How to hold a referendum on Irish unity
The potential for a future referendum on Irish unity is explicit in the Good Friday Agreement, if certain circumstances are met. But how would an Irish unity referendum work in practice? A new report ...
27 Nov 202041min
Why talks on the CervicalCheck tribunal have broken down – with Vicky Phelan
The 221-plus group, which represents those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, has walked away from talks with the Government on a tribunal aimed at providing the women affected with a quicker and ...
25 Nov 202046min
Trump, Biden and American foreign policy in a changed world - with John Mearsheimer
President-elect Joe Biden represents a traditional approach to US foreign policy that was rejected by a majority of American voters in 2016. Now Biden is back, but the world has changed: China has eme...
20 Nov 202031min
Takeaway pints and shaky reopening plans
Today Hugh is joined by Pat, Harry and Jen to discuss another not-so-great week for the Government. We hear the latest on the Seamus Woulfe saga, the takeaway pints fiasco and get a look at the wrangl...
18 Nov 202039min
A vaccine on the horizon: how optimistic should we be?
This week Pfizer announced positive early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, but how optimistic should we be about this breakthrough and how will it affect the decisions taken by government i...
13 Nov 202035min
Inside Politics special: the complete story of the Séamus Woulfe affair
The story of Supreme Court Justice Séamus Woulfe's attendance at the infamous Oireachtas Golf Society dinner has already taken many twists and turns. This week the crisis deepened with the release of ...
11 Nov 202044min
The origins of Fine Gael - with Stephen Collins and Ciara Meehan
Irish Times columnist Stephen Collins and historian Ciara Meehan have written a book about the history of Fine Gael. "Saving the State" recounts the party's story, from the foundation of the state to ...
9 Nov 202040min
Victory in defeat: Trump and Trumpism are here to stay
Fintan O'Toole and Simon Carswell join Hugh to talk over the results - so far - of the US presidential election. Right now Donald Trump seems on course to lose the presidency to Joe Biden. But those w...
5 Nov 202040min
