Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache
Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union got off to a slightly awkward start at the open...
3 Jul 1h 1min
How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism
Hugh Linehan is joined by Alex Kane to discuss the double life of disgraced politician Jeffrey Donaldosn and its broader impact on the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as well as Ulster unionism overal...
1 Jul 38min
Pat Rabbitte: 'you’re not going to get a broad left alliance'
Last week Pat Leahy sat down with former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte for an interview about his life in politics. Rabbitte is now retired but for decades he was one of the most recognisable faces and v...
29 Jun 58min
The triple lock is the latest issue for Fianna Fáil’s awkward squad
Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics: All anyone can talk about this week is the weather. While the country enjoys the warmth, the Government still has to...
26 Jun 41min
How will Ireland navigate the EU presidency?
Next week Ireland takes over the presidency of the EU Council. But what does that mean? What exactly is the EU Council anyway? How does this council and this presidency fit in among the numerous other...
24 Jun 48min
Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection
Jack Horgan-Jones and Mark Paul join Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:· Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Brussels for the EU summit this week, also in attendance is Ukrainian presi...
19 Jun 46min
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable
Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia in January 2001, and almost nobody thought that an encyclopedia that anyone in the world was allowed to edit would actually work. But a quarter of a century later, Wikipe...
17 Jun 48min
Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles
Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Hugh to discuss the week in politics:The disorder in Northern Ireland since a knife attack in Belfast on Monday reached levels not seen since “the worst possible da...
12 Jun 53min
