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"No one in their right mind ever turned on Nationwide (RTÉ One, Monday, 7pm) in the expectation of seeing some hard-hitting, cutting-edge investigative reporting. If Godzilla ever rose out of the sea and went on the rampage around Ireland, Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh would just pop along to ask the big fella how he was settling in and if he was enjoying the taste of the locals."

"If Godzilla ever rose out of the sea and went on the rampage around Ireland, Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh would just pop along to ask the big fella how he was settling in and if he was enjoying the taste of the locals. Have you tried Focail and Conundrum? Daily word puzzles designed to test your vocabulary and lateral thinking skills."

Nationwide (RTÉ One, Monday, 7pm) is presented as a light, non-investigative program unlikely to deliver hard-hitting, cutting-edge investigative reporting. The presenting style of Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh is depicted as warm and genial, favoring amiable, human-interest encounters over confrontational journalism. Even in an exaggerated scenario such as Godzilla rampaging across Ireland, the presenters would approach the subject with casual friendliness, asking how he was settling in and whether he was enjoying the taste of the locals. Focail and Conundrum are daily word puzzles that test vocabulary and lateral thinking skills.

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