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
Does Sinn Féin’s two-candidate general election strategy lack ambition?
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics: · The panel paid tribute to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her death this week ...
4 Okt 202442min
The battle to convert a giveaway budget to electoral success
Budget 2025, reminiscent of the bonanza Celtic Tiger years, was leaked almost entirely before Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe took to the floor of the Dáil yesterday to deliver it. Politic...
2 Okt 202447min
Will Budget 2025 be like a Toy Show giveaway?
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· The budget was somewhat overshadowed this week by stories with far less cost involved, but ...
27 Sep 202448min
Can Sinn Féin reverse its decline in popularity before the election?
It's not that long ago that a Sinn Féin-led government after the next election was seen as something of a sure bet. Now, with polls showing the party losing almost half its support in the past year, t...
25 Sep 202445min
Budget kites flying high (but don’t mention the election date)
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:· Political parties are eagerly pitching eye-catching measures ahead of Budget 2025 with 50 pe...
20 Sep 202431min
