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Friday's election audio

A round-up of the day's key election-related audio clips
A round-up of the day's key election-related audio clips

Speaking on RTÉ's News at One, Mícheál Lehane discussed which Independents could make up the numbers in the next government.

On RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger revealed that her home had been burgled just last night.

Also on the programme, a panel which included Ms Coppinger, Aodhán O Ríordán, Harry McGee and Mairead Lavery talked about the housing crisis and Monday evening's RTÉ documentary My Homeless Family,

As Dublin's Beaumont Hospital postpones non-urgent procedures for today, on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, we heard from Stephen McMahon of the Irish Patients Association and Liam Doran, General Secretary of the INMO.

Social Democrat joint-leader Roisin Shortall has pledged to cut child-care costs by one third if her party get into power after the General Election.

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland on the day her party launched their General Election manifesto, the former Labour TD said: "We want to provide opportunity for everybody and ensure that everybody can live their life with dignity." 

Also on Morning Ireland, Petula Martyn reported on the impact that Ireland's senior citizens might have on this upcoming General Election.

In this report, we hear from former Political Advisor Gerard Howlin, who speculates that the "freewheeling" senior vote might be up for grabs in #GE16.