Leo Varadkar may have climbed down and apologised after pitting urban and rural Ireland against each other, but he certainly sparked a spirited debate. Did he have a point, though? Were his comments actually an uncomfortable truth? And how do we even define what makes someone “urban” or “rural”, anyway?  
 
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Guests: John Burns and Ciaran Moran 

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Did Leo Varadkar have a point in the urban v rural Ireland debate? 

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