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Simon Harris In Cork Talks Bomb Scares, CUH, Crime, and Housing
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Tánaiste Simon Harris joins PJ Coogan in Cork ahead of the Fine Gael Ard Fheis and talks about the breaking bomb scares in media outlets story, CUH staffing and stem cell battles, rising Cork burglaries, the loom of a nationwide public sector strike, and the ongoing housing struggle forcing young people to emigrate.
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