Shane Coleman was joined on the Sunday Show this week to look through the papers by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, Independent columnist Sinead Ryan and former government adviser Gerard Howlin. 

One of the first talking points for the panel was Eamon Gilmore's book, and the battle that went on between himself and Tánaiste Joan Burton. 

Eamon Ryan pointed to one of the more interesting things divulged in the book, which was that Joan Burton had not wanted to be in charge of finance when Labour got into government. As He highlights, "ultimately the problem that Labour had [...] was that their fundamental economic analysis under Joan Burton as spokesperson could never be held up".

Sinead Ryan also added that she found it strange that Burton wasn't seeking that particular office, and remembers where there was a delay ahead of Enda's announcement of the cabinet, and that the assumption had been that she was angry over not getting finance.

However, it seems that Foreign Affairs was her first choice, even though that would have been an incredibly difficult task to balance if she also wanted the leadership of the party, which Gilmore found out to his detriment. However, Sinead Ryan added that even if she only got her second choice, "she has done a sterling job within that department, [...] because she actually managed to hold on to a lot of the social welfare benefits for people and then became leader". 

Gerard Howlin points out that the timing of this book and the revelations in it is particularly interesting, as it appears that there's an internal issue in Labour being played out in public here, and the timing of his actions "smacks of a very, very cold plate of revenge"

Labour also featured in the discussion over Alan Kelly's war of words with Michael Noonan, and whether or not a rent cap would actually work. Howlin highlights that Kelly's primary agenda in this is to get re-elected, and as deputy leader ahead of a general election in which Labour looks as though they may be decimated, there's a good chance that he has his eye on the leadership. 

You can listen to the full Sunday Paper review below: