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<p>Michael Lowry giving Paul Murphy - and everybody else - the fingers has become the defining image of the controversy over speaking time in the Dail. Lowry said it was ‘an errant gesture under provocation’. It captured the headlines but it was meaningless. On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at the real power Michael Lowry now holds and what it means. They ask why Lowry has this power and why was it so important to give him what he wants?&nbsp;Joe explains why the circus in the Dail only distracts from the real intent of the government. And there is news from the Dungiven WhatsApp who are surprised by something they’ve learned about Dion.</p><br><p><em>Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.</em></p><br><p>For more on Free State: <a href="https://freestatepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freestatepodcast.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

Gold Hat Productions

Two fingers: Michael Lowry and the humiliation of Ireland

MAR 27, 202537 MIN
Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

Two fingers: Michael Lowry and the humiliation of Ireland

MAR 27, 202537 MIN

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<p>Michael Lowry giving Paul Murphy - and everybody else - the fingers has become the defining image of the controversy over speaking time in the Dail. Lowry said it was ‘an errant gesture under provocation’. It captured the headlines but it was meaningless. On Free State today, Joe and Dion look at the real power Michael Lowry now holds and what it means. They ask why Lowry has this power and why was it so important to give him what he wants?&nbsp;Joe explains why the circus in the Dail only distracts from the real intent of the government. And there is news from the Dungiven WhatsApp who are surprised by something they’ve learned about Dion.</p><br><p><em>Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.</em></p><br><p>For more on Free State: <a href="https://freestatepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freestatepodcast.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>