Tonight with Vincent Browne

Topic: The public sector work to rule

Topic: The state of play in Irish politics

Topic: The first bishops conference since their meeting with the Pope.

Panellists: The first part of the programme was filmed from the bishops conference in Maynooth, and features exchanges with Bishops Denis Brennan (Ferns), John McAreavey (Dromore)and Christopher Jones (Elphin). Mary Raftery and Patsy McGarry joined Vincent in studio.

That Press conference was a disgrace. They are in total denial, with all their studies they don’t care about the victims.

Mary O Brien, Kilkenny.

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Topic: The state of play in Irish politics

Panellists: Garrett Fitzgerald (former Fine Gael Taoiseach), Joan Burton (Labour finance spokesperson) and Martin Mansergh (Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works)

ask joan is she wearin the leather jacket for her motorbike to avoid the taxi strike.

Topic: The stepping up of public service union industrial action, international women's day, and the resignation of Martin Cullen

Guests: Sheila Nunan (INTO), Sen Ivana Bacik, Ailbhe Smyth (Feminist Open Forum), Eamon Delaney (former editor, Magill Magazine), and Eoin O'Broin (SF)

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Topic: Corrib gas pipeline

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: The Green Party ministerial swap deal, the banking crisis

Topic: Failure of HSE care and the Green Party rotation 

Panel: Sean Ardagh, Liz McManus and Alan Shatter.

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Vincent, What was significant about the Dan Boyle door stepping was not Dan Boyle's antics but rather the red sleeping bag  in the doorway of a Georgian house; obviously a homeless person finding shelter on a very cold night. Where are our priorities? 

Jim Lawless.

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Topic:The Green Party ministerial swap deal, the banking crisis

Panellists: Joe Durkan (Department of Economics, UCD), Brendan Keenan (economics editor, Irish Independent) and Oliver Gilvarry (head of research, Dolmen Stockbrokers), Fionnán Sheehan (political editor, Irish Independent)

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are the greens starting to decompose.

Alice Blake, Laois

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