Tonight with Vincent Browne

Topic: The Obama presidency

Topic: The Irish Legal system

Topic: Banking Enquiry

Panellists: Jim Glennon (former Fianna Fail TD), Fionann Sheehan (political editor, Irish Independent), Michael Marsh (Department of Political Science, TCD), Gina Menzes (theologian), Aine Hegarty (Irish Daily Mirror).

No further "enquiry" needed into the church but a criminal investigation would be welcome.

Ciara, Newbridge.

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Topic: Banking enquiry & relevance of the Dail

Topic: The Murray Enquiry

Below is the liveblog for the Tonight with Vincent Browne programme hosted by Politico.ie on the 14th of January 2010
Topic: Haitian Earthquake
Panelists: Tom Arnold, Simon Collins, Deirdra Grant and Harry Browne

Martin Mansergh (Minister of State for Department of Finance) was elected to the Dáil in 2007 after five years in the Seanad, Mansergh is a former civil servant who has been a key member of the Fianna Fáil party for many years. An ardent supporter of ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Mansergh has retained a strong sense of optimism throughout the financial crisis, stating: "We're not going to get anywhere by completely throwing overboard our self respect. We have achieved a tremendous amount in the past 20 years - they were the best 20 years in our history.

Topic: NAMA

Panelists: Martin Mansergh, Michael Soden (former CEO of Bank of Ireland), Peter Mathews (banking executive), Elaine Hudson (lecturer and academic), and Paul Sommerville (head of private clients, Delta Index). More on the guests here.

The minister is right we still have a banking system, its a corrupt system and not a SERVICE to the people of ireland, set up a gov. Owned bank and lend to the economy again immediately. Keith

Guest profiles for Tonight with Vincent Browne, Jan 12th 2010

Leo Varadkar was elected to the Dail in 2007 and appointed as Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. He took the second seat in the three-seat Dublin West constituency, gaining a seat for Fine Gael at the expense of the Socialist Party. It was the first time he contested a General Election.  Fine Gael’s vote in the Dublin West constituency increased by 8 per cent to 20 per cent, the party’s highest share of the vote since 1989.