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'Sentiment', the fragmentation of the hard left and Phil Hogan
15/01/14 New figures today show consumer confidence hitting its highest level since 2007. On today's show we examine the concept of 'sentiment' with MD of Behaviour and Attitudes, Ian McShane, and our own expert, Conor Pope. We also discuss the fallout from Irish Water and at Phil Hogan's future with Fiach Kelly and Michael O'Regan. We anticipate the return of the Dail, the progress of the legal services reform bill and the tensions between Alan Shatter and Eamon Gilmore's 'barristerial' Labour party. And we examine the hyper-fragmentation of the Irish political left with two of its leading representatives, Ruth Coppinger and Richard Boyd Barrett, along with journalist Scott Millar.