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Vincent Browne responds to a couple of the observations made during tonight's show.

On this evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne, Stephen Donnelly, Siobhán Creaton, Peter Mathews and Averil Power will discuss the promissory note deal and today's meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. Below, Vincent shares his thoughts ahead of the programme.

Point two of Fine Gael’s five-point election plan stated the following:

Vincent Browne responds to some of the tweets and comments that came through during tonight's show on Mahon tribunal fall-out.

On this evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne, guests Justine McCarthy, Timmy Dooley, Conor McCabe and Liam Twomey consider the damage caused to the Fianna Fáil party by the findings of the Mahon tribunal, published last week. Below, Vincent Browne outlines his th

Below, Vincent Browne responds to some of the tweets and comments that came through during tonight's show on the Mahon Tribunal. 

Right at the beginning of this mammoth report is the killer line: “The Tribunal’s inquiries uncovered evidence of deep-rooted, systemic corruption in Irish public life.”

The breaking news that there is an imminent deal on the payment of €3.1 billion due on 31 March on Anglo promissory notes, deferring payment until 2025, seems welcome but we need to see terms and conditions. First the interest rate that will apply, second, what does this mean for the remaining €29 billion promissory notes? Then, will this remain on the books in the calculation of the national debt, requiring us to reduce the dept to 60 per cent of GDP by 2015, which will retain an enormous strain on the public finances.

On this evening's Tonight with Vincent Browne, guests Justine McCarthy, Andrew Madden and Fr Tom Stack will discuss the findings of the Apostolic Visitation to Ireland, published by the Vatican today. Below, Vincent Browne addresses some apparen

The Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus in its Latin nomenclature or "Cearc uisce" in Irish - is a bird with large feet and an even larger presence in Ireland and abroad. By Niall Hatch.

A common sight on ponds, canals, lakes and slow-flowing streams, the Moorhen is found throughout Ireland. It belongs to the rail and crake family, though unlike most members of that group, such as the now-scarce Corncrake, it is not a particularly shy or secretive bird, often coming out into the open and permitting close approach by humans.

The shy, brown Dunnock ("Donnóg" in Irish), or Prunella modularis, is one of Ireland's most common - and most sedentary - creatures, with a population of approximately 1 million and a lifelong travel radius of 1 km. By Niall Hatch.