Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan joined Kieran Cuddihy on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend action…

The issue of the use of smartphones by kids is back in the headlines, because the Department of Education has, from today, instructed primary schools to implement policies banning the use of phones…

But, should we be delaying giving smartphones to older kids, up to the age of 16?

Joining Kieran to discuss is Mary Lovegrove who has spearheaded the ‘Smartphone Free Childhood Ireland’ campaign and Fianna Fáil Education Spokesperson, Ryan O’Meara...

Walking Football is a slower-paced, low impact version of the beautiful game that is growing in popularity among older people looking to stay active and involved in soccer.

This weekend, there is a walking football festival taking place at the National Sports Campus in Abbottstown.

Joining Kieran to tell more is Derek O'Neill, League of Ireland Football & Social Responsibility Manager with the FAI and Paul Massey, a participant and father of former professional footballer Dane Massey.

So, you have your holiday paid for, and then you realise the added expenses you didn’t account for: the car park at the airport, a kennel for the dog and not to mention the last-minute panic buying duty-free.

Joining Kieran to discuss the most common pitfalls when it comes to travel overspending is Consumer Journalist, Siobhain Maguire.

Israel has launched a major strike inside Iran, targeting nuclear and missile facilities in what they call a necessary move to eliminate an existential threat. Iran has since vowed to respond, calling it a declaration of war.

The world is now watching closely, and asking what this means for regional stability and global security.

Joining Kieran to discuss is Eylon Levy, former Israeli Government Spokesperson…

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Are you a digital hoarder? If you are a person who takes 20 pictures of your coffee, pictures of the dog, pictures of your dog and leaves them sitting on your phone to rot, you are a digital hoarder. But, what impact is it having on your phone and the planet?

Newstalk Reporter Meghan O’Halloran took to the streets of Dublin to ask the public about the amount of pictures on their phones, and Kieran is joined by Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly, to discuss.

Biohacking is the latest thing people are implementing to reduce their biological age, but can our biological age truly be reduced, and are trackers and watches accurate at determining a person's biological age?

Joining Kieran to discuss is Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Head of the aging research program at Trinity.

Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to the lowest recorded level in the UK…

An annual survey of young people’s reading habits, which began two decades ago, shows its lowest-ever result, most pronounced among boys aged 11 to 16.

How do we encourage them to read when there is so much grabbing their attention?

Joining Kieran to discuss is author Eoin Colfer.