WATCH: Paul Kimmage and Ian O'Riordan's heated discussion about Martin Fagan

‘He cheated. He was caught. We’re all in a better place now.’

IAN O’RIORDAN IS the Irish Times sports journalist who produced the extraordinary interview with Martin Fagan in the wake of his failed doping test recently.

The Mullingar athlete was subsequently banned for two years by a disciplinary panel.

Paul Kimmage is a former pro-cyclist and author of Rough Ride, of course. The former Sunday Times journalist took his guest to task on Setanta Sports’ iTalkSport over the weekend.

Here’s the discussion:

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