Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan16 Tammi

Can the Government hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?

Harry McGee, Ellen Coyne and Mark Paul join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:

· The Minister with responsibility for artificial intelligence (AI), Niamh Smyth, met with executives from social media company X on Friday over concerns about their Grok app. The app has been in the headlines because of its ability to produce non-consensual intimate images. Current law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them – what is the Government’s next step?

· The level of energy needed to power a data centre was laid bare this week. An internal Government document showed that a single facility in west Dublin consumes 10 times the electricity of a nearby pharmaceutical plant employing 2,000 people, equivalent to enough power for 200,000 homes.

· And more ‘psychodrama’ for the Tories this week as Robert Jenrick, the Conservative shadow justice secretary, defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.

Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:

· The US and Denmark battle for control of Greenland, Inside Politics veteran Jennifer Bray is releasing a book (and it’s rather good), a reader’s letter questions how dog-friendly we should be as a society, and who is next for Donald Trump’s crosshairs?

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Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity

Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Sinn Féin’s Planning for Constitutional Change Bill, which obliges the Government to draft and publish a G...

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Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right

For Germany, football is often a reflection of the nations’ stability.“When Germany is going well, things are going well on the pitch” Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally tells the Inside Po...

8 Heinä 41min

Nigel Farage resigns triggering by-election

British MP Nigel Farage has resigned as an MP triggering a by-election in the constituency of Clacton-on-Sea which he says he will stand in.It comes amid a row over his financial support, after The Su...

7 Heinä 15min

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union got off to a slightly awkward start at the open...

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How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism

Hugh Linehan is joined by Alex Kane to discuss the double life of disgraced politician Jeffrey Donaldosn and its broader impact on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as well as Ulster unionism overal...

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Pat Rabbitte: 'you’re not going to get a broad left alliance'

Last week Pat Leahy sat down with former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte for an interview about his life in politics. Rabbitte is now retired but for decades he was one of the most recognisable faces and v...

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The triple lock is the latest issue for Fianna Fáil’s awkward squad

Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics: All anyone can talk about this week is the weather. While the country enjoys the warmth, the Government still has to...

26 Kesä 41min

How will Ireland navigate the EU presidency?

Next week Ireland takes over the presidency of the EU Council. But what does that mean? What exactly is the EU Council anyway? How does this council and this presidency fit in among the numerous other...

24 Kesä 48min