Terry Prone of the Communications Clinic and Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer from NUI Galway, joined Shane in studio for this Sunday’s Paper Review.

Things kicked off with a quick chat about Greece, which does not feature prominently in today’s papers - perhaps because of the speed at which things are moving this weekend.

“Syriza is in a position now where they’re looking at a situation where ‘what do we do?’ if the banks shut down, if the healthcare goes,” Larry observed.

“Absolute chaos ensues. That’s why we see them now at the table, ready to do a deal… It probably is the most important day in the European Union.”

The discussion moved on to the Banking Inquiry, following this week’s appearance of former Taoiseach Brian Cowen and the upcoming one of Bertie Ahern.

On Mr Cowen’s comments this week, Terry argued “if you look at the answers he gave the inquiry, he was advised by this person that this was the best - or ‘the least worst option’. So although he talks all of the time about his destiny, his honour, his obligation to the State - when he adds it all up it comes up to a plus that I’m not sure is justified.

“Brian Cowen could probably go into his local pub and be welcomed. Bertie Ahern can no longer do that - yet it was Brian Cowen who was there at the time of the bank meltdown,” she added.

The subject of the Banking Inquiry led on to the ongoing controversy surrounding NAMA in Northern Ireland. Other stories discussed by the panel includes the potential unveiling of a new political party, a report about ministers ‘refusing to return cash’, and a Georgian ruin being handed back to owners.

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