Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?
A 'climate emergency' has been declared in Dáil Éireann, and green issues are coming up on the doorsteps in this election campaign, putting pressure on our politicians from below to take the problem s...
22 Mai 201950min
EU Elections: The State of the Race
To talk about what has been a rather low-key EU election campaign so far, Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivere...
17 Mai 201940min
Going Through The Motions: The Problem With Local Government
They are powerless, frustrated, underpaid and too often reviled by their constituents. Many local councillors have spoken out about how unattractive the role has become. Today we talk to two young, pr...
15 Mai 201944min
Trump, Truth & US Politics - with Bob Woodward
At the age of 76, Bob Woodward has now covered nine different American presidents. That's 20% of all presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump. Most famously he contributed to the downfall of ...
11 Mai 201928min
POLL: Who Leads in the Race for Europe?
Today's Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll is actually three polls, with one conducted in each of our three European parliament constituencies: Dublin, Midlands-North-West and South. It gives us the first ...
10 Mai 201924min
Plebiscites and Populism and Broadband, Oh My
It's the topic none of you has been asking us to cover: the forthcoming plebiscites in Limerick, Cork and Waterford to see if those cities should have a directly-elected mayor. On the ground, journali...
8 Mai 201944min
Nationalism & The Irish-American Identity - with Michael Brendan Dougherty
Our guest today is Irish-American writer Michael Brendan Dougherty, who is a journalist with the New York-based conservative magazine National Review. His new book 'My Father Left Me Ireland' examines...
3 Mai 201936min
The New IRA and Politics in the North
Nearly a fortnight on from the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry, local elections take place in Northern Ireland tomorrow. Will those who come out to vote decide to make an appeal for compromis...
1 Mai 201937min
