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#917 No Bangers, No Bonfires, No Bloody Fun!
Halloween Spoilsports! Are Politicians Taking All the Fun Out of Halloween?
Are Ireland's politicians turning into the Halloween fun police? Or have bonfires and fireworks become too dangerous to ignore?
In this episode, Niall talks to callers about growing calls for a crackdown on traditional Halloween celebrations.
Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Múirí has called for a zero tolerance approach to fireworks this Halloween, while councils are confiscating wood that teenagers have been collecting for bonfires.
But has Ireland become a nation of spoilsports?
For generations, Halloween meant gathering wood…
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