The Tonight Show

Shane Coleman is joined by TDs Naoise Ó Cearúil, Louise O'Reilly, and Paul Murphy as well as economist John Fitzgerald to discuss the public sector strike as well as a full debate on the dangers of AI for the Irish economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shane Coleman is joined by Seamus McGrath TD, Fianna Fáil, Ged Nash TD, Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael Gillespie, TUI General Secretary, Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, Sunday Times Ireland to discuss the imminent public sector strike. While, Kyle Butler, Reporter, WLRFM gives us the latest from Waterford following the launch of a murder investigation after four people were killed in a house fire in Waterford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A clash over RTÉ’s funding and reform plans, questions over the future of the TV licence, and the fallout from Budget 2027.

Shane Coleman was joined by:

Niall Collins TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice
Cian O’Callaghan, Spokesperson for Finance, Social Democrats
John Lee, Executive Editor, Irish Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday
Dr. Emma Howard, Senior Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin
Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary
James Geoghegan, Agricultural Contractor
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Budget 2027 promises more money in workers' pockets, limits on childcare costs and continued relief at the pumps. But will the measures make a meaningful difference to household finances, or leave families struggling with the cost of living?

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell debate the Government's priorities and who stands to gain on #TonightVMTV.

On the show with presenter Shane Coleman:

Jack Chambers TD , Minister for Public Expenditure

Mairead Farrell TD, Sinn Fein

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent

Alison O'Connor, Journalist

Austin Hughes, Economist

John Dallon, Farmer and protestor

Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, St. Vincent de Paul
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The FAI faces a grilling before an Oireachtas Committee over safeguarding and governance, against a backdrop of protests outside Leinster House and calls to abandon Sunday’s second game against Israel. Did the beleaguered association come away with a result?

Plus, with less than a week to Budget 2027, new research finds one in four adults aged 35–44 are receiving financial help from their parents, while more than 100,000 public sector workers begin industrial action over pay.

Our political panel examines the deepening cost-of-living pressures.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Charlie McConalogue, Minister of State
Daniel Ennis TD, Social Democrats
Louise O'Reilly TD, Sinn Féin
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