All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre
Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Budget season has already started with the Summer Economic Statement pointing to less cash being available for new...
24 Jul 51min
Does salesman Andy Burnham have a product to sell?
Returning to the podcast today is UK political commentator, broadcaster and author Iain Dale to talk to Hugh about the arrival of Andy Burnham as prime minister and the death of Iain's friend Ann Widd...
22 Jul 32min
How Europe's chief negotiator sees Brexit 10 years on
Michel Barnier is best known in Ireland for his central role in the EU's negotiations with the UK over Brexit almost ten years ago. But Barnier has also played a central role in French politics for de...
20 Jul 39min
What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters
Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:The Government’s report into Aughinish Alumina is expected to say that material produced there may or may not have...
17 Jul 39min
End of term: what was the biggest moment of the political season?
As the Dáil shuts down for the summer it's time for Hugh, Pat and Jack to take stock of the term gone by. But the biggest political event of the year didn't happen in Leinster House. The April fuel pr...
15 Jul 40min
Marine Le Pen's bid for power and the history of France's far right
Last week an appeals court opened the way for Marine Le Pen of French far-right party National Rally to stand in next year's presidential election. If the far right comes to power in Paris it will be ...
13 Jul 56min
Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity
Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Sinn Féin’s Planning for Constitutional Change Bill, which obliges the Government to draft and publish a G...
10 Jul 54min
Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right
For Germany, football is often a reflection of the nations’ stability.“When Germany is going well, things are going well on the pitch” Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally tells the Inside Po...
8 Jul 41min
