Budget 2022: Understanding how key decisions were made
Pat Leahy talks to Seamus Coffey, Jack Horgan-Jones and Cliff Taylor about yesterday's budget and how the last-minute news that our economy has recovered more than expected played into spending decisi...
13 Okt 202141min
National Development Plan: to-do list, or wish list?
The Government’s 10-year National Development Plan announced this week has been greeted with scepticism in some quarters and criticised by the opposition as more of a wish-list than a to-do list. The ...
6 Okt 202136min
Pre-budget discussions, Mica redress and a divisive pandemic bonus
Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones from the Irish Times politics team join Hugh to discuss the major considerations for the government ahead of Budget day on October 12th. They also look a...
29 Sep 202147min
Germany election special: who will replace Angela Merkel?
Berlin correspondent Derek Scally joins Hugh for a deep dive into the most interesting German federal election in decades, which takes place on Sunday. How did Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU, now un...
22 Sep 202139min
Talking about think-ins
After a turbulent summer break for the coalition, the country’s political parties hunkered down for their respective think-in meetings over the last two weeks, before the return of the Dáil. Pat Leahy...
15 Sep 202137min
The legacy of ‘Celtic Tiger’ housing - with Eoin Ó Broin
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin’s latest book, Defects: Living with the legacy of the Celtic Tiger, tells the stories of some of the thousands of people living in dangerous homes with seri...
8 Sep 202152min
A new Dáil term's afoot
Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn from the Irish Times politics team to discuss the Government's roadmap for the easing of pandemic restrictions, as revealed by Taoiseach M...
1 Sep 202135min
Empire of Pain - with Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe is an American writer and investigative journalist. His new book, Empire of Pain is a detailed history of the Sackler dynasty and their role in the American opioid epidemic. Known...
25 Aug 202149min
