The race for Dublin Bay South
With the Dublin Bay South byelection looking likely to take place in early July, Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Hugh for a deep-dive on the competitive constituency, as parties vie for the seat le...
2 Kesä 202147min
Will Sinn Féin lead the next government?
Today the team take a look at what role Sinn Féin will play in forming the next government. Although there is a widespread assumption in political circles and elsewhere that Mary Lou McDonald’s party ...
26 Touko 202147min
Panic in government as politicians feel the heat over housing
Jennifer Bray, Pat Leahy and Kevin Cunningham join Hugh to talk about how the government is struggling to come up with a coherent response to the housing crisis.Would you like to receive daily insigh...
19 Touko 202147min
How Not To Be Wrong - with James O’Brien
British broadcaster and writer James O’Brien has built a loyal listenership on his LBC radio programme, dissecting the opinions of callers live on air every day. In his 2018 book, How To Be Right... i...
14 Touko 202140min
Housing crisis overtakes Covid as number one priority
The political focus has shifted from the pandemic to the housing crisis, with Taoiseach Micheal Martin this week declaring it the Government’s “number one priority”. Jack Horgan Jones and Pat Leahy jo...
12 Touko 202139min
UK election special: Labour's leadership crisis and Scotland's referendum mandate
Denis Staunton talks to Hugh about the results of last Friday's local and regional elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The results have thrown up many stories, including how Labour's leader Keir...
10 Touko 202130min
How will global tax reform affect Ireland?
For decades, Ireland has used a low corporation tax rate to attract foreign direct investment. That is now threatened by a major tax reform plan announced by US president Joe Biden, which proposes to ...
5 Touko 202143min
Foster's exit bodes poorly for north-south relations
What led to Arlene Foster's ouster this week, who will succeed her and what will it mean for politics on the island? To find out we talk to Sam McBride of the Belfast Newsletter. Then Pat Leahy and J...
30 Huhti 202144min
