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Fuel me once: When Leo Varadkar ran out of diesel
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This week Irish life returned to normal and Irish politics resumed its normal parlour games.
The resignation of Michael Healy Rae was described repeatedly as a ‘bombshell’ and the political parties shouted at each other in the Dail.
Outside protestors and malcontents hovered but will their protests take on those who are really exploiting the ordinary people?
Since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran, the top 100 oil companies are making an additional unearned ‘war profit’ of $30 million an hour. There are calls for a windfall tax but who will take the side of the ordinary consumer over big oil?
On Free State today we look at the real divide in society and we consider the moment when Leo Varadkar ran out of diesel
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