The Hard Shoulder Highlights
The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk.
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Series Episodes
''One thing I don't want to see is a child that doesn't have a special class''
''One thing I don't want to see is a child that doesn't have a special class''
9 mins
21 October Finished
''The antigen tests have their advantages & disadvantages''
''The antigen tests have their advantages & disadvantages''
7 mins
21 October Finished
''Competitiveness gets out of hand at a young age when it comes to coaches & parents''
''Competitiveness gets out of hand at a young age when it comes to coaches & parents''
6 mins
21 October Finished
"I will download Truth Social" Trump's new social media app
Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. Saying it will "stand up to the tyranny of big tech", accusing them of silencing opposing voices in the US. Social media played a big role in his bid for the White House. He was banned from Twitter, his favourite means of communication as president and suspended from Facebook after his supporters stormed the US Capitol in January. Henry McKean met people from Navan and Doonbeg and asked would you download Trump’s new platform?
8 mins
21 October Finished
Will Ireland legislate for Irish children born via surrogacy?
Surrogacy groups are expressing their concern the Irish government will not legislate for the rights of Irish children born via international surrogacy in the new Assisted Human Reproduction bill. A report by the Business Post has suggested they plan to only legislate for domestic surrogacy in the upcoming bill, and deal with the issue of international surrogacy at a later date. Kieran was joined by surrogacy solicitor Annette Hickey and Sinead Gallagher Hedderman, whose son Theo was born via surrogacy in Ukraine...
11 mins
21 October Finished
