As the Taoiseach urges public representatives to avoid providing character references in cases involving abuse or violence, the Jim Glennon case raises wider questions about influence and the justice system.

Meanwhile, local radio stations are reacting to a planned 39% increase in broadcasting levies, with warnings the rise could be unsustainable and calls for Coimisiún na Meán to urgently review the decision.

Guest presenter Fionnan Sheahan was joined by:

Malcolm Byrne TD, Fianna Fáil 

Sinead Gibney TD, Social Democrats 

John Kierans, Columnist and Freelance Journalist 

John Purcell, Chairman of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland 

Anna Gross, Political Correspondent, Financial Times 

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