Episode 3652: Troy Nets Again, Vini And Jose, GAA Integration Wars, McAleese Goes Nuclear
Troy scored the winner against Real Madrid on Friday and the winner against Lille last night, on what was his Champions League debut.
Ken admires his sweet left foot strike, questions Jonathan Pearce’s commentary on TV and analyses Vini Jr’s new found defensive dominance.
Aoife Lane, Head of Sport at TUS Athlone, an expert on equality in sport in Ireland and a founder of the women’s GPA, and Paul Flynn, are on the show today to discuss Mary McAleese’s comments on radio last night, what was wrong with the makeup of the Steering Group on Integration, what needs to change now, and what levers government have to pull to make this happen.
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Plus Ken witnesses Darwinism in action and asks for expert listener input on the African Grey parrot.
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