Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan · The Irish Times

Government can't help helping as fuel costs soar; and how many TDs are too many?

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Pat Leahy exposes how the government's commitment to fiscal principles collapsed within days under public pressure.
This episode analyzes Ireland's latest €250 million cost-of-living package, debating the government's fiscal discipline amid rising fuel costs and political pressures. It explores broader issues like housing crises, departmental overspending, and constitutional debates on TD numbers, while also touching on social media lawsuits and football disappointments.

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A compact Irish politics wrap that treats cost-of-living relief as time bought, not problems solved.

Inside Politics Wrap of the Week moves at a steady clip through the government's latest cost-of-living package and the strain still hanging over inflation, housing, energy prices, and affordability.

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Catch the week’s Irish politics in one sharp wrap focused on the government’s latest cost-of-living package.

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