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The Hard Shoulder Highlights
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  • New research finds a spike in cocaine use among drivers
    Dec 15 2025

    New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety based in University College Dublin has revealed a dramatic increase in the detection of cocaine and cannabis among Irish drivers suspected of driving under the influence, pointing to changing patterns of drug use on Irish roads…

    The study found an astonishing 21% year-on-year increase between the years 2012-2018.

    Joining Ciara to discuss this further is Dr Richard Maguire from The Medical Bureau of Road Safety and Meghann Scully, Host of ‘28 Ways to Save the World’.

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    12 m
  • Looking back on the work of Rob Reiner
    Dec 15 2025

    Following the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner in an apparent homicide, we look back at the work of the filmmaker, and his extraordinary directorial runs with movies such as Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and more…

    Joining Ciara to discuss the latest updates is Harriet Alexander, Features Writer, Daily Mail in the US and to look back, Deirdre Molumby, Reviewer and Senior Content Executive with entertainment.ie.

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    9 m
  • Kids Health Check: Routines over Christmas
    Dec 15 2025

    For this week’s Kids Health Check, Ciara Doherty is joined by Ollwyn Moran, Neuro Development Therapist & Founder of Cogni Kids to discuss maintaining routines with your kids over the hectic festive season.

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    10 m
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