From Here to Maternity

About this episode

Matt Cooper discusses various political topics with guests Brenda Power and John Deasy, including hospital consultants, the EU scrappage scheme, and Ireland-Israel relations.

Brenda Power and John Deasy join Matt to discuss the controversy about hospital consultants employed by the State doing private work in public hospitals. Two bulls in a Kerry Field: division between the Healy-Raes, what's really going on? The new EU scrappage scheme: more than a PR stunt? The politics of the declining birth rate. Bungalow blitz or bliss? John and Brenda have very different views. Supplying the Russian war machine from Shannon. And the latest on Ireland-Israel relations. Brought to you by The Greenman Group. PTP+ To enjoy early access, ad-free listening and weekly bonus episodes, sign up at pathtopowerpodcast.com Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.com Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_m https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-615a1317 https://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Cooper

Guests: Brenda Power, John Deasy

Topics covered

• hospital consultants
• private work in public hospitals
• EU scrappage scheme
• declining birth rate
• Ireland-Israel relations
• Russian war machine
• Healy-Raes division

Keywords

• hospital consultants
• private work
• EU scrappage scheme
• birth rate
• Ireland
• Israel
• Shannon
• Healy-Raes
• politics
• government

Sponsors

The Greenman Group

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ireland, Israel, Shannon

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