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Sep 11, 2026
Harry McGeePANELIST
... have four or five TDs in the Dáil.
Hugh LinehanHOST
I'm sure that's, I'm sure that's true, but can I just ask you, there's just one thing that strikes me about that, which is that, I mean, I, I think there's gonna be a bit of a three-way knife fight for the center-left vote at the next general election between Labour, the Soc Dems, and the Greens.
Hugh LinehanHOST
And there's been more focus on how Labour are just stuck at this very low number and don't seem to be able to get off it, while the Soc Dems have been making hay up to a-
Harry McGeePANELIST
Yeah, and I think that-
Hugh LinehanHOST
... up to a point.
Harry McGeePANELIST
They could eat-
Hugh LinehanHOST
Mm
Harry McGeePANELIST
... all of Labour's lunch, but they could eat some of the Greens' lunch.
John McGuirkHOST
They want to lead a coalition of the left.
John McGuirkHOST
That means a government with the Social Democrats, with Labour, with the Greens, with a few left wing independents.
John McGuirkHOST
I mean, God, if they have to scrape the barrel, maybe even Paul Murphy and the lads, those lads will never go into government with anybody.
John McGuirkHOST
because they want to be able to call any left-wing government a sellout.
John McGuirkHOST
But the rest of them, Labour, SOC Dems, Greens, lefty independents, that's Sinn Féin's path into government.
John McGuirkHOST
Now, is Sinn Féin going to jeopardise its path into government once it gets in there by suddenly taking a hard line on immigration while Holly Kern says, no, I am going to walk out because I'm in favour of unlimited immigration into the country, which the Social Democrats in essence are? Or when Ivana Bacik starts bleating on about human rights tribunals?
Sarah RyanHOST
No, they're not.
10 MINS LATER
John McGuirkHOST
I mean, the map works almost perfectly.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
I'm thought out, Alan, at this stage.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
There's so much thinking over the last week of it in Galway with Labour, last week in Tullamore with Fianna Fáil, in Malahide with Sinn Féin as well.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
And the thing that kind of, like, for all the thinking that they're talking about, the thing that kind of struck me is the lack of new ideas, really, from any party.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
I mean, Labour threw out there this idea that everyone who, is getting child benefit, would get a food voucher worth 100 euro a month through the winter months.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
But didn't seem to have thought it very through when the press showed an interest.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
They were kind of scrambling to be like, is it per child, is it per family, or whatever.
Niall DelaneyHOST
Still, we're getting texts this morning about what is now turning into a controversy and a very clear division of opinion as to whether the Sligo Greenway should be developed or not along the route of the Western Rail Corridor, with Aaron Rodair now officially giving permission for this to happen.
Niall DelaneyHOST
And we heard some of that division on our show yesterday, and we were talking with Minister Marion Harkin, who was quite put out by comments yesterday in a statement issued by two Sligalitra Maratus members, Sinn Féin Deputy Martin Kenny and Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove, suggesting that she and the other government TDs in the constituency were actively campaigning against the North West and supporting the Greenway at the expense, as they saw it, at the expense of the reopening of the Western Rail Corridor.
Niall DelaneyHOST
This was her reaction to the statement.
Marion HarkinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's outrageous just making political capital out of a good news story.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
It's when you're that size of a party with only two TDs, but sort of, you know, in around 8% of the vote.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
I mean, when you compare that, Labour have...
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
I think it's 12 TDs at the minute, and yet they're polling around 3%.
Sean DefoeCORRESPONDENT
So it's a time where you have to hyperly, locally target your seats and where you can make those gains, but certainly a lot higher than it was even two years ago.
Eoin SheahanHOST
Patrick O'Donovan is meeting the GAA today.
Eoin SheahanHOST
And then just finally, the last bit of breaking news on this as of last night was that Labour TD and Oireachtas Committee head Alan Kelly said, has called all three organisations to an Oireachtas meeting and he is looking to find out what has gone on here and what has happened.
Eoin SheahanHOST
So there's a potential for an Oireachtas committee meeting to happen between the GA, LGFA and Camogie Association.
Eoin SheahanHOST
So that is where we're at with the story.
18 MINS LATER
Eoin SheahanHOST
Yeah, and we will see some more developments in this story across the day as well.
Eoin SheahanHOST
As I mentioned, there will be a meeting between the government and the GAA today with Patrick O'Donovan.
Eoin SheahanHOST
due to meet the GA to talk about this and Alan Kelly, TD for Labour and head of the Oireachtas Committee is looking to call in Oireachtas Committee hearing about this as well so it is a story that the Irish nation are watching this now and maybe everybody's eyes weren't on this integration story maybe a lot of people weren't aware that this was supposed to happen in October so there's very much out in the open now
Tommy RooneyHOST
I think so in one sense now it's still a devastating blow for people many people who have done a lot of work in this regard and tried to move this forward and progressing forward.
Fran CurryHOST
the residency here.
Fran CurryHOST
It's interesting, um, uh, Tipperary's, uh, Alan Kelly of, of Labour is against that and has spoken out about Labour speaking out about that.
Fran CurryHOST
What, what, what do you make of the critique of that?
Peadar TóibínGUEST
Yeah.
Fran CurryHOST
Where, where is that extra support coming from, Peadar? Is it from your old party, Sinn Féin, or is it coming from people who are disgruntled about what's happening, uh, with the government parties?
Peadar TóibínGUEST
Well, it's, we're delighted with it 'cause eight percent is a very, very significant increase.
Peadar TóibínGUEST
And you mentioned the Labour Party there.
Peadar TóibínGUEST
Like, the aim to support now is equivalent to Labour, the Greens, and People Before Profit combined, uh, at this stage, which is, which is huge.
Will FaulknerHOST
Now, we will come back to this in more detail later.
Will FaulknerHOST
But for instance, Alan Kelly, who is a Labour TD and chairs the Oireachtas Sports Committee, says, "Anything that delays the timeline for integration is a completely regressive step.
Will FaulknerHOST
Kicking this can down the road sends a terrible signal to thousands of girls who put on jerseys every weekend, and also to the volunteers who keep clubs running in every parish around the country." Now, the GAA's concerns are not quoted officially in any of the articles today, but sources say it's really down to cost, that to have an integrated intercounty structure where there are common grants, additional mileage and nutrition expenses, bigger squads, and so on, that is the crux of the problem.
Will FaulknerHOST
Where will the money come from? So we'll come back to that later.
Alan CorcoranHOST
In the build-up to The Return of the Doll, we plan to talk to all our Oireachtas members.
Alan CorcoranHOST
Today we're going to hear from Labour Party spokesperson and Enterprise Deputy George Lawler to look at a wide range of issues.
Alan CorcoranHOST
In a lighter vein, in the second part of the show, the legendary Larry O'Gorman, who was part of the 30th anniversary celebrations, is set to take on his fastest opponent yet, a greyhound named Fiery Jack, this coming Thursday at the Enniscorthy Greyhound Track, and we find out why.
Alan CorcoranHOST
We'd love to hear from you as well.
13 MINS LATER
George LawlerGUEST
And the departments, both the departments and the ministers, know the situation, but seemed to have sat on their hands in terms of making sure that all teams are fully staffed to provide children with some hope.
George LawlerGUEST
Six and a half years is basically half a childhood and the notion that a child would be left waiting for an appointment for something like speech and language therapy I think is indicative of the crisis it's in and also the number of milestones missed by that child is unconscionable.
Alan CorcoranHOST
The Labour Party spokesperson and enterprise, George Lawler, were the first of our Oireachtas members to speak to us in the build-up to the return of the Dáil on the 16th.
Alan CorcoranHOST
That's next Wednesday, I do believe, Wednesday week.
Sean MoncrieffHOST
It's seen as a retrograde step.
Ellen CoyneGUEST
I mean, if you go back in 2007, Joan Burton of the Labour Party was kind of saying, you know, tax individualisation was a bad thing, that it's a good social policy to encourage people to have children if they want to.
Ellen CoyneGUEST
But if you think of the recent furor over the trad wife policy, so this was a story about how the government is going to spend money on a public information campaign next year.
Ellen CoyneGUEST
to combat some of the stereotypical messaging coming from trad wife influencers.
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