Your Politics: Hash Wednesday and Holly Cairns' meteoric ascent

The Social Democrats are centre stage as they consider who should take the reigns, as Fine Gael top brass reveal that they took drugs.
The Ceann Comhairle has strong words for Russian parliamentarians, urging them to stand up to Putin and end his year-long rampage across Ukraine.
Áine Lawlor is joined by Sandra Hurley, Micheál Lehane and Paul Cunningham to discuss the week's events, and ponder what happened to all the pro-Protocol choreography. Did Rishi bottle it?
All the while, the Sinn Féin/Fine Gael expenses grudge-match rumbles on.
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