Coalition concerns that they'll soon be fishing for the same votes are boiling over, with Fianna Fáil taking umbrage at a very, very early Fine Gael kite. There are massive expectations of a giveaway Budget, guaranteeing Michael McGrath's maiden outing will be a serious headache. But this week he came out swinging, vowing that he won't be bullied.
All this, almost to the day, on the centenary of the end of the Civil War.
Perhaps the party leaders will solve it at their weekly meeting, and simply tell everyone they're on the same page?
Then again, the Your Politics team notes that Leo isn't exactly an innocent bystander on this one.
Meanwhile, Solidarity-People Before Profit have marked the fifth anniversary of the vote to repeal the 8th ammendment with a bill to overhaul abortion services. But the Govt is keen to stay well away from it.
Host David Murphy is joined by Sorcha Ní Riada, Sandra Hurley and Micheál Lehane.
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