Questions And Answers

Presented by John Bowman

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The Panel:

  • Dr Richard Aldous, UCD School of History & Archives
  • Dearbhail McDonald, Irish Independent
  • Seamus Brennan TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism
  • Eamon Gilmore TD, Labour Party leader 
  • Eamonn Sweeney, sports writer and novelist

Q1: Should Irish investors be alarmed at the crisis at the Northern Rock bank?

Q2: Has the Mahon Tribunal gone way beyond its remit in its questioning of Bertie Ahern?

Q3: Can Eddie O'Sullivan or Steve Staunton be blamed for overpaid players under performing?

Q4: What are the challenges facing Eamon Gilmore as leader of the Labour Party?


Previous Programmes

22 June 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1: Has enough changed for the Irish people to embrace the Lisbon Treaty?
  • Q2: Does the panel think judges are being judged unfairly?

15 June 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. Why should the taxpayer continue to prop up Anglo Irish Bank?
  • Q2. How are neutrality and taxation to be guaranteed without rewriting the Lisbon Treaty?

08 June 2009

  • The Panel:
  • Q1. Should the Government call a General Election now?
  • Q2. Were the results a fundamental realignment?

25 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1: Should the Govt freeze the assets of the religious orders?
  • Q2: What might the political fallout from the elections be?

18 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. In the economic crisis, what should people expect from their MEPs?
  • Q2. Does the panel believe MEPs' expenses should be published?

11 May 2009

  • The Panel
  • Q1. In relation to blasphemy has Minister Dermot Ahern chosen the right option?
  • Q2. Do we need a referendum to protect children?
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