
ECB forecast suggests 'we won't see mechanical rate hike the way we've gotten used to'
16 March - 6 minsThe ECB today have gone ahead with increasing interest rates by 0.5%. The decision has gone ahead even as the tense atmosphere in the banking system continues. Yesterday Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse shares dropped 30% and subsequentially soared this morning after it announced it would be borrowing 53.7 billion from the Swizz Central bank.
Kieran was joined by Economist Austin Hughes to discuss...

'The world is their classroom' - Home educator writes open letter to Mícheál Martin
Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Mícheál Martin has said he is not a fan of homeschooling because it leads to problems with socialising. To discuss this further, Kieran Cuddihy was joined by two home educators, Aisha Ali in Sandyford and Fiona Harford in Wexford...
13 mins
20 March Finished

‘It was something special’ - Henry McKean gets reaction to Ireland’s Grand Slam win
Off the back of the Ireland rugby team's historic Grand Slam win in Dublin at the weekend, Henry McKean joined Kieran in studio to discuss what it was like at the game. He also met with some teachers, students and rugby players alike to get their reaction...
10 mins
20 March Finished

A dummies guide to the current banking crisis
The world's six largest central banks have taken action to shore up the financial system amid fears over the ‘emergency rescue’ of Credit Suisse. This comes just one week after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States. Kieran Cuddihy was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Lorcan Allen, Business Editor with the Business Post to discuss the current global banking crisis...
11 mins
20 March Finished

‘People feel that they can be whatever they want to be’ - Finland ranked world’s happiest country
Finland has maintained its position as the country with the happiest population for the sixth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report released this morning, with Ireland coming in at 14th. Along with the Finns, Denmark and Iceland rounded up the top three happy countries. With Lebanon and Afghanistan maintaining their positions as the world’s unhappiest countries. Kieran was joined from Finland by Ronan Browne, Irish journalist with YLE, Finland’s State Broadcaster,
7 mins
20 March Finished

Government eviction ban decision 'doesn't make any sense at all' - Thomas Pringle
Government party leaders will meet later this evening to discuss how they will respond to Sinn Féin's motion to extend the eviction ban until the end of next January. Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Ivana Bacik, Labour leader and TD for Dublin Bay South, Thomas Pringle, Independent TD for Donegal and Mattie McGrath, Independent TD for Tipperary to discuss…
13 mins
20 March Finished

IPCC report: Renewable energy must replace fossil fuels 'as rapidly as possible'
An IPCC report has today warned of the irreversible levels of global warming. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2018 said emissions must be halved by 2030 to keep temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Sadbh O’Neill, coordinator of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition joined Kieran to discuss the report…
11 mins
20 March Finished