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The Candidate
The Explainer
27 Mar 2025
Two days (and two fingers) that shocked the Dáil
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The speaking rights row has yet to be quelled. A truce or a compromise is nowhere in sight. It's only getting messier, causing deeper divisions between the opposition and government parties.


And then, through a simple gesture given by Michael Lowry to Paul Murphy, the entire situation was elevated to new heights.


Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, and Rónán Duffy discuss the continued chaos in the Dáil and try to identify the main issues which still need to be resolved.