Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan for the final weekly politics wrap of 2023

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talks to the media as he arrives at the European headquarters for the EU-Western Balkans summit, in Brussels, on December 14, 2023. Photograph: Miguel Media /AFP.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talks to the media as he arrives at the European headquarters for the EU-Western Balkans summit, in Brussels, on December 14, 2023. Photograph: Miguel Media /AFP.

Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan for the final weekly politics wrap of 2023.

Jennifer Bray reports from Brussels where the EU Council summit has been taking place, with national leaders meeting to discuss difficult issues including Ukraine’s hopes to join the bloc and also to get a new package of support for the war against Russia.

And Pat Leahy attempts to sum up the political story of 2023.

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