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The Michael Reade Show Tuesday 19th of September 2023

Today on the show - Reaction to the news of Mickey Harte's departure with Chair of the Louth County Board, Peter Fitzpatrick and with Dan Batton of the LouthandProud podcast, Justice Minister Helen McEntee on the progress being made on the establishment of an agency dedicated to dealing with domestic/ sexual and gender based violence and Women in Elections spoke with Alan about the importance of getting more women involved in politics at local & national level

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