The Hard Shoulder

Simon Vigar, one of British television’s longest-serving Royal Correspondents joins Ciara to discuss his new book ‘The Four Wives of Windsor: Rivalries, Influence and the Real Power Behind the Crown’. 

Simon Vigar, one of British television’s longest-serving Royal Correspondents joins Ciara to discuss his new book ‘The Four Wives of Windsor: Rivalries, Influence and the Real Power Behind the Crown’. 

France has rushed out emergency meas­ures to tackle a loom­ing fuel crisis, with diesel prices at record highs and forecourts run­ning dry.The cash-strapped French gov­ern­ment announced €450 million of handouts and subsidies to house­holds and busi­nesses to deal with what Rolan ...  Show more

Spoilers ahead for the finale of The Traitors Ireland season two!Ciara is joined by the two runner-ups and final traitors of this season, Carla and Pauric, to discuss the result and their experience on the show! 

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, joins Ciara to discuss why a technology upgrade is causing the children’s emergency department in Tallaght Hospital to close for four days. 

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