INM Group Political Editor, Kevin Doyle, is joined by political correspondents, Philip Ryan and Niall O'Connor to cut through the political soundbytes and burst some of the general election bubble that surrounds Leinster House.

It was a good week for celebrity endorsements of Irish politicians - just ask Alan Kelly and Simon Harris who got the nod from John Delaney and Gay Byrne.

It was a bad week for GSOC, while Clare Cullen, Independent.ie's social media editor, give us the political buzz on social media.

Plus, Joan Burton's appointment of David Begg - is cronyism is alive and well on the Left?