The Hard Shoulder

The anticipation is building as Ireland are set to play against Czechia this evening in Prague for the World Cup play-offs.Shane Coleman is in Prague, and joins Ciara to give a sense of the excitement on the ground. Also joining to look ahead to the game is former Ireland International Footballer, Ray Houghton…

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, has today published two reports on commercial sunbed use in Ireland with a view to ban commercial sunbed use as part of Ireland’s cancer prevention framework.Joining Ciara to discuss this is Prof Aoife Lally, Consultant Dermatologist in St Vincents University hospital and clinic Professor in UCD and Gillian Costell, who is living with terminal cancer due to sunbed use.

A non-adversarial compensation scheme for more than 200 CAMHS patients found to have been exposed to potential harm, following a review of the service in North Kerry, has been extended.Davin Godfrey, Leading Campaigner for the Victims of North Kerry CAMHS joins Ciara to discuss.

Lidl and Tesco and Aldi have announced new cuts in the price of their own-brand milk and butter range, with Lidl reducing the prices of 15 of their dairy products.While it might be good for customers and their pockets, many farmers say the cuts come at a time when farmers are seeing a major rise in input costs…Dennis Drennan is President of the ICMSA, and joins Ciara to discuss.

Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best tips for those things you might not think about.This week, Simon joins Ciara and Shane to discuss how to take the perfect selfie!

A Los Angeles jury has found Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages today in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit…Terry Sheridan, Senior Director of News at WSHU Public Radio joins Shane to discuss.

The excitement is real ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier. Ireland are facing Czechia in Prague, and the Irish fans are arriving in their droves to hopefully witness a victory from the team.Henry McKean has joined them to get a sense of the buzz, and joins Ciara and Shane to discuss!

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent Iran a fifteen point peace plan which a senior official inside Iran has reportedly described as “excessive”. The peace plan was sent to Iran via Pakistan, and it was earlier unknown how widely it was shared within the country, which had previously claimed that the United States was “negotiating with itself”.So, what do we actually know about the plan and its possibilities for success? Patrick Wintour is Diplomatic Editor for The Guardian and joins X to discuss.

You’ll probably best know Ciara and Shane’s next guest from your TV screens, but next month he is returning to where it all started at the Five Lamps Arts Festival.Comedian, actor and writer Karl Spain joins to discuss!

Off The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the rest of the week's action…