Should the guards be allowed use spit hoods? It comes as the Irish council of Civil Liberties says their use can never be acceptable.  For more on this we were joined by Liam Herrick, Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Christy Galligan who served with An Garda Siochána for more than 30 years.

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