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Emails and calls to politicians don't work, so what is next? Yep, call the Lahvlahn

I'm going to wish everyone on this thread a happy weekend, because Ireland has a better chance of qualifying for the World Cup then me tuning in tomorrow.

I used to really enjoy Louise Duffy but now also rarely listen in. It feels like it's at the wrong time of day. And then replacing drivetime with sport just seems ludicrous.

They're going to miss plenty breaking news stories finishing at that time ,seems drivetime is run with the comfort of the presenters in mind not the quality of the output

It is a private business availing of public broadcaster free airtime for 1h15m, plus promotional stings during the week.

As always with Liveline stories, we get don't get all the background to the story....only the gorey stuff and the pain!!!

What happened to Austin was terrible and the courts agreed and handed down hefty sentences to the thugs who beat him up.

A few things about the story however...

Austin was in the pub and then went off to the casino and was chatting up some rough bird. Good man Austin who has two kids with another lady 👍

Some ex of yer wan didn't like this and whacked Austin accross the head with a bottle. (I go to Casino's a lot and noticed in recent years at least they don't have glass bottles just plastic ones or maybe small glasses) but lets assume it was a glass beer bottle.

This didn't do much on Austin who we we're told was a big strapping lad and "well able to look after himself", he proceeded to give yer man a few slaps.

Where were the security/bouncers from the Casino when this was going on?

Why weren't the Gardai called after what was clearly an assault?

The bad boy seemingly left the Casino and rang up his mates who went in search of Austin who it seems was walking around the streets alone at this stage.

Why didn't he get the Gardai to bring him home or at least a taxi. How did the thugs find him? Did they per chance know where he would likely be (the wans house) or were they waiting outside the Casino?

Then a mysterious woman found Austin at 4am and stayed with him until the Ambulance arrived.... and was never heard from again. She clearly had some connection to the story, she might even have been the female from the Casino and maybe left the Casino with Austin and might have witnessed the whole thing.

It was more than embarrassing that Kieran was calling out for the good Samaritan woman to come forward on air 🤭

She hadn't come forward in 4 years, there was obviously some reasons why not.

Alas we shall never know.

Maybe Leo Varadkar might be a guest, to talk about some of the legendary nights he had there over the years.

Tommy Fleming might be on as well… who knows?

Will Derek Mooney be on from the George.... explaining how he has been sconing RTE for years