Haughey vs Fitzgerald | Leaders Debate Feb 82 | Today Tonight

For the first time on Irish television, the Taoiseach of the day, Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael, and the leader of the opposition party Fianna Fáil, Charles Haughey, debate live on television.
On the night of the debate, the interest resembled that given to prizefighters before they enter the ring. The press were there in force to cover the arrival of FitzGerald and Haughey at the RTÉ television studios in Donnybrook.
In a ‘Today Tonight’ special two days before the election, the prospective Taoisigh debate the election issues live on air. Presenter Barry Cowan outlines the background to the election using RTÉ news archive footage and introduces the debate to be chaired by Brian Farrell.

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Heady days of heavyweight political leaders.

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Thanks a million for putting this up. God i miss the open honest good old fashioned corruption of the 80s. Good times...for brown envelope factories.

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Are there any clips from the November 1982 debate

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i know I'm kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch new movies online ?

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What the @#£% is the point of this? I cannot determine whether either party is correct because I do not have the numbers and even if I had the numbers I could hardly be expected to understand any of them. The only thing I can gather is that Charles James Haughey is a bit shifty but pushy whilst his opponent is mellow but studious. Debates are useless. Edit: Although Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour, the budget deficits were over a billion? Wha...wait how bad are budget deficits today (I am aware that the budget for this year (2024) was projected to be a surplus in Éire.)?