The Ahern years: Bertie's path to power
His legacy is debated, but there's no denying that Bertie Ahern is one of the most significant figures in Irish political history. Over the next few episodes Pat Leahy tells the story of the life and ...
9 Elo 202359min
US politics special with Clare Malone of The New Yorker
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to US politics, as proved again today with the announcement of fresh criminal charges against former president Donald Trump. In this episode, Staff writer at ...
2 Elo 202352min
Inside Sinn Féin
Who are Sinn Féin and what really makes the party different, if anything? Who holds real sway within the party? What role do activists play, and who are its up-and-coming stars? Freya McClements and P...
26 Heinä 202345min
The big end of term wrap
The Dáil summer recess has arrived and our political experts Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn have convened to look back on the political season:The relative political fortunes of Micheál M...
21 Heinä 202348min
Europe's climate is changing. Will European politics change with it?
In a summer heatwave gripping countries including Spain, Italy, France and Greece, Europeans are experiencing temperatures more commonly found in the Sahara desert. The consequences for human health, ...
19 Heinä 202340min
Can the Government be generous to RTÉ? Hospital mess, braying donkeys
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics including hopefully the final week of RTÉ Oireachtas committee mania and the spiralling cost of delivering the National...
14 Heinä 202343min
'No-one likes us and we don't care' - taking Unionism's temperature on the Twelfth
It's the Twelfth and to mark Unionism and Loyalism's day of celebration, Hugh talks to Dr Aaron Edwards, author of A People Under Siege: The Unionists of Northern Ireland from Partition to Brexit and ...
12 Heinä 202343min
Not another week of RTÉgate, summer statement, hate bill queasiness
On today’s Inside Politics podcast Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray to discuss the week in politics:The crisis at RTÉ is entering its third week but, with appearances by Ryan Tubr...
7 Heinä 202337min
