John Fardy, Presenter of Screentime on Newstalk and Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast joined Ciara Doherty on The Hard Shoulder to review the latest TV and movie releases…

There are ongoing concerns that an overhaul may be needed for mental health services for young people. Such services are finding themselves stretched due to ongoing demand.

To discuss, Ciara Doherty is joined by Dr. Patricia Byrne, Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.

Bassist Stephen Travers, formerly of the Miami Showband, joins Ciara Doherty for this week’s Thursday Interview, discussing his new book ‘The Bass Player : Surviving the Miami Showband Massacre’.

Last week, a Boston Jury found Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie guilty of raping a 29 year old woman in the early hours of Friday March 15th 2024 in a Boston hotel.

Today, Crosbie was sentenced to at least seven years in prison.

Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss is Susan Zalkind, Investigative Journalist in Boston covering the trial.

Residents of a small village in Waterford say they’ve been blindsided by plans to build a massive multi-billion-euro data center on the site of a former cheese factory.

More than 300 people have objected to the proposed data centre, citing traffic, aesthetic, and environmental concerns.

But, why do we need them? Are they environmentally efficient? And just how essential are these data centres when it comes to foreign direct investment?

Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this is Peter Lantry, Managing Director of Equinix, and Jerry MacEvilly, Head of Policy at Friends of the Earth.

Architect and host of ‘Room to Improve’, Dermot Bannon, joins Ciara Doherty to discuss his recent health scare, the return of his show and his partnership with WillowWarm!

The Department of Justice is considering handing over land to An Garda Siochána to be used for a new Garda station at Citywest, which comes in the wake of the scenes in Saggart last week.

To discuss this in more detail, Ciara Doherty is joined by Independent Cllr for Tallaght-Central, Mick Duff, and former Garda Inspector and Risk Security and Event Manager of Ashtree Risk Group, Tony Gallagher.

New figures have shown that over 55,000 Irish people registered their objection to be considered an organ donor once they die.

To chat through these numbers and the significance of them, Ciara Doherty is joined by Colin White, National Advocacy and Projects Manager of the Irish Kidney Association, and Adrian Cummins, who is currently on a waiting list for a transplant.

Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best tips for those things you might not think about.

This week, Simon joins Ciara to discuss how you can learn to love cats!

Ciara Doherty’s guest has taken up a new role in Ireland but is no stranger to Dublin or indeed Ireland, having lived here before.

Kara Owen is the new British Ambassador to Ireland, and took over the reins in September from Paul Johnston.

She joins Ciara in the studio to discuss the new role.