Whilst heavy rain and winds battered parts of the East coast this week, temperatures rose inside Leinster House. As Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin appeared before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee. The government continued to push through regulations on the ban on scramblers, and we now have a date for the upcoming by-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central. So how is the field shaping up?   

Mary Regan joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss the runners and riders in the upcoming by-elections. 

Today's podcast comes from our sister podcast Indo Politics, where you can find new episodes every Friday. 

Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan 

Every week the Irish Independent's political team will bring you the biggest stories, the latest analysis and the gossip from the corridors of Leinster House. New episodes every Friday. 