The Ploughing Championships get underway as soaring fuel and energy prices put pressure on farmers. With diesel now above €2 a litre, will proposed tax cuts and subsidies in the Budget prevent a repeat of this spring’s fuel protests?

Plus, despite a series of wrong-way driving incidents on Irish motorways, just six Gardaí are expected to have received pursuit training by the end of the year due to a shortage of trained instructors.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:

Peter "Chap" Cleere TD, Fianna Fáil

Michael Fitzmaurice TD, Independent Ireland

Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist and Senior Research Officer, ESRI

Trina O'Connor, Criminologist

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