Leader's Questions (TV Programme)

''Leader's Questions'' is an Irish TV programme broadcast on

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and

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channel. It is produced by

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, edited by Joe Mag Raollaigh and is presented by

Sharon Ní Bheoláin Sharon Ní Bheoláin (, approximately ; born Boland on 15 February 1971) is an Irish journalist, newsreader and presenter with RTÉ, Ireland's national radio and television broadcaster, where she has presented the '' Nine O'Clock News'' since 2 ...

. Political correspondents Micheál Lehane and Paul Cunningham also present from time to time. The programme airs every Wednesday and Thursday at around 11:45 during the Dáil term and broadcasts live proceedings from

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of questions posed by opposition leaders in parliament to the

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and the

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. The programme is on air for around 60 minutes. Before and after Dáil proceedings the presenter chairs discussion and analysis with political and media figures. Irish television news shows RTÉ News and Current Affairs RTÉ original programming {{Ireland-tv-prog-stub