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Tuesday 2 June: Is Dublin Becoming Less Safe? | The Russia Export Controversy

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Show Notes

Concerns over knife crime and safety in Dublin following two separate attacks over the weekend. Is the city becoming less safe?

And pressure mounts on the Government to investigate claims that a major Irish employer is exporting products to Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Guest Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:

Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP, Labour Trina O'Connor, Criminologist John O'Brennan, Professor of European Politics, Maynooth University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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