We talk to Micheál Martin about pensions, direct provision and animal welfare

Election day fast approaches and so the campaign trail is heating up.In this episode, we bring TheJournal.ie readers closer to the party leaders, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before we go to the polls in just over two weeks time. For our first The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin.We wanted to make sure that your questions were put to the Fianna Fáil leader, so we asked you to send us on a WhatsApp recording of yourself asking the question. We were inundated with questions about issues that matter to you, from the cost of rent and childcare, no hope of buying a home, animal welfare issues, fixing the health service and the big question the nation wants to know: has he ever tried a spice bag? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.