Peadar Tóibín on Aontú, Sinn Féin, immigration and ambition
"If we push honest views below ground, we simply push those views into the hands of real racists". That statement, referring to the hot-button issue of migration, is typical of Meath West TD and Aontú...
18 Tammi 202349min
The growing influence of online gurus - with Helen Lewis
Struggling in your job, your attitude, your relationships? There are a growing number of self-declared online experts who have all the answers.Author and journalist Helen Lewis returns to the podcast ...
16 Tammi 202342min
The fall of Damien English
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the fallout from a report on The Ditch news website that Meath West Fine Gael TD Damien English made a false claim on a planning application w...
13 Tammi 202321min
Cow dung attack on politicians, health crisis continues, protocol developments
On today's podcast:The crisis in Emergency Departments this winter reveals a lack of accountability in the upper echelons of the system, among other issues. Was an attack on TDs with bags of excrement...
11 Tammi 202345min
New year, old problems for Government
New year, new Taoiseach, but the same headwinds facing the Government in areas like housing, refugee accommodation and a struggling healthcare system. Jack Horgan-Jones and columnist Gerard Howlin joi...
4 Tammi 202340min
Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part two
It's part two of our annual Ask Us Anything, featuring questions on journalism, politics and a podcasting rivalry.Taking your questions in studio are Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray, Harry McGe...
28 Joulu 202256min
Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part one
You asked, we answered. It's part one of our annual Ask Us Anything, featuring questions on journalism, politics and a podcasting rivalry.Taking your questions in studio are Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy, J...
21 Joulu 202253min
Is the little-changed Cabinet a sign of stability or of stagnation?
What happened in the Cabinet reshuffle? Not a lot, is one reasonable answer - there were no surprises, most ministers stayed where there were and any moves had been well flagged in advance.But the day...
17 Joulu 202227min
