Topic: The volcano crisis, the Labour conference, the financial crisis and who is to blame

Topic: NAMA and the financial regulator, the public sector pay deal

Panellists: Peter Mathews (banking consultant), Emmet Oliver (Irish Independent), Eamon Quinn (Sunday Tribune), Kieran O’Donnell TD (FG). For a discussion of the public service pay deal, Blair Horan (CPSU) and Louise O’Reilly (SIPTU) joined Vincent.

Topic: Corrib gas pipeline

Panellists: Fintan O'Toole (Irish Times), Fergus Finlay (Barnardos), John Monaghan (community activist)

Fintan might not be so sympathetic to the Gardai if he saw them in action breaking the teeth of decent men and women, and humiliating them with taunts jeers and assaults
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Topic: Women's status in Ireland

Panellists: Ailbhe Smyth, Pat O'Connor, Marie Mulholland, Susan McKay

Good to know that we can all swear under oath in high court and lie and get away with it now. After all our minister set a precedence. 

Tony, Donegal

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Topic: Clerical abuse and the meeting of Irish bishops with the Pope in Rome

Panellists: Aine Kerr and Matt Cooper

as a minister and in the upholding of truth and justice willy o dea has to resign

Topic: Clerical abuse and the meeting of Irish bishops with the Pope in Rome

Panellists: Aine Kerr and Matt Cooper

as a minister and in the upholding of truth and justice willy o dea has to resign

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CONCLAVE.. methinks the 'L' is superfluous when referring to the hierarchy..More like CONCAVE...curving inwards...and not seeing the greater picture. 

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Topic: Discussion of the union's work to rule strategy

Topic: Electoral Reform

Topic: The Media and the Eamon Lillis trial

Topic: Issues of the week