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Should TG4 host a debate when two candidates can’t speak Irish?

After the first presidential debate on Monday night went off without fireworks, people are lookin...

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17.04 1 Oct 2025


Should TG4 host a debate when two candidates can’t speak Irish?


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17.04 1 Oct 2025


After the first presidential debate on Monday night went off without fireworks, people are looking to the other debates to help them make up their mind. But, one place you won’t find one is on TG4, as they announced in September that they won’t be holding a debate as Gaeilge…

This decision has been criticized with some saying that Irish speakers are being excluded. Independent Senator Eileen Flynn, who wrote to the station to reverse the decision, joins Kieran to discuss.


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