Aggression and abuse on the campaign trail for those running in local elections
Hugh Linehan is joined by Cormac McQuinn and Jennifer Bray to discuss the week in politics: · The last fortnight has seen several incidents of councillors being verbally and physically attacked wh...
17 Touko 202444min
Poll suggests Sinn Féin support is still in decline
The latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll shows Sinn Féin support has slumped again while there has been a recovery for Fine Gael. The poll also shows that Micheál Martin is the most popular party...
16 Touko 202426min
Is the 'disinformation' label used to stifle free speech?
Disinformation is a concern in the run-up to the local and European elections. And the combination of new AI technology and complex social media networks make it easier than ever to spread misleading ...
15 Touko 202446min
A famous victory for student politics
Hugh is joined by Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray to discuss the week in politics:This week saw a rare and notable victory for student politics at Trinity College Dublin, where protestors secured a vict...
10 Touko 202448min
Eoin Ó Broin on why Sinn Féin's support declined: 'We have to get better at spelling out alternatives'
Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin is in studio to talk with Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy about his party's apparent decline in support in the past year, his views on housing and how to handle hig...
8 Touko 202456min
Migration front and centre as accommodation crisis deepens
Host Pat Leahy and political correspondents Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee discuss the week in politics:The critical shortage of accommodation for people arriving in Ireland to apply for Internatio...
3 Touko 202440min
Will far-right politicians make inroads in local and European elections?
Political Editor Pat Leahy sits in Hugh Linehan’s chair as podcast host this week for an Inside Politics election special as our politics team analyses the upcoming local and European elections. Jenni...
1 Touko 202446min
Harris delivers on Stardust as McEntee fumbles the border question
Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:Taoiseach Simon Harris’s sure-footed performance as he delivered an apology to the Stardust tragedy victims.Les...
26 Huhti 202445min
