Cringe Actually, Gender Roles, Nóirín Gets The Third Degree
The grubby appointment of former AG Máire Whelan to the Court of Criminal Appeals, the glaring lack of females in the senior and junior Government ranks and the dropping of Love Actually references in...
21 Jun 201734min
Fintan O'Toole on Brexit, English Nationalism and the DUP
Hugh talks to Fintan O'Toole, who has just been awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism for his writing on Brexit. Fintan explains why the Irish view on subjects like Brexit and the ascent of national...
16 Jun 201728min
Leo's First Day: What We Learned
After another long day in Dáil Eireann, Irish Times politics team members Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Mary Minihan trooped back to base to chat with Hugh Linehan about the ins and outs of Leo Vardakar'...
14 Jun 201727min
Political Theatre, Cabinet Forecast, Mary Lou McDonald on Leo The "Tory"
Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald returns to the podcast to share her views on Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael's place on the political spectrum, future coalition possibilities for Sinn Féin ("we will talk to ...
7 Jun 201739min
It's Leo
Leo Varadkar has prevailed. At just 38, the new leader of Fine Gael is practically guaranteed to become our next Taoiseach. Simon Coveney, meanwhile, salvaged dignity by running him closer than looked...
2 Jun 201725min
Interview With Angela Nagle, Author Of 'Kill All Normies'
Academic and author Angela Nagle first came to many Irish Times readers' attention when she penned an opinion piece on the so-called Alt-Right, in response to the publication of a controversial glossa...
1 Jun 201753min
Leo's Last Lap, Simon's Switchers and Yesterday's Men
Blue blood stained the floor after the final Fine Gael leadership hustings in Cork on Sunday. Now there are just a few days left for Simon to overhaul Leo's lead. Coveney supporters are helpfully circ...
31 Mai 201730min
Inside Story: The Persecution of Sean FitzPatrick
Sean FitzPatrick has been vilified for his key role in the economic crash that devastated the country. But has the State wronged him in its pursuit of a criminal conviction against him at any cost? To...
27 Mai 201724min
