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How Twitter Reacted To Last Night’s Kerry Vincent Browne Debate

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The Twitterati had their say on the Vincent Browne ‘People’s Debate’.

AFTER many a false start, Vincent Browne finally brought his long awaited ‘Peoples Debate’ to Kerry this week, with the show airing on TV3 last night.

There were many talking points from the debate last night and as usual, the great Irish public took to Twitter to express their views on the event at the Gleneagle. Here’s some of the tweets about the debate posted last night…

The stage is set, the Kerry TDs in attendance were, Martin Ferris, Michael Healy Rae, Brendan Griffin and Tom Fleming.

One of our local councillors, Sam Locke, got the evening going with a rendition of Rose of Tralee.

Cancer sufferer, Jackie Crowe, gave an impassioned speech about the health service.

The Kerry accent was one of the stars of the show

And finally, the great Irish public’s fascination with all things Healy Rae got an airing as well.

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Vincent Browne Is Coming To Kerry With ‘The People’s Debate’

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Vincent Browne will bring his ‘Peoples Debate’ to Kerry this month.

AFTER a false start,  the ‘Vincent Browne People’s Debate’ is on its way to Kerry this month for an event that will no doubt bring its heated moments between the public and local politicians.

The event, which was originally scheduled to take place in April and which was later cancelled, will arrive at the Gleneagle Hotel on Monday June 22 with the audience encouraged to arrive at 7pm.

The show is unique in that it offers a very up, close and personal opportunity for local people to air their grievances with one to one questioning of their elected officials.

Past debates from around the country have certainly thrown up some controversial and talked-about moments, with issues such as water charges, housing and roads all coming to the fore.

Reasons for the cancellation in April boiled down to TV3 saying they wanted to plan a series of special broadcasts during the day from Kerry as it is such a large constituency.

The time frame would not have allowed TV3 ample time to prepare for a larger production so they decided to arrange the debate for a later time.

If you want to attend, TV3 are advising people to arrive at the Gleneagle Hotel on Monday June 22 at 7pm for the debate which will start soon after.

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Vincent Browne’s ‘People’s Debate’ In Kerry Has Been Cancelled

 

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THE Vincent Browne ‘People’s Debate’ which was set to take place in the Gleneagle Killarney on Monday next has been cancelled.

Last week it was been announced that the popular Vincent Browne debates where members of the public get a chance to grill Ministers and TDs would be coming to the Kerry constituency.

Last Friday TV3 announced that the scheduled Kerry ‘People’s Debate’ has been cancelled without any new date being set.

Reasons for cancellation are down to TV3 wanting to plan a series of special broadcasts during the day from Kerry as it is such a large constituency.

The current time frame would not have allowed TV3 ample time to prepare for a larger production so they are planning something a later date.

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Vincent Browne’s ‘People’s Debate’ Is Coming To Kerry

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THE Kerry electorate will get an opportunity to grill Kerry TDs as TV3 brings the ‘Vincent Browne People’s Debate’ to the Kerry in April.

The, at times, hot and heavy debates have now  become essential viewing and the Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney will a hotbed of activity for the political event on Monday April 13.

The programme offers a unique chance for constituents from across Ireland to pose questions one to one with elected officials.

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Though all Kerry TDs will be invited, going on previous ‘People’s Debate’s’ it’s likely the full complement of TDs will not be there to field questions on the night, as the Fine Gael party has refused to take part in the debates, thus ruling out Brendan Griffin and Minister Jimmy Deenihan from attending.

The show has been on the road for a while and has finally found its way to Kerry, having recently been in Cork, Donegal and Dublin.

The debates are very popular with interest groups, members of charitable organisations and protest groups. It’s also a place where individuals who feel their voice is not being heard can highlight what they feel is an important issue.

Topics recently have ranged from, water charges, same-sex marriage, disability issues and housing. It will be up to the audience on the night to set the agenda for what questions will be asked.

If you want to attend, TV3 are advising people to arrive at the Gleneagle Hotel on Monday April 13 at 7pm for the debate which is due to begin 8pm.

The show will be aired the following Wednesday on TV3 between 10pm and 12pm.