2010s: The Left's Failure, The "Rigged System" & The Intrusion of Tech - with Fintan O'Toole
As the 2010s dawned, it seemed the economic turmoil of the great recession would bring about social and political change. It did, but in unexpected ways, and increasingly under the warping influence o...
21 Des 201948min
Northern Ireland's Changed Political Landscape - with Dr Katy Hayward
What lessons will political parties in Northern Ireland take from the results of last week's election? Hugh and Pat talk to Dr Katy Hayward, a political sociologist at Queens University Belfast and a ...
18 Des 201925min
A Landslide for Johnson, Labour's Destruction, What Now for Brexit
The results are in. Boris Johnson has secured a historic victory in the UK general election, with the Conservative Party winning a majority of 364 seats to Labour's measly 203. With Britain’s departu...
13 Des 201940min
The Beginning of The End, The UK Votes
The current Dáil is living on borrowed time, but how will its final act play out? To talk about confidence votes, party strategising and, yes, the timing of the next general election, Hugh is joined b...
11 Des 201937min
UK Election Update / The Rise of The Political ‘Boomer Meme’
At a Labour press conference this morning, Jeremy Corbyn revealed a confidential Northern Ireland Brexit report, which drives a ‘coach and horses’ through Boris Johnson’s promise of no border in the I...
6 Des 201941min
Hope and Disillusionment on the Campaign Trail - with Patrick Freyne & Jennifer O'Connell
In recent months Irish Times journalists Patrick Freyne and Jennifer O'Connell have spent time meeting people across the UK and learning about their thoughts on Brexit, their opinions of their politic...
4 Des 201933min
Reading the Byelection Results
Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to look at the results of four byelections in Wexford, Cork North-Central, Dublin Mid-West and Dublin Fingal. How good a day was Saturday for Fianna Fail, Sinn ...
2 Des 201931min
The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride
What makes the DUP tick? The big beast of unionism has played an outside role in politics across Ireland and the UK over the past few years, yet understanding of the party south of the border or on th...
29 Nov 201957min
