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# The High Table Interview

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# Passive Paschal?
Why can't this guy just get angry and sort out the Luas strike?
Paschal Donohoe has been criticised for his hands-off approach to the various public transport disputes.
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Jan 31st 2016, 7:00 PM
# Fine Gael-ness
'I'm most certainly not a Tory myself'
Paschal Donohoe dropped by TheJournal.ie today to discuss Labour’s latest attack on Fine Gael and other matters.
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Jan 25th 2016, 9:00 PM
# Marty's Christmas Wish
Martin McGuinness's favourite Christmas present is a little box - but what's in it?
The Sinn Féin MLA has revealed his softer side in an interview with TheJournal.ie
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Dec 25th 2015, 7:45 AM
# Big Willie's Style
Revealed: How Willie O'Dea almost got rid of his famous 'tache
Surely not?
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Dec 24th 2015, 12:45 PM
# Lick my lolly
The truth about that picture of Alex Salmond, a young lady and a Solero
The former Scottish first minister was snapped feeding a young woman a Solero in a picture that went viral earlier this year.
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Dec 24th 2015, 12:15 PM
# Dublin calling
Martin McGuinness told us why he'll be a TD one day
But only in a united Ireland.
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Dec 19th 2015, 7:45 AM
# the past
'I've never tried to pull the wool over people’s eyes about my history'
Martin McGuinness insists he would never compare himself to Nelson Mandela.
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Dec 16th 2015, 10:00 AM
# party with marty
Martin McGuinness told us why he can get on with just about anybody
Sinn Féin’s Deputy First Minister thinks he’ll “get on okay” with Peter Robinson’s expected successor.
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Dec 15th 2015, 9:00 AM
# Moving Forward
Could the British do business with a Sinn Féin government?
Relations between the two governments in London and Dublin have never been better, the British ambassador told us this week.
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Dec 13th 2015, 11:15 AM
# All White on the Night
With Labour in the doldrums, could this guy have done a better job than Joan?
Alex White reflects on his leadership bid, Labour’s election hopes and his own endangered seat.
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Dec 12th 2015, 12:00 PM
# Cyberbullying
'We can’t have a law that excludes things just because somebody’s offended'
Communications Minister Alex White has spoken out against proposals from some within his own party to legislate against cyberbullying.
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Dec 10th 2015, 9:00 PM
# up our game
Why Ireland won't be turning to nuclear energy anytime soon
Alex White talked energy and climate change with TheJournal.ie yesterday.
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Dec 10th 2015, 12:00 PM
# Brexit
Why this man is not apocalyptic even if 'Brexit' is a reality by next Christmas
The British ambassador to Ireland visited TheJournal.ie today to talk about the UK’s In/Out referendum.
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Dec 7th 2015, 9:00 PM
# On the march again
Alex Salmond told us why another independence referendum is inevitable
The former Scottish first minister thinks it’s only a matter of time before there’s another Scottish independence referendum.
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Nov 28th 2015, 11:33 PM
# Gonna happen
Alex Salmond told us why a united Ireland is as inevitable as Scottish independence
The former Scottish first minister has been in Dublin for the last few days and dropped by TheJournal.ie for a chat.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 8:30 PM
# minority report
What if Fianna Fáil DID support Fine Gael after the next election?
No formal deal but on “a case-by-case” basis anything is possible, says the former cabinet minister Willie O’Dea.
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Nov 19th 2015, 11:00 AM
# Big Willie's Style
Willie O'Dea told us about his radical plan to abolish all social welfare
The Fianna Fáil TD has proposed that a basic income replace all current state supports.
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Nov 18th 2015, 8:30 PM
# A cruel game
Within weeks, this man could be Fianna Fáil's new leader... or unemployed
Micheal McGrath dropped by TheJournal.ie this week for a chat about his own future and that of his party.
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Oct 10th 2015, 7:15 AM
# budget 2016
How the Socialists would abolish water charges, property tax and USC for low-earners
Paul Murphy talks about AAA’s radical alternative to current government policy.
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Oct 9th 2015, 10:45 AM
# fighting words
'Fine Gael don't care too much about ordinary people'
Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson Michael McGrath had some strong words for the government today.
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Oct 8th 2015, 11:55 PM
# Sinn Féin government
New left-wing party could make Gerry Adams the next Taoiseach
The Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit would consider coalition with Sinn Féin after the next election, says one of its TDs.
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Oct 8th 2015, 9:15 PM
# Beyond politics
Why Pearse Doherty eventually wants to sell sweets in Donegal
We asked the Sinn Féin finance spokesperson about life after politics.
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Oct 4th 2015, 11:00 PM
# Haughey's return
'Politics is a bug that you can't kill, but hopefully I'll be able to kill it eventually'
Seán Haughey talked Deirdre Heney, his election hopes and his political obsession today.
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Sep 17th 2015, 10:35 PM
# me and my mate jeffrey
Bressie on what NOT to say to someone who's depressed
“It’s the most common illness in the country.”
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Sep 5th 2015, 6:00 PM
# start to talk
Bressie introduces his depression - his mate Jeffrey
Lots of people have a black dog.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 10:00 PM
# Meet the mayor
Sinn Féin's new Dublin mayor wants street parties to remember 1916
Críona Ní Dhálaigh stopped by for a High Table Interview last week. Here’s what we found out.
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Jul 13th 2015, 11:59 PM
# Drugs
Dublin's new mayor wants supervised injection centres for drug addicts
Críona Ní Dhálaigh has backed an initiative that the government could legislate for in the coming months.
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Jul 11th 2015, 8:50 AM
# The High Table Interview
What really annoys Pat Rabbitte?
Here’s what we learned when the former minister came into TheJournal.ie during the week.
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Jul 5th 2015, 10:15 AM
# mad as hell
Pat Rabbitte is VERY angry about RTÉ's water charges coverage
The former minister has previously described the broadcaster as a “recruiting sergeant” for the far left and Sinn Féin.
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Jul 4th 2015, 12:12 PM
# Cabinet sacking
Pat Rabbitte’s face doesn’t always reflect his inner happiness
The former minister reflected on his departure from cabinet in a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie today.
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Jul 1st 2015, 10:00 PM
# Getting hitched
She proposed on live TV, but when is Katherine Zappone getting married?
The independent senator reflects on the historic marriage referendum in an interview with TheJournal.ie
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Jun 28th 2015, 9:15 AM
# on reflection
'Jobstown was one of the most traumatic things I've ever experienced as a politician'
Katherine Zappone has spoken about the controversial protest in Tallaght last November.
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Jun 26th 2015, 6:08 AM
# Party On
Could 'Social Democrats' be the name of this new party... and will this senator be involved?
Despite declaring as an independent candidate, senator Katherine Zappone could still join the rumoured new party.
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Jun 25th 2015, 9:00 PM
# Top Gear
So, what does The Stig drive?
We weren’t expecting his answer…
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Jun 9th 2015, 6:20 AM
# Re-Who-a?
We asked Lucinda why she didn't resign her Dáil seat...
The leader of the country’s newest party gave a wide-ranging interview to TheJournal.ie this week.
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Jun 7th 2015, 3:00 PM
# Nope Nope Nope
Lucinda rules out coalition with just about everybody
None of the four main parties would suit Renua, according to its leader.
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Jun 6th 2015, 2:00 PM
# Cash Money
Here's how much money Renua has raised so far...
“We’re getting very serious about it now,” Lucinda Creighton told TheJournal.ie today.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 8:00 PM
# Water you going to do?
What's the Fianna Fáil alternative to Irish Water and water charges?
We asked the party’s environment spokesperson Barry Cowen to outline his policy this week.
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May 30th 2015, 7:15 PM
# The fightback
'It did not happen': Barry Cowen insists Averil Power wasn't laughed at
The Fianna Fáil TD gave his version of events to TheJournal.ie today.
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May 27th 2015, 8:00 PM
We asked Joan Burton to rule out another referendum if this one doesn't pass
The Tánaiste dropped by TheJournal.ie’s offices today to make one last pitch for a Yes vote.
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May 20th 2015, 11:05 PM
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