Clare Daly throws a cat among the pigeons in Dublin Central
Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee join Hugh to discuss the week in politics:The Government is completing what it can of its unfinished legislative programme before the general election, and that means the...
25 Okt 202443min
GE24: The battleground constituencies
Now that it is confirmed there will be a general election this year, the Irish Times politics team can finally unleash their predictions - or should that be possible future outcomes - of which candida...
23 Okt 202452min
Democrats are sweating but nothing is certain in the race for the White House
Trump or Harris? We'll know America's answer in just two weeks, but until then the race is too close to call. With the margins so tight, Democrats and Republicans are desperately seeking advantage in ...
21 Okt 202428min
Will Sinn Féin’s recent controversies have an impact in the election?
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:· With a general election now likely a matter of weeks away, it is the main opposition part...
18 Okt 202439min
Election before Christmas? Ok, says Micheál Martin
Tánaiste Micheál Martin sits down with Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy to talk about the timing of the next general election. For the first time he states clearly that he is open to the vote taking place b...
16 Okt 202448min
Sinn Féin's latest crisis is a disaster for the party at the worst possible time
The resignation from Sinn Féin of Laois TD Brian Stanley on Saturday, and the party's referral to the Gardaí of information it gathered during an internal inquiry into an unspecified allegation made a...
14 Okt 202431min
Timing is everything when it comes to general elections
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:· With the giveaway budget done, will this government conclude in time for an early general electi...
11 Okt 202436min
Trump, Harris and how media and politics merged - with Ben Smith
As the US presidential election nears, Hugh talks to American journalist Ben Smith about the intertwining of media and politics in the United States:how political campaigns operate like media companie...
9 Okt 202440min
