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A 4-CD set of selected extracts from the show was released by RTÉ in 2007, the first two CDs covering general extracts, and the second two CDs covering Charles Haughey ("CJ") and P. J. Mara, the two main targets of the show.
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The show was very popular with listeners and there were accusations of political interference when it was dropped by RTÉ.
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The half-hour show lampooned political and cultural figures in Irish society such as
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was an Irish satirical radio sketch show created by
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