Lidl Ireland is set to become the first major retailer in the world to offer free period products in stores to women and girls. The move has been welcomed, but should it be up to private businesses to come up with a solution to period poverty? To discuss we were joined on the show by Sinn Fein Senator Lynn Boylan.

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