As the main political parties are still deciding whether they will run a candidate in the Presidential Election, columnist and former Senior Advisor to the Labour Party, Fergus Finlay explains why he wanted to be the Labour nominee this time around and why that didn't work out. 

Katie and Paul also discuss with Fergus the low number of political candidates putting themselves forward and why it's important to have a contest when searching for a candidate. 

As the main political parties are still deciding whether they will run a candidate in the Presidential Election, columnist and former Senior Advisor to the Labour Party, Fergus Finlay explains why he wanted to be the Labour nominee this time around and why that didn't work out.&nbsp;Katie and Paul also discuss with Fergus the low number of political candidates putting themselves forward and why it's important to have a contest when searching for a candidate.&nbsp;

Tune in for insightful and informed conversation as Fran McNulty, Paul Cunningham and some of RTÉ's top journalists digest the news stories of the day. Expect deep dives, analysis, interesting guests, and maybe even some laughs along the way. 

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Tune in for insightful and informed conversation as Fran McNulty, Paul Cunningham and some of RTÉ's top journalists digest the news stories of the day. Expect deep dives, analysis, interesting guests, and maybe even some laughs along the way.&nbsp;Email: <a class="relay-http-link" href="mailto:behindthestory@rte.ie">behindthestory@rte.ie</a>&nbsp;New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.