Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?
Journalist and author Helen Lewis has built a reputation for sharp analysis of politics, culture and the forces reshaping public life.In one piece for The Atlantic she unpicks policies, and the figure...
25 Touko 32min
Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh to talk about the results of the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections: As the day began Fine Gael were confident that their man, Senator Sean Kyne, would win ...
24 Touko 36min
Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties
A picture is emerging in the byelection counts. Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to discuss what we have learned so far:On the basis of the numbers available on Saturday ...
23 Touko 33min
Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour
Pat Leahy and Naomi O’Leary join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrived in Italy on Friday, meeting Pope Leo in the Vatican and Italian premier Gior...
22 Touko 52min
Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions
Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Hugh for a final look at the Dublin Central and Galway West byelections before voting takes place on Friday. Would you like to receive daily insights into world eve...
20 Touko 41min
What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer
Economist and author Sinead O'Sullivan ruffled some feathers recently with her analysis of Ireland’s deficits in infrastructure and services. Her critiques of the State’s failure to deliver things tha...
18 Touko 54min
Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power
Jack Horgan-Jones and Mark Paul join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· The findings of the Irish Times and TG4 by Ipsos B&A poll throws up some interesting permutations for the...
15 Touko 49min
Two-way race for Sinn Féin and Soc Dems in Dublin Central byelection
The Irish Times and TG4 by Ipsos B&A poll shows Sinn Féin’s Janice Boylan leads the byelection race in Dublin Central with first preference votes at 21 per cent, Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats i...
14 Touko 18min
