Any Budget Surprises in Store? Leo vs LCD Soundsystem, Catalonia Reaction
With just six days left until Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe announce their first Budget as Taoiseach and finance minister respectively, the most surprising thing in the lead up to it has been the l...
4 Loka 201732min
Interview: Robert Harris on The Transformation of Britain
Novelist and former political journalist Robert Harris returns to Inside Politics to discuss his new novel 'Munich', set over the course of the four-day crisis talks between the British, French and Na...
29 Syys 201733min
Abortion Referendum, Sinn Féin's Culture, Property Tax
Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West Eoin Ó Broin joins Hugh, Pat and Sarah to discuss the forthcoming referendum on the 8th Amendment, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael's recent attacks on Sinn Féin, whether the...
27 Syys 201744min
Ruled By Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael Forever? (Live at the Dublin Podcast Festival)
Ten years after an economic and social crisis that it seemed would change the Irish political landscape utterly, the political dominance of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is diminished - but continues. Are...
25 Syys 201758min
Budget Skirmishes, Michael D's Move, Dáil Returns
Hugh is joined by Harry McGee and Fiach Kelly to discuss everything and anything on the political agenda this week, including pre-budget skirmishes between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, President Michael...
20 Syys 201728min
"The Trends Are Good, But It's Not Enough"
This week Hugh, Pat and Harry are joined by Minister of State at the Department of Housing Damien English to talk about the latest news on the housing crisis, the resignation of Noirin O'Sullivan and ...
13 Syys 201742min
Barry Cowen Defends His Housing Proposal & FF's Record / SF's Leadership Dilemma
The negative reaction to Fianna Fáil TD and spokesman on housing Barry Cowen's proposal to incentivise building by reducing VAT rates for builders shows the mistrust that is a legacy of the housing cr...
6 Syys 201733min
PSC: Compulsory or Mandatory? Housing Out Of Hand, Strategic Communications
From E-voting to water charges, there have been plenty of examples of governments getting into hot water over a 'sensible' plan emanating from the civil service. Could the controversial Public Service...
30 Elo 201732min
