Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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On local broadcasting, €50,000 will not go a long way. I keep reiterating how important it is to the local community down there. It is about the big guns coming in, and I feel they are going to dilute the product we have. Alan Corcoran and Liam Spratt are the two who cover the matches down there. They are household names. They are bigger in Wexford than any characters in RTÉ, with all due respect, because they are good. They get into people’s sitting rooms, and they know exactly the issues to talk about. They are pros, and that cannot be underestimated. They are a huge part of the social fabric. I am talking about Wexford, but what is happening there is replicated right across Ireland.