The Week in Politics

'Just when you felt the Fianna Fáil leadership drama was dissipating, it creeps back into the headlines' - political reporter, Fiachra Ó Cionnaith updates @aine-lawlor.bsky.social on Taoiseach Micheál Martin's vision for his future as party leader.
#RTETWIP repeats tonight at 11pm on @rteone.rte.ie

People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett says that Irish farming interests are being 'undermined' by government.

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Minister Hildegarde Naughton expresses disappointment towards the IFA who are protesting at Bord Bia offices against the revelation that Chair, Larry Murrin's business, Dawn Meats, is importing 1% of Brazilian beef.

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Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó'Broin says there is a 'clear conflict of interest' to be found between Larry Murrin's commercial affairs, specifically its import of Brazilan beef, and his role as Chair of Bord Bia.

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Presenter @aine-lawlor.bsky.social asks td Eoin Ó'Broin, whether big tech's contribution to the Irish economy should be taken into consideration by government when imposing regulations.

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People Before Profit td, Richard Boyd Barrett says there is a clear distinction to be made between the Irish Government's reaction to #socialmedia companies' offences compared to its French and Spanish counterparts.

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@aine-lawlor.bsky.social asks Minister for Education, Hildegarde Naughton if the Irish Government has been too slow in their efforts to regulate social media companies 'for fear of biting the hand that feeds us corporation tax?'

#RTETWIP repeats tonight at 11pm on @rteone.rte.ie

Social Democrats' leader @hollycairns.bsky.social, does not rule out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the left:

'We will talk to all parties but of course we have more in common with parties of the left'. #socdems

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Also on today's show, political reporter, Fiachra Ó Cionnaith will join @aine-lawlor.bsky.social in part 3 following his reporting at the #socdems conference this weekend.

#RTETWIP airs at 12 and again at 11pm on @rteone.rte.ie

Leader @hollycairns.bsky.social will be on #RTETWIP today following the #socdems conference.
Our panel, Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton; TD Richard Boyd Barrett; and TD Eoin Ó Broin joins later to discuss #bordbia and #socialmedia.
#RTETWIP airs at 12 and at 11pm on @rteone.rte.ie

Tomorrow, leader @hollycairns.bsky.social will join us after the #socdems conference this weekend.
Following this, our panel: Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton; TD Richard Boyd Barrett; and TD Eoin Ó Broin will discuss #bordbia and #rents.

#RTETWIP airs at 12 and at 11pm on @rteone.rte.ie

Sinn Féin TD, Louise O'Reilly on the Residential Tenancies Bill 2026.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#ResidentialTenanciesBill #Renting #HousingCrisis

Spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, Pascal Confavreux, explains what's in the newly signed France-Ireland joint framework.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#France #ForeignAffairs #McEntee

Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly on the need to crack down the use of Scramblers.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#scramblers #GraceLynch #transport

Labour TD @conorsheehan.bsky.social on the need for an improved flood warning system, highlighted by the effect of Storm Chandra.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#StormChandra #Flooding #Labour

Minister Jack Chambers over the threat of legal action by developers in response to the Residential Tenancies Bill 2026.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#property #JackChambers #RTÉTWIP

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Rural and Community Development, Louise O'Reilly, on the aftermath of Storm Chandra and how a lot of it is "predictable" and "preventable".

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

Labour spokesperson for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Conor Sheehan, on the Residential Tenancies Bill 2026.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#ResidentialTenanciesBill #Housing #Rents

Minister Jack Chambers on the head-hunting of consultants for the NDFA to improve in-house state expertise on infrastructure delivery.

You can catch-up on this week's programme on the RTÉ News channel at 3pm, 6.30pm and 10pm today, or on RTÉ One at 11.05pm tonight.

#Infrastructure #RTÉTWIP

Today at noon, our panelists - Minister for Public Expenditure & Infrastructure Jack Chambers, Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly and Labour TD @conorsheehan.bsky.social - will join presenter Juliette Gash to discuss the political headlines of the week.

Tune in today at noon on @rteone.rte.ie

On tomorrow's #RTETWIP, our panellists - Minister Jack Chambers, Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly and Labour TD Conor Sheehan - will join presenter Juliette Gash to discuss the political headlines of the week.

Broadcasts live at noon and again at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie

Political reporter, Sandra Hurley says the Taoiseach is facing increasing pressure from both European and national sources ahead of his St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House.

#RTETWIP will repeat at 23:05 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie

@aine-lawlor.bsky.social asks Political Reporter, Sandra Hurley about the reaction to Fianna Fáil's performance in the latest Rec C Poll in the @businesspost.bsky.social.

#RTETWIP will repeat at 23:05 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie

TD Martin Kenny tells @aine-lawlor.bsky.social that the Castlebagget substation in West Dublin almost exclusively supplies energy to data centres, at the expense of housing and industry in the area.
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Presenter @aine-lawlor.bsky.social asks Jennifer Whitmore whether we have the energy grid capacity to cater for new housing developments in the capital.

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Jerry Buttimer dismisses claims that rents will increase under the government's new Residential Tenancies Bill.

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Soc Dems TD Jennifer Whitmore says the Taoiseach should have been 'much firmer' in his assertions that Ireland will not be joining Trump's new Board of Peace.

#RTETWIP will repeat at 23:05 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie

TD Martin Kenny says Sinn Féin will not form part of Trump's welcoming party ahead of his prospective trip here to the Irish Open.
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@aine-lawlor.bsky.social asks Minister of State, Jerry Buttimer, if the government has been issuing 'mixed messages' regarding Ireland's stance on Trump's new Board of Peace.

#RTETWIP will repeat at 23:05 tonight on @rteone.rte.ie

Today, @aine-lawlor.bsky.social is joined by our panel: Minister of State, Jerry Buttimer, Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny and Social Democrats' TD Jennifer Whitmore to discuss the Blutongue outbreak, Trump, housing and the Mecusor trade deal.

#RTETWIP airs at noon and again at 23:05 on @rteone.rte.ie