The battle to convert a giveaway budget to electoral success
Budget 2025, reminiscent of the bonanza Celtic Tiger years, was leaked almost entirely before Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe took to the floor of the Dáil yesterday to deliver it. Politic...
2 Okt 202447min
Will Budget 2025 be like a Toy Show giveaway?
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· The budget was somewhat overshadowed this week by stories with far less cost involved, but ...
27 Sep 202448min
Can Sinn Féin reverse its decline in popularity before the election?
It's not that long ago that a Sinn Féin-led government after the next election was seen as something of a sure bet. Now, with polls showing the party losing almost half its support in the past year, t...
25 Sep 202445min
Budget kites flying high (but don’t mention the election date)
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:· Political parties are eagerly pitching eye-catching measures ahead of Budget 2025 with 50 pe...
20 Sep 202431min
Fine Gael has the momentum as Sinn Féin's slide continues - poll
Support for Fine Gael has increased, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll, with approval ratings for Taoiseach Simon Harris surging since the last poll in early summer.Support fo...
19 Sep 202417min
EU’s uneasy centre holds for now as flood waters rise
Jack Power and Derek Scally join Hugh Linehan to discuss developments in European politics:Michael McGrath was handed the EU Commission's justice portfolio when commission president Ursula von der Ley...
18 Sep 202438min
Childcare is now a battleground issue ahead of general election
This week’s host Pat Leahy is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· The fallout from Apple’s tax case continues with what to with decision on what to ...
13 Sep 202441min
US debate, Apple bonanza, Fine Gael get thinking
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to talk about three big political stories of the day. First they analyse last night's debate between US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Do...
11 Sep 202439min
