Tanaiste Mary Harney will be discussing the Budget on Agenda (Sunday, noon, TV3). Ms Harney will be talking about tax individualisation, social partnership and tax cuts as the European Commission gets nervous about what it sees as the Minister for Finance's inflationary Budget.
Can anything be done to save Marks & Spencer? The share price has toppled, investors are complaining bitterly about its poor retail performance and there are rumours of an imminent takeover.
The company is attempting to tackle its problems by breaking dramatically with its tradition of good-quality, everyday clothing and introducing a designer section in its stores. The Money Programme - Inside Marks And Spencer (Sunday, 7.30 p.m., BBC1) documents the planning and preparations for this vital launch.
Where once animals which died on a farm were collected free of charge, farmers must now pay £60. This has lead to the dumping and widespread burial of dead animals on farms. Ear to the Ground (Monday, 8.30 p.m., RTE1) examines the financial and environmental implications.
It's Your Money (Tuesday, 8.00 p.m., RTE1) and this programme can help you decide what to do with it. This week the cost of overseas investment, antique buying, farming and choosing the best time to re-mortgage are covered.
In the multimillion-pound music business Ireland has succeeded in winning global recognition producing some of the most acclaimed and popular music of recent times.
From a Whisper to a Scream (Tuesday, 8.30 p.m., RTE1), a series of six programmes, charts its rise from the grey Ireland of the 1950s where rock 'n' roll had little impact to the revolutionary sounds of today.
sokelly@irish-times.ie
