Election Special: Sinn Féin in Crisis, A Green-Left Alliance?, Fianna Fáil's Path to Power
Fiach Kelly, Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about all the results we have so far from the weekend's local and European elections. What is behind Sinn Féin's slump? Could good news for F...
27 Touko 201946min
The Strategies of Right-Wing Populism - with Jan-Werner Mueller
As voters go to the polls in 28 countries this weekend to select the new European Parliament, the expectation is of a significant surge in support for populist parties, from La Lega in Italy to Altern...
24 Touko 201941min
Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?
A 'climate emergency' has been declared in Dáil Éireann, and green issues are coming up on the doorsteps in this election campaign, putting pressure on our politicians from below to take the problem s...
22 Touko 201950min
EU Elections: The State of the Race
To talk about what has been a rather low-key EU election campaign so far, Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivere...
17 Touko 201940min
Going Through The Motions: The Problem With Local Government
They are powerless, frustrated, underpaid and too often reviled by their constituents. Many local councillors have spoken out about how unattractive the role has become. Today we talk to two young, pr...
15 Touko 201944min
Trump, Truth & US Politics - with Bob Woodward
At the age of 76, Bob Woodward has now covered nine different American presidents. That's 20% of all presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump. Most famously he contributed to the downfall of ...
11 Touko 201928min
POLL: Who Leads in the Race for Europe?
Today's Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll is actually three polls, with one conducted in each of our three European parliament constituencies: Dublin, Midlands-North-West and South. It gives us the first ...
10 Touko 201924min
Plebiscites and Populism and Broadband, Oh My
It's the topic none of you has been asking us to cover: the forthcoming plebiscites in Limerick, Cork and Waterford to see if those cities should have a directly-elected mayor. On the ground, journali...
8 Touko 201944min
