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A clash over RTÉ’s funding and reform plans, questions over the future of the TV licence, and the fallout from Budget 2027.

Shane Coleman was joined by:

Niall Collins TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice

Cian O’Callaghan, Spokesperson for Finance, Social Democrats

John Lee, Executive Editor, Irish Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday

Dr. Emma Howard, Senior Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin

Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary

James Geoghegan, Agricultural Contractor

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Budget 2027 promises more money in workers' pockets, limits on childcare costs and continued relief at the pumps. But will the measures make a meaningful difference to household finances, or leave families struggling with the cost of living?

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell debate the Government's priorities and who stands to gain on #TonightVMTV.

On the show with presenter Shane Coleman:

Jack Chambers TD , Minister for Public Expenditure

Mairead Farrell TD, Sinn Fein

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent

Alison O'Connor, Journalist

Austin Hughes, Economist

John Dallon, Farmer and protestor

Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy, St. Vincent de Paul

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