Upfront with Katie Hannon

Bottom line so far - we can't control immigration numbers as long as we're in the EU. This is becoming very very divisive a la Brexit.

Yes they need to start thinking outside to box to stay within the rules, we should be able to change the Visa process for passport holders from non EU/EEA countries to be only allowed board a plane if they have a pre-approved visa, much like the ESTA for US.

Most stimulating current affairs programme from RTE in a long time. Hope it holds up. Katie Hannon doing well.

Michael McDowell talking far too much sense.

It's actually a tiny audience that seems handpicked.

McDowell nail on the head there, 20% of refugees from Georgia. 14% from Albania, places that have free access to Ireland already, and the politicians have no interest in addressing this.

Katie off for a smoke or ten.

Fair play to her. She's running a great show so far. She's exceeding my expectations.

Its basically Questions and Answers rebooted, which was cancelled in 2009.

Only taken the RTÉ 14 years to cop on that there was nothing wrong with the format in the first feckin place. And yet the BBC have continued Question Time all down the years and its as popular as ever.

Katie is doing a great job, as you would expect, because she is one of the best true journalists in the place.

Yer lad Brian from Lismore did himself no favours with that diatribe, he sounded mental.

I can't hear this,but it's great to read some of you like this new show.

I can't understand what the housing referendum will ask or accomplish...will the wording be a simple 'Can I have a house provided to me Yes/No?'

Surely there should be a referendum on commercial ownership of residential property or the taxation of such in the country instead to bring prices and demand down instead.

Shhhh....we aren't allowed to mention these statistics, or if you do you're a racist , right wing nutter.

With the time available it would have been better as a single issue programme. But Katie did ok...will tune in again.