Is Ireland neutral? Is anyone?
Conor Gallagher, Irish Times Crime and Security Correspondent, has a new book out Is Ireland Neutral? The Many Myths of Irish Neutrality. He sat down with Hugh Linehan to discuss what has been an acce...
14 Jun 202347min
Ifac warning, IRA commemorations, and is James O'Connor a Jekyll & Hyde figure?
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:Ifac cautions coalition on expenditure and its potential consequencesSinn Féin defend IRA commemoration in South Armag...
9 Jun 202342min
Who speaks for 'middle Ireland'?
The podcast takes a look at the concept of ‘middle Ireland’, a concept that has been around for a long time in political discourse here, and one that has proved to be quite potent politically when com...
7 Jun 202346min
Missing climate targets, Census talking points, and Helen McEntee returns
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 carbon emission targets by some distanceSome interesting takeaways from C...
2 Jun 202334min
Decoding the culture wars - with Bryan Fanning
In his new book Public Morality and The Culture Wars, academic Bryan Fanning analyses what he calls the ‘triple divide’ between conservative, liberal and progressive viewpoints, how the moral views of...
31 Mai 202352min
Serving 'middle Ireland': Leo Varadkar on tax break controversy, prioritising homeownership and the next election
The coalition Government still has plenty of time to run but, if the past week is anything to go by, the remaining months could be characterised by less cooperation and more shaping up for the elector...
27 Mai 202326min
How will the Electoral Commission reshape Irish elections?
The Electoral Commission is a newly established state body set up to oversee elections in Ireland. Taking on a range of existing electoral functions, it will also be responsible for deciding on the nu...
24 Mai 202356min
Migration and voters, Matt Barrett's posts, a good day for Sinn Féin
Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:Government reaction to the agonising migrant accommodation shortage crisis. Will voters react too when they get ...
19 Mai 202331min
