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Season 6, Ep. 12
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Richard, Gavan and Zara catch back up again (from car parks across the land!) to chew the fat about the brewing fiscal war between Fine Gael and Sinn FĂŠin. Is the national piggy bank really being smashed? What impact will the John McGahon controversy have? Is Fianna FĂĄil sailing pretty? And should we be paying more attention to Donald Trump's latest Cabinet pick?
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