The Hard Shoulder

One day this summer, Sunday July 19th to be exact, is set to be the biggest sporting day of the calendar year. That’s because the All Ireland Hurling Final and the World Cup Final will both take place. So, is this a good thing, or should both events get their own time in the spotlight?To discuss this, Ciara is joined by former Football Manager, Roddy Collins, and former Kerry Footballer, Paul O’Connor.

Enoch Burke has been jailed for a fifth time today after the High Court found him in breach of a court order not to trespass at Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath.Mr Burke has only been released on Wednesday from Mountjoy Prison to prepare for a legal case, but has returned there today.Joining Ciara with the latest updates is Frank Greaney, Newstalk's Court Correspondent.

This week, Ciara Doherty was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

A top Loch Ness Monster hunter has given his final verdict after 5 decades that the mythical creature is simply folklore, but from Fionn mac Cumhaill to the Loch Ness Monster, where does this folklore come from?For more on this, Ciara is joined by Folklorist, Micheal Fortune.

What impact do you think it would have on your mental health if your loved one died and you weren’t able to bury them?For the loved ones of victims of the Troubles, this is their reality.Newstalk’s James Wilson has this report on the legacy the disappearance of the dead continues to have on the mental health of families in Northern Ireland…If you have any information about the Disappeared, you can contact the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains, where all information is legally privileged on 01 602 8655.This report was supported by the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, in partnership with Shine.If you have been affected by anything you heard, you can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.

Off The Ball's Mick McCarthy joined Ciara Doherty on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

Lawyers for the Dublin Airport Authority have been due to submit an affidavit to the High Court today in response to allegations made by CEO Kenny Jacobs.It could heighten tensions between the DAA and Jacobs.For more on this, Ciara is joined by Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post.

A judge has ordered the immediate arrest of Enoch Burke for again breaching an injunction restraining him from going to a school in Co Westmeath for the second day in a row, having been released from prison earlier this week.Shane Phelan is Legal Affairs Editor for the Irish Independent, and joins Ciara to discuss.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has been urged to temporarily extend pub licensing hours for the World Cup if the Republic of Ireland qualifies, but would publicans also be in favour?Joining Ciara to discuss is Michael Farrell, of Farrells Bar in Youghal.

Tory politician Robert Jenrick, who at one stage was being talked about as becoming a one-day leader of the Conservative Party, has defected to Reform UK after being sacked from Kemi Badenoch’s front bench.Will this make it more or less likely that we will see Nigel Farage become UK Prime Minister in the near future?LBC Presenter James O’Brien joins Ciara to discuss.