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The ruling coalition has been rocked by the outcry which greeted this week's shock decision to delay reopening indoor dining, its plan slammed as discriminatory and "absolute bananas". Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward joins presenter Paul Cunningham, and Mary Regan and Micheál Lehane of RTÉ's political staff, to discuss latest developments.

Ar an gclár inniu: Eoin Ó Catháin (Tuairisceoir polaitíochta RnaG), Séamus Mac Cionnaith (Iriseoir leis an Irish News), Jamie Ó Siochrú (Iarrthóir PHD san imdhíoneolaíocht, Coláiste na Tríonóide), Eimear McGovern (Iriseoir le The Belfast Telegraph), Ian Malcolm (Tráchtaire ar chúrsaí Aontachtacha) agus nuachtáin áitiúla le Catherine Foley.