Abortion Bill Hurdles, Leo's Tax Promise, Brexit Rubber Stamp
Concerns are growing that the Government’s proposed abortion legislation will not pass through the Oireachtas in time for its planned introduction date in January. Was Minister Simon Harris naive in s...
21 Nov 201843min
Simon Coveney on Brexit, the DUP & No Deal Contingencies / Leo's Big Tax Cut
On the floor at the Fine Gael National Conference, the Inside Politics team interviews Tanaiste Simon Coveney about Brexit, what happens if the deal is not approved by UK parliamentarians and the role...
17 Nov 201837min
The Audacity of Theresa May
With a Brexit deal agreed between Britain and the EU, now all eyes turn to Westminster. Will Prime Minister Theresa May be able to bounce her cabinet, the Commons and the EU into a deal that nobody li...
14 Nov 201840min
Michael Lewis on Cronyism in The Trump Administration & The Unsung Virtues of Civil Servants
Author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Undoing Project)talks to Hugh about his new book 'The Fifth Risk'. The book concerns the Trump Administration and what Lewis says are astounding lev...
12 Nov 201834min
Patrick Radden Keefe on Murder, Memory and Denial in Northern Ireland
New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe has written a book about the killing of mother-of-ten Jean McConville by the IRA in 1972. As well as uncovering new facts about the circumstances around Mc...
9 Nov 201849min
US Midterms / David McWilliams on The Successes of Centrism & The Property Problem
First: Washington Correspondent Suzanne Lynch on a night of mixed results for both parties and President Trump in the US Midterms. What message will Democratic Party take from this when selecting a pr...
7 Nov 201852min
Martina Fitzgerald on 'Madam Politician', Labour's Next Moves
RTÉ political correspondent Martina Fitzgerald has written a book about the experiences of the small number of women - 10% of the total - who have sat at the cabinet table in Ireland. Madam Politician...
31 Okt 201841min
Result Day Special: Higgins's Victory, Casey's Appeal, Sinn Féin's Problem
The official numbers are not yet in but the result is clear. Kitty Holland, Pat Leahy and Fiach Kelly are here to talk about the reelection of Michael D Higgins to the presidency, the surge in support...
27 Okt 201839min
