Strategic Communications, Brexit Fudge Hits the Fan
The role of the Strategic Communications Unit has come under the spotlight thanks to this week's controversy over a series of 'advertorials' placed in regional and national newspapers, including The I...
28 Feb 20180s
Live: Can The Big Three Parties Learn to Work Together?
A special live episode of the podcast featuring Minister for Arts Josepha Madigan, Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Byrne and Sinn Féin TD Louise O'Reilly. They joined Hugh Linehan and Fiach Kelly to discuss the...
24 Feb 20180s
Michael D's Challengers, FF's Vulture Signalling, Unborn Rights
Michael D Higgins is going to run for a second term. The major parties do not want to put a candidate up against him - but might they have to, for the sake of appearances? Pat Leahy and Sarah Bardon j...
21 Feb 20180s
Best Laid National Plans & Impasse Remains in Belfast
The government will unveil two key documents mapping out its plans for Ireland’s future this Friday - the €115bn 10-year Development Plan and the National Planning Framework.Previous plans have proved...
14 Feb 20180s
Interview: Former Press Secretary Feargal Purcell
"Enda didn't get a fair hop from the media".Feargal Purcell served as Enda Kenny's press secretary for six years, and briefly as Leo Varadkar's after that. As government press secretary during the yea...
10 Feb 20180s
Vincent Browne on Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin & the Media's Failures in Reporting The Troubles
'Gerry Adams: War, Peace and Politics', a new documentary by Vincent Browne, airs tonight and tomorrow night on TV3. The veteran broadcaster and journalist talks to Hugh about his personal view of Ada...
7 Feb 20180s
After A Historic Night, Campaigning Intensifies
The Taoiseach’s statement on Monday night that the Government will propose a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment and that he would personally back it, was a historic moment that will be recognis...
31 Jan 20180s
Poll: Permit Abortion Up To 12 Weeks? Yes, Say A Clear Majority
Pat Leahy talks to Hugh Linehan about the findings of the latest Irish Times Ipsos/MRBI poll that asked voters for their views on abortion, including the recommendation of the Dáil committee on aborti...
26 Jan 20180s
