Referendums: What the amendments would really mean
An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, has taken over the functions previously held by the Referendum Commission in relation to referendums. That means it is responsible f...
19 Helmi 202443min
Was Sinn Féin's licence fee amnesty proposal a misstep?
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:In another awful week for RTÉ before an Oireachtas committee, was it a mistake for Sinn Féin to raise the idea of...
16 Helmi 202440min
Head-to-head: The Yes and No arguments ahead of the family and care referendums
At this point we are definitively into the campaign for the two referendums on family and care due to take place on March 8th. The data from the recent Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll showed substantial ma...
14 Helmi 20241h 2min
Sinn Féin poll slump: ‘tide not gone out for them just yet’
Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:The latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll shows support for Sinn Féin took a significant dent, down six points – its low...
9 Helmi 202431min
Will immigration hand the White House back to Trump?
Washington Correspondent Keith Duggan talks to Hugh Linehan about the seemingly inevitable rematch between US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. What issues will dominate the campa...
7 Helmi 202430min
Britain and Ireland will change. It's time to get ready
In the past decade relationships between the different parts of the UK and Ireland have changed. The push for Scottish independence, growing support for Irish reunification and the Brexit process have...
5 Helmi 202428min
Who's who in the Yes and No campaigns, Orbán bows to EU pressure
Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to look back on the week in politics:Pat is in Brussels where the EU has agreed on a €50 billion package for Kyiv. He reports on how Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán was...
2 Helmi 202446min
Stormont will return: analysis from Belfast, London and Dublin
Pat Leahy, Freya McClements and Mark Paul join Hugh to discuss the DUP's acceptance of a historic deal that allows power-sharing in Northern Ireland to resume. Would you like to receive daily insights...
31 Tammi 202446min
