville, US political consultant, author and commentator  

A new survey shows that one in seven homes have fallen into arrears on their electricity billsThe State’s Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has found that almost 300 thousand homes were behind with their electricity bills at the end September. This is all while energy costs in Ireland continue to be one of the highest in Europe  Joining Shane  Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein TD for Donegal and spokesperson on Finance

Super Bowl Sunday will see The New England Patriots take on the Seatle Seahawks, with Bad Bunny taking on the iconic half time show  For more on this Shane were joined by Susan Culleton Hayes, Host of Taking Stock and The Positive Economist & Ali Ryan, Founder and CEO of @goss.ie

Joining Shane   on what can we expect for the rest of the day and into the weekend, was Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather. Also joining the programme was Josh Crosbie  Newstalk Reporter who has been asking people if our weather warning system is up to par

Last week we spoke to Sheila Gilheaney, CEO of Alcohol Alliance Ireland following a report published on youth drinking take a listen...Following that discussion psychotherapist, Michelle Whelan Kennedy got in touch with the show saying she felt that the argument on raising prices or increasing tax on alcohol is overly simplistic.  “As a therapist and also as a mother, I see how raising the cost of alcohol has...forced drinking heavily before going out because it’s unaffordable when people go out.”She joined Shane to explain her argument

Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast and John Fardy Presenter of Screentime joined Ciara and Shane to review the latest TV and movie releases…

A group of Labour TDs are calling for the Government to introduce paid miscarriage leave and paid leave for those going through IVF treatment. It is estimated that miscarriage affects thousands of women in Ireland every year, with The Miscarriage Association estimating that one in every five pregnancy ends in miscarriage. Shane and Ciara joined Labour Spokesperson for Health Marie Sherlock and Roisin Moriarty, Volunteer and Secretary with The Miscarriage Association.

Now it’s the first Thursday night start to the Six Nations with Ireland at the Stade de France to take on a heavily favoured French side. Luke Fitzgerald, former Irish international joined Shane and Ciara to discuss how he is  feeling about Ireland’s prospects?

Former Rugby Union Referee Nigel Owens, joins Ciara and Shane for this week’s Thursday Interview!

One person has died and three others have been injured after a bus drove down a pedestrianised street in Dublin city this afternoon. Joining us with the latest from the scene was Keith Kelly Journalist at the Irish Independent and David Hall CEO of Lifeline Ambulance Service