The Week Trending: Michael Flatley's Bid For President, Irish Stereotypes, & BBC Says It Did Not Cut Irish From CMAT Song

Riverdance star Michael Flatley is to seek nomination to become Ireland's next president, Hollywood's Irish stereotypes, and the BBC says it did not edit the Irish-language out of a portion of CMAT's latest single.Lorcan Nyhan, head of training at the Communications clinic, and broadcaster Fionnuala Jones join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

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