The Hard Shoulder

Dr Peter Boylan, former Master of National Maternity Hospital and Chairman of Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and author of ‘In the Shadow of the Eighth’ joins Jonathan Healy to place his favourite book on The Hard Shoulder Bookshelf!

A new plan to improve the assessment of needs process was discussed today in Cabinet.It comes as autism campaigner Cara Darmody starts another 50-hour campout outside Leinster House.Waiting lists for assessments of needs have long surpassed times set out in the guidelines, which state the assessment must be carried out within six months…Joining Jonathan Healy to discuss is Minister of State for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid West Emer Higgins, who brought forward this plan.

Each year, millions of online orders get lost due to incorrect delivery information. After customers receive a refund, undelivered packages were previously destroyed. During Covid, some Frenchmen came up with an idea to save the parcels, and sell them as mystery blind boxes!Henry McKean has been looking into this phenomenon, and joins Jonathan Healy to discuss…

It’s that time of year now where people start treating themselves to a Christmas sandwich, and one has caught attention at a Harrod’s in London, that’s costing £29! Seeing as there are many different ways to make this particular sandwich, what are the ingredients for a perfect one?To discuss, Jonathan Healy is joined by 98fm Producer and Sunday Times Restaurant Critic, Russell Alford.Image: Tesco Recipes

Comedian Al Murray is coming to Vicar Street next year for his ‘All You Need is Guv’ tour!He joins Jonathan Healy to chat ahead of the gigs…

The Oireachtas Committee on Remote Working will be meeting tomorrow to discuss the future of the Right to Request Remote Working Legislation. This follows the public consultation held by the Government to get views on how the legislation is working.To discuss all this, Jonathan Healy is joined by Co-Founder of Grow Remote, Tracy Keogh and Sinn Féin TD and Spokesperson for Enterprise, Tourism & Employment, Rose Conway Walsh.

For this week’s Kids Health Check, Jonathan Healy is joined by Sleep Expert Lucy Woolfe to discuss how to handle the amount of sleep your children might be getting with all the excitement around Christmas.

With just over two weeks until Christmas, many people around the country are preparing to host. But is it ever okay to ask your guests to chip in, and if so, where is the unspoken line?Joining Jonathan Healy to discuss is Mary McCarty, Columnist with the Irish Independent and Michelle Harding, Etiquette Coach and Founder of School of Life Ireland.

It was revealed on Friday that Netflix, already the world's biggest streaming service by market share, had agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and HBO Max streaming division. But, why has there been some push back in Hollywood to the move? And why has US President Donald Trump said that there could be a problem over the deal?Joining Jonathan Healy to discuss is US-based Entertainment & Business Correspondent for Reuters, Dawn Chmielewski.

A fire at a house in Co Offaly in which two people died was “designed to kill inhabitants” - this is according to the Justice Minister, Jim O’Callaghan.A murder investigation has been launched after the deaths of a woman and a child at a house on Castleview Park in Edenderry at around 7:45pm on Saturday.Joining Jonathan Healy to give the latest updates is Dublin Reporter from the Press Association, Grainne Ni Aodh, and to discuss gang violence, Paul Williams, Crime Journalist with the Irish Independent.