Fionnán Sheahan

It'll be...

independent Ireland in Galway West and it'll be Sinn Féin or left wing in Dublin Central so they'll be significant in their own regard but those votes could be significant in their own right in terms of what happens to the Fine Gael vote so yeah it has escalated the crisis once more

And Rambo inside the doll.

Yeah, it's a chip away at the authority of the government.

They haven't lost their majority.

They're only 18 months into their term in office.

You'd need something more significant.

Yeah, the mood in Fianna Fáil seems to be fairly...

you know, fed up, but they weren't necessarily just targeting Micheál Martin in this regard.

They're fighting in parties.

This is kind of weird now.

And you're...

So we've had a number of battles going on within the government, Helen McAtee versus Jim O'Callaghan.

Now we've got Simon Harris putting down Patrick O'Donovan's views on media monitoring, I suppose is the polite way to put it.

So it doesn't put across a message of coherence.

Simple as that.

Consistency and competence.

Another week begins, and with it another breakdown in talks as the Iran war rolls on.

As it stands, the Strait of Hormuz is set for a fresh blockade, one that brings as much uncertainty as it does alarm.

But what of our own blockades?