This week Kieran Cuddihy was joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Saoirse Hanley, Features writer at the Independent to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…

A US government shutdown is fast-approaching after the House of Representatives voted against a Donald Trump-backed spending bill last night.

If no deal is agreed by midnight local time tonight, some federal services will begin shutting down from the early hours…

Spokesperson for Republicans Overseas UK, Jennifer Ewing, joins Kieran to discuss.

With only a few days to go, Aisling Larkin, Mindful Eating Coach and TV Chef joined Kieran to give her top tips for the perfect Christmas dinner.

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…

It's set to be the busiest day of the year in Dublin Airport today, with 93,000 passengers travelling through both terminals. However, the total number of travellers is down by 90,000 this festive season due to the passenger cap. Will we see the passenger cap lifted in the next 12 months?

Joining Kieran to discuss is Travel Journalist Eoghan Corry and Ulick McEvaddy, Aviation Entrepreneur and Businessman.

According to recent research, your Christmas tree decorations harbour 5 times as many germs as your toilet seat!

Joining Kieran for more on this is Dr Amalia Scannell, Microbiologist in the UCD Institute of Food and Health…

With singer Daniel O’Donnell issuing a warning over people impersonating him for money - there are scams going around this year that you should look out for.

Sinead Ryan, Journalist with the Irish Independent and host of the Home Show on Newstalk joins Kieran to give her top tips.

It’s only a few days away until Christmas, and it’s getting down to the wire of last minute presents, the food shop and getting the house ready. But, who is doing the brunt of this work?

Tanya Sweeney is writing about this today in the Independent, and says the woman still takes on the burden of all of this, but is that true?

Comedian Jim Elliott and Aideen Finnegan, Journalist and producer of the Conversations With Parents Podcast join Kieran to discuss.