Will global turmoil matter to Irish politics in 2026?
Despite global turmoil, the focus of Irish politics in 2026 is set to remain on matters close to home. Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to identify the main challenges facing the Government t...
14 Jan 46min
How do Greenlanders feel about Trump's 'psychologically needed' takeover?
US president Donald Trump wants to acquire Greenland, asserting strategic and security needs but also a 'psychological need' to take over the vast, frozen island from Denmark. So how do Greenlanders t...
12 Jan 22min
Could Coalition politics hurt Ireland’s influence in Brussels?
Jack Horgan-Jones and Ellen Coyne join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· The long-anticipated EU-Mercosur trade deal was provisionally approved on Friday, despite the oppositio...
9 Jan 52min
Venezuela has “emboldened” Trump. Here’s what it means for the world
After the weekend’s US airstrikes on Venezuela, and arrest of its president Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, The Irish Times’ China Correspondent Denis Staunton has been pondering what it means fo...
7 Jan 40min
What are the chances of a border poll in the next ten years?
For part two of our festive ‘Ask Me Anything’ episode Hugh Linehan is joined on today’s Inside Politics podcast by Jack Horgan Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Ellen Coyne. In this round they tackle listener...
31 Des 202534min
Is there any such thing as a political genius? With Helen Lewis
This episode was first published in July 2025. You can tell an awful lot about a society by who it labels a genius. You can also learn from who it excludes from that category, who it enables and what ...
29 Des 202539min
Ask us anything: presidential nominations, a Minister for Defence and the centre holding
Hugh is joined by Jack Horgan Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Ellen Coyne for part one of our traditional festive AMA. This year listeners asked about the presidential nomination process, the influence of p...
24 Des 202526min
What do Irish voters really want? Live at the IFI with Dr Kevin Cunningham
Dr Kevin Cunningham of TUD is one of Ireland’s most insightful political scientists and pollsters. At the Inside Politics live show in early December he joined Hugh, Pat, Cormac and Ellen on stage at ...
22 Des 202520min
