"Well at least I don't look like Mr Burns outta the Simpsons"

With only a three week window standing between election candidates and those valuable seats, tensions are high.

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show welcomed party-leaders Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin into studio for a  dignified discussion on Gift Grub, but it doesn't take long for the digs to come flying in!

Check out the fun in full by pressing the play button on screen.

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