Comedian Jim Elliot, Sunday Independent columnist Gina London, and political commentator Larry Donnelly join The Hard Shoulder to talk about how Independence Day has evolved — and what it means for Irish people.Have the Irish last that grá for the States?Listen here.

Comedian Jim Elliot, Sunday Independent columnist Gina London, and political commentator Larry Donnelly join The Hard Shoulder to talk about how Independence Day has evolved — and what it means for Irish people. Have the Irish last that grá for the States? Listen here.

July 4th – Have Celebrations Changed?

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The Hard Shoulder 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'.

The Hard Shoulder 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&nbsp;on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/highlights-from-the-hard-shoulder/id1155118264" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c3RhbGsuY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvMDAxL3BvZGNhc3RGZWVkcy80MjcueG1s&amp;ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwjA-uKj2broAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQGQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4tkASPyZ2YfG9gpeZ2hu0k" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a>.&nbsp;Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.&nbsp;You can also listen to Newstalk live on <a href="http://newstalk.com/listenlive" rel="noopener noreferrer">newstalk.com</a> or on Alexa, by <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Communicorp-Media-Newstalk/dp/B07D3YSBFX" rel="noopener noreferrer">adding the Newstalk skill</a> and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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