Politea with Dee
Hi, I’m Dee and this is Politea with Dee, the show where I try to make sense of Irish politics so you don’t have to. Think of it as the gossip column for the Dáil: who’s arguing with who, what the government’s actually up to, and why it all matters (kind of).
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No Wait Cards, Femicide in Ireland, and Government Clash with Unions over Public Sector Pay Deal (opens the original)
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This week on Politea with Dee, I cover Labour’s No Wait Card Bill, the conflict over the public sector pay deal, and the urgent national conversation on femicide after the murders of Jamey Carney and Adina Constantin. I give updates on topics we have previously discussed such as the Occupied Territories Bill, the controversy over the planning permission to build apartments at the site of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, the ban on hare coursing bill vote, and the Aughinish Alumina plant in
Aughinish Alumina Ties to Russia, EU Presidency Starts, and Ban on Hare Coursing Bill to be Shut Down (opens the original)
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This week on Politea with Dee, there's an update on fuel excise cuts, and I talk through the upcoming Dáil vote to ban hare coursing. I also cover the growing controversy around Aughinish and its exports to Russia, and the beginning of the EU Presidency in Ireland. Finally, I get into the bizarre story of a Dublin councillor joining a council meeting completely topless.
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