The Ahern Years: Showtime
In this episode Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy pore over what comes after Fianna Fáil's successful 2002 general election amid the ongoing boom. The defeats in local and European elections in 2004, the twi...
16 Aug 202341min
The Ahern years: The tiger roars
In this episode Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy delve into Bertie Ahern's first government as Taoiseach, a government which oversees unprecedented economic growth as the Celtic Tiger years begin. And Berti...
11 Aug 202352min
The Ahern years: Bertie's path to power
His legacy is debated, but there's no denying that Bertie Ahern is one of the most significant figures in Irish political history. Over the next few episodes Pat Leahy tells the story of the life and ...
9 Aug 202359min
US politics special with Clare Malone of The New Yorker
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to US politics, as proved again today with the announcement of fresh criminal charges against former president Donald Trump. In this episode, Staff writer at ...
2 Aug 202352min
Inside Sinn Féin
Who are Sinn Féin and what really makes the party different, if anything? Who holds real sway within the party? What role do activists play, and who are its up-and-coming stars? Freya McClements and P...
26 Jul 202345min
The big end of term wrap
The Dáil summer recess has arrived and our political experts Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn have convened to look back on the political season:The relative political fortunes of Micheál M...
21 Jul 202348min
Europe's climate is changing. Will European politics change with it?
In a summer heatwave gripping countries including Spain, Italy, France and Greece, Europeans are experiencing temperatures more commonly found in the Sahara desert. The consequences for human health, ...
19 Jul 202340min
Can the Government be generous to RTÉ? Hospital mess, braying donkeys
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics including hopefully the final week of RTÉ Oireachtas committee mania and the spiralling cost of delivering the National...
14 Jul 202343min
