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Thursday, 3 September 2009

Presented By Aine Lawlor and Richard Downes

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Satisfaction with Taoiseach falls to 15%
Satisfaction with Taoiseach falls to 15%

playDavid McCullagh, Political Correspondent, reports on the results of the latest political opinion poll, which shows satisfaction with the Government and the Taoiseach is down again

playDan Boyle, Green Party Chairman, says the likelihood of a snap election is '40:60'

playPat Carey, Fianna Fáil Govt Chief Whip, & Alan Shatter, Fine Gael TD, discuss the latest poll findings

playStephen Collins, Irish Times, & Prof Richard Sinnott, UCD School of Politics, analyse the TNS/mrbi poll

Greece facing snap election
Greece facing snap election

playHarry Tzanis, Athens News Agency, says the economic crisis, financial scandals and raging wildfires have made the conservative government more unpopular

Lisbon referendum
Lisbon referendum

playVincent Murphy reports now on whether the No side feels its missing leadership with the absence of Declan Ganley

playCatherine Day, Secretary General of the EU Commission, explains what she thinks will happen in Europe if we vote No

NAMA: A Swedish view

playTony Connelly, Europe Correspondent, speaks to Bo Lundgren, former Swedish finance minister about NAMA, nationalising banks & averting a banking collapse

Clancy's life celebrated in film

playColman O'Sullivan went along to a special showing of The Yellow Bittern, which tells the story of the life and times of singer-songwriter Liam Clancy

Business News

Business News

With Emma McNamara

playThe 7.10 bulletin: The US Federal Reserve says things are getting better but words later from JCT at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt are expected to stop us getting totally carried away with thoughts of a recovery; Also, the SEC admits it missed several warnings about Bernie Madoff

playThe 7.50 bulletin: Exchequer figures, jobs, the Fed and the ECB - Rossa White, economist at Davy, goes through the numbers and says that whatever happens in the States, recovery in Ireland will follow about six months later

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Sports News

Sports News

With Darren Frehill

playThe 7.35 bulletin: Irish assistant manager Marco Tardelli believes Cyprus will be a massive test this Saturday: John Oxx will walk the track at Leopardstown before making his final decision on whether Sea The Stars will run this weekend

playThe 8.35 bulletin: Irish midfielder Keith Andrews looks ahead to Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus; Clare captain Brian O'Connell previews this Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary

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It Says In The Papers

It Says In The Papers

With John S Doyle

play'Plummet' is the word favoured on most front pages to describe what has happened to support for Fianna Fail, as shown in the Irish Times opinion poll. Fianna Fáil support plummets to 17 per cent in shock poll, says the Irish Examiner. An Irish Independent headline likewise has the party plummeting to 17%. And they're plummeting to an all-time low in the Irish Daily Star

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