Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:
Ifac cautions coalition on expenditure and its potential consequences
Sinn Féin defend IRA commemoration in South Armagh
Is James O’Connor a Jekyll & Hyde figure within Fianna Fáil?
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‘Pure football cowardice’: English media react to World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina
Patrick Freyne: Today’s rich weirdos have nothing on the billionaires of my youth
Scuff and tumble: Frank McNally on the art of ageing pubs (also applicable to literature)
Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed Ireland
Plus, they share their favourite Irish Times piece of the week:
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons visits House of Commons as Ian Paisley’s guest
FAI request huge investment commitment from government
Gerard Howlin highlights parties on the wrong side of history for climate change
