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Not another week of RTÉgate, summer statement, hate bill queasiness
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:37:47
Publish Date: 2023-07-07 13:12:43
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On today’s Inside Politics podcast Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray to discuss the week in politics:


  • The crisis at RTÉ is entering its third week but, with appearances by Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly before an Oireachtas committee and the takeover by Kevin Bakhurst as Director General all happening next week, the story is not going away, much as weary RTÉ executives and politicians might want it to.


  • The Summer Economic Statement prompted some criticism from economists opposed to excessive spending - but little from opposition politicians. Why?


  • Opposition to hate speech legislation currently making its way through the Seanad is filling up the inboxes of politicians like Fianna Fail’s Lisa Chambers. But do people’s concerns have much to do with what’s actually in the bill?


Plus the panel recommend their Irish Times articles of the week:






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