A new government must be formed - but how?
What a week it has been since our last podcast. Hugh and Pat talk about Leo Varadkar's national address, what the Coronavirus outbreak means for politics now and in the future, and the dilemma facing ...
18 Mar 202032min
Coronavirus transforms the political reality
Jennifer and Pat join Hugh to talk about the Coronavirus outbreak. How ready is Ireland? They also discuss the accelerated government formation now taking place. As the situation worsens, all parties ...
11 Mar 202027min
Does it matter what Sinn Féin calls Ireland? - with Newton Emerson
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lambasted Sinn Féin this week for “burning a Tricolour before our eyes” by referring to the Republic of Ireland as "the Southern State". He's wasting his time if he expects Sinn...
6 Mar 202019min
How Can Labour Become Relevant Again? / The ‘Bonkers’ Seanad Election
As government formation talks rumble on behind the scenes, Fiach Kelly and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan in studio to discuss the first of the Labour hustings which took place in Cork on Monday night....
4 Mar 202045min
Post-Brexit Trade Talks: Who Will Triumph?
With Brexit negotiations due to take place on Monday between Britain and the European Union, each side is accusing the other of bad faith. Britain’s negotiating mandate is at odds with the European Un...
28 Feb 202040min
How Can Sinn Féin Get Into Government? - with Louise O'Reilly
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and party health spokesperson Louise O'Reilly joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the party's reasons for holding public events this week and its ambition to be a part of t...
26 Feb 202034min
Diatribe and Vitriol on Day One of The Dáil
Who was Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin really speaking to when he attacked Sinn Féin last night in Leinster House? Fiach Kelly joins Hugh to discuss a fraught first meeting of the 33rd Dáil.Would ...
21 Feb 202018min
"It's Up To Sinn Féin", Fianna Fáil In A Bind, Alan Or Aodhán
On today's podcast: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are both spinning that Sinn Féin must step up and try to form a left-wing government - hoping that Mary Lou McDonald will fail, of course. Michéal Martin ...
19 Feb 202032min
