Upfront with Katie Hannon: Strait-laced, a bit po-faced, except when it’s trying to be cuddly. Then it is unbearable

Then, alas, the awkward factor is dialled all the way. The four guests – including the former tánaisteand the Irish-Syrian journalist and activist Razan Ibraheem – are introduced with a “quirky” piece of trivia. Here “quirky” means toe-curling beyond the capacity for human comprehension. There is something about McDowell not believing in hereditary politics despite being descended from a Civil War nabob.

She is a steady pair of hands in this first broadcast. The debate is divided into two segments. The first focuses on asylum seekers in Ireland and the rise of the far right. Then there is a back and forth about the housing crisis.

Sounds like muck so like the show that it replaces.

Here we go again. Another programme committed to giving 'ordinary people' their say. There's a crying need for a programme that considers the thinking audience who want full discussion. Not once was popular sentiment called into question.

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