Budget 2027 is just around the corner and legitimate tensions between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are becoming increasingly visible.  

From proposed ideas being shot down to a contentious announcement around a sports grant, the coalition government appears to have a big job on its hands ahead of Budget Day in just a couple of weeks’ time.  

Do they care about public perception, or is this just business as usual?  

What’s the noise from government insiders on energy credits? 

What about the status of rent credits? 

And is the budget kite of a €100 voucher for teenagers to enjoy some culture really all that substantial?  

Host Fionnán Sheahan has a full Irish Independent political team on board this week, with Mary Regan and Aisling Moloney joining him in studio, while Cónal Thomas provides a dispatch from New York on the United Nations General Assembly, and Maeve McTaggart reports from Leinster House following a social media-themed showdown at the Oireachtas Media Committee. 

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Budget 2027 is just around the corner and legitimate tensions between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are becoming increasingly visible. &nbsp;
From proposed ideas being shot down to a contentious announcement around a sports grant, the coalition government appears to have a big job on its hands ahead of Budget Day in just a couple of weeks’ time. &nbsp;
Do they care about public perception, or is this just business as usual? &nbsp;
What’s the noise from government insiders on energy credits?&nbsp;
What about the status of rent credits?&nbsp;
And is the budget kite of a €100 voucher for teenagers to enjoy some culture really all that substantial? &nbsp;
Host Fionnán Sheahan has a full Irish Independent political team on board this week, with Mary Regan and Aisling Moloney joining him in studio, while Cónal Thomas provides a dispatch from New York on the United Nations General Assembly, and Maeve McTaggart reports from Leinster House following a social media-themed showdown at the Oireachtas Media Committee.&nbsp;
Indo Politics is part of the Trust Project. You can view our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism&nbsp;

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