In this episode of Basically... Stefanie chats to Seán Ó Fearghaíl, an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since March 2016.

Stefanie asks questions such as, what actually happens in The Dáil? Does Seán have any favourite parts to the job? They discuss the challenges of getting ministers to stick to their allocated speaking time and how you can be elected as Ceann Comhairle.

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Thanks to Cathal O’Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin.

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