Daniel Murray

So if it is the case that something has been lost in translation and they've mistook the Kean Corla for the doll for somebody more senior and influential, it has been a bit of a bust of an operation.

And we've seen similar attempts at influence from the Russians as well here.

So Ireland is seen, maybe even though we're small, as geopolitically important, especially as a major location for US tech multinationals.

And a soft touch.

And a soft touch from a security point of view as well, definitely.

He could well be targeted.

They could well have been targeting others as well.

There is some suggestion that she was just one of several politicians that were being targeted.

So there was this story a couple of years ago as well, do you remember, about Chinese surveillance cameras inside in the Dáil with Chinese tech in the cameras?

And that wasn't, I think, a direct line down from the Chinese government.

But it's something I think that certainly we are worried about, something we like to keep an eye on.

They have effectively what is union representation and it links straight back into the Communist Party.

So that influence is there in what is ostensibly the private sector.

I'm getting the sense that I might be the only non-drinker on the panel here today.

But not that that colours my experience too much.

I mean, I haven't had any particularly bad incidents being on a flight with people very, very rowdy.

But I do question what the need is to be able to drink at that hour of the morning.

Yeah, you can say, you know, why regulate and restrict us?

Well, it's restricted everywhere else in society.

Why, when you step into the airport, should you be allowed, even if it is kind of time zoneless?