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Mar 2024
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Ireland’s political uncertainty and Finl...

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We discuss the surprise resignation of Ireland’s Leo Varadkar, whether frozen Russian assets should be used for Ukraine and why director Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech is sparking heated debate. Plus: Finland’s UK ambassador on why his nation is the world’s happiest and Sasha Issenberg on his new book ‘The Lie Detectives’.

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