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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Will This Government Last 5 Years?

The Dáil's final day before its summer break descended into chaos as a row broke out among TDs over...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:28 PM - 31 Jul 2020



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Will This Government Last 5 Years?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:28 PM - 31 Jul 2020

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The Dáil's final day before its summer break descended into chaos as a row broke out among TDs over speaking rights.

The day also saw Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan resign as party whip after voting against the Government twice on amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill.

She and Minister of State Joe O'Brien, who abstained from voting, have both been banned from speaking in the chamber for two months.

Is there a battle for the soul of the Green Party, and will this government last five years?

Daniel McConnell, political editor of the Irish Examiner, and Lorna Bogue, Green Party Councillor for Cork City, joined us to discuss this.

Will This Government Last 5 Years?

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