Election Daily: McDonald hits her stride, Aontú's missing manifesto
Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee join Hugh for a look at today's events on the campaign trail:Mary Lou McDonald showed how effective a campaigner and political communicator she can be while meeting stude...
21 Nov 202420min
Election Daily: What is Sinn Féin's 'peer review' of RTÉ Gaza coverage all about?
Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to discuss the day's political action from the campaign:As discussed in this morning's regular podcast, there is growing uncertainty over Ireland's economic mode...
20 Nov 202422min
Ireland's economic model is in trouble. Are big spending promises in touch with that reality?
Thanks largely to corporation tax receipts from multinationals, the Irish state has plenty of money. And so far this election campaign has been largely about how to spend it - on capital investment, o...
20 Nov 202459min
Election Daily: How Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch got his nickname
Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about all today’s news on the election campaign trail:Standing side by side during last night’s leaders debate on RTÉ, Micheal Martin and Simon Harris c...
19 Nov 202425min
Election Daily: Why did Fine Gael select John McGahon?
Sarah Burns and Pat Leahy join Hugh to discuss the day’s politics on the campaign trail:Today saw party leaders give their views on the behaviour of Fine Gael candidate for Louth John McGahon, who was...
18 Nov 202419min
Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:· With the first week of the general election campaign coming to a close, Fine Gael are making a s...
15 Nov 202426min
Poll: Support for independents on the rise
Political stability is indicated by the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil looking set to lead the next government, possibly in alliance with a smaller party or a group ...
15 Nov 202413min
Election Daily: Another day, another huge campaign promise
Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:Simon Harris says Fine Gael would remove the means test for recipients of the carer's allowance. It is a move al...
14 Nov 202420min
