The Powerful and the Damned - with Lionel Barber
As one of the world's most respected newspaper editors, Lionel Barber spent over a decade at the helm of The Financial Times. His tenure coincided with some of the biggest events to shape the early p...
18 Aug 202142min
Aftermath of Zapponegate, a stark climate warning
Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to assess the damage done by the recent Zappone controversy. Now that the dust has settled, what will it mean for Coveney, Varadkar and the future of the ...
11 Aug 202141min
Washington Letter: Suzanne Lynch on her time in the US
Suzanne Lynch arrived in the US to take up her new role as Irish Times Washington correspondent ten days after Donald Trump's inauguration. As she prepares to leave the US capital this week for a new ...
4 Aug 202148min
The next phase of the vaccine campaign / Dominic Cummings
This week, London Editor Denis Staunton engaged in a brief, yet courteous Twitter exchange with former Downing Street advisor Dominic Cummings. Here he tells Hugh the details behind their interaction ...
28 Jul 202138min
End of term AMA special / Des O'Malley
With the Dáil term drawn to a close, Pat, Harry and Jen join Hugh to answer our listener's questions about politics. But first, Pat recalls the influential political career of former minister and foun...
21 Jul 202146min
How Ireland Voted 2020 - with Dr Theresa Reidy
The 2020 election marked the end of an era in Irish politics, with Sinn Féin winning the most votes for the first time ever and the previously dominant parties reduced to a fraction of their former st...
14 Jul 202148min
Bacik gives Labour a much-needed good day out
Labour’s Ivana Bacik looked on course to top the poll in the Dublin Bay South byelection since tally figures on Friday morning put her on 30%. She went on to top the first count more than 1,000 votes ...
9 Jul 202122min
Delta: more tough decisions for Government
The Government is coming under increasing pressure from all angles, as it wrestles with the toughest decisions for months on how to manage the pandemic. The hospitality sector desperately wants indoor...
7 Jul 202139min
