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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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Remembering the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson

2 hours ago - 4 mins

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How to do Stuff: Proposals

2 hours ago - 14 mins

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The impact muscular dystrophy has on families

3 hours ago - 13 mins

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What should be done about distracted driving?

3 hours ago - 8 mins

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The National Development Plan - will it hit its targets?

4 hours ago - 11 mins

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Are young farmers an “endangered species”?

4 hours ago - 9 mins

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Planning exemptions to be made on extensions for older people

The Government is preparing major changes to planning laws, including proposals to allow attic conversions, garden cabins, and home extensions for elderly relatives without planning permission. It’s a move aimed at relieving pressure on the housing system and speeding up development. But questions remain about the effectiveness of these plans and whether they will move the needle at all. Tom Philips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Town Planning at UCD and later James Browne, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford join Kieran to discuss.