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The Hard Shoulder Highlights

The Hard Shoulder Highlights with Kieran Cuddihy on Newstalk. Join Kieran every weekday afternoon from 4-7pm for a round-up of the day’s events, interviews with the people at the centre of the stories – and a bit of craic along the way. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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"I don't believe as President that is his job!"

President Michael D Higgins has called Irelands housing crisis as a “disaster” and “a great, great failure." The President was opening a new housing service for young adults in Kildare when he spoke about the ongoing housing crisis. Fergus Finley Columinst with the Irish Examiner, and Shane Coleman Newstalk Breakfast presenter, joined Kieran to debate if his comments overstepped his presidential position.