IT'S BEEN another hectic week in Irish politics - where the government has again appeared to come close to the brink of collapse, in yet another row over water charges.

But water charges isn't the only scandal of times past that has occupied minds this week.

There's also been a reminder of the traumas of mother and baby homes, and of the State's shocking treatment of some of its most vulnerable.

We've also had the kickoff of a new tribunal, the death of a popular (however divisive) former TD, and a landmark occasion in the Dáil - blemished by hundreds being locked outside.

So sit down and take stock of the last seven days, in our weekly podcast: That Was The Week.

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