Fianna Fáil Divided / Leo's Bank of Mum & Dad
Micheál Martin took his party by surprise with his statement of support on repealing the 8th Amendment last week. Is there now a risk of rebellion in the ranks?Sarah Bardon and Harry McGee join Hugh L...
24 Tammi 20180s
Decision Time Nears on 8th, Referendum Battle Lines, Sinn Féin's Growing Pains
On the question of the 8th Amendment, there remains in Leinster House a good number of fence sittters. The time for them to jump off is drawing near, say Sarah Bardon and Fiach Kelly. For Sinn Fein TD...
17 Tammi 20180s
Fianna Fáil's Prospects, Homelessness, Property Tax & more
Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee joins Hugh, Pat and Harry to discuss why, even after recent opinion polls show Fine Gael's support gathering pace at the expense of Fianna Fáil, Mícheál Marti...
10 Tammi 20180s
New Year, Old Problems
As 2017 drew to a close political staff did the traditional round of Christmas interviews with senior politicians. Familiar themes emerged: the extremely thorny issue of housing, the popularity contes...
3 Tammi 20180s
The Year in Politics
Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Michael O'Regan look back at some of the big events of 2017 and speculate about the forces at home and abroad that will shape Irish politics in 2018.Would you like to receiv...
27 Joulu 20170s
Senator Catherine Noone
Senator Catherine Noone, chair of the abortion committee that today published its report, talks to Hugh and Pat about how a majority of the group came to the view that the 8th Amendment to the constit...
20 Joulu 20170s
Brexit: What's Our Strategy Now? Live at the IIEA
The question of the post-Brexit status of the Border may be settled for now, but broader questions remain. What will Ireland's place in Europe be, once the UK, its traditional partner and ally, has de...
13 Joulu 20170s
Poll Special: 8th Amendment, Political Parties & Brexit
This week, there were three Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion polls. This morning's asked respondents whether or not they would vote to change the constitution in relation to the Eighth Amendment. Earlie...
9 Joulu 20170s
