On The Record Sunday Paper Panel January 2nd

Philip Ryan, Political Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent & Aideen Finnegan, journalist and host of the 'How to Pivot' podcast joined Shane Beatty to run through the top stories from the Sunday papers.
Together they discuss the surging Omicron cases in Ireland, the change to health guidelines, the possibility of closing schools, Sinn Fein's rising popularity, as well as the Ghislaine Maxwell verdict.
As well as this Shane spoke to Anthony Staines, Professor of Public Health Systems, DCU to discuss Ireland's response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
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