From The Archives: In 2017, former Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe was one of RTÉ Brainstorm editor Jim Carroll’s guests at Banter’s Culture & Me event in Dublin Castle, as part of RTÉ's Culture Night celebrations. Listen above...
It turns out the minister wasn't just a man for figures and numbers - he spoke at great length about his cultural life.
Aside from tipping us off about the Irish women writers he really likes, the minister also turned out to be quite a music head, expressing his fanboydom for The Waterboys, Ryan Adams, Jesse Malin, Led Zeppelin and many others.
@byjimcarroll interviewing me on @hellobanter about the Waterboys, LCD Soundsystem and other vital matters! pic.twitter.com/RAgURx4Qrv
— Paschal Donohoe (@Paschald) September 22, 2017
Indeed, it turned out that both the minister and then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar were both heading to LCD Soundsystem's shows in Dublin's Olympia that week...
