From the Rwanda Bill to the Cass Report - the issues driving UK politics
London Correspondent Mark Paul joins Hugh Linehan to talk about the issues making an impact on British politics right now. The issues include upcoming local elections, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's dri...
24 Apr 202440min
Grading Harris, migration pact flashpoint, the lure of Taylor Swift
On today’s Inside Politics podcast, Hugh Linehan, Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray look back on the week in politics:Two weeks in, Simon Harris has already experienced some minor controversies as T...
19 Apr 202448min
The uncertain futures of Poland and Germany - with Derek Scally
With its fast-growing economy and increasing significance as a player in European security, Poland’s political direction will have a major bearing on the future of Europe. But the centrist coalition l...
17 Apr 202446min
Northern Ireland has weathered Jeffery Donaldson's shock departure - for now
Alex Kane, Lisa Whitten, Freya McClements and Pat Leahy joined Hugh Linehan in Northern Ireland for a live show at the MAC in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. The panel discussed the shocking departure of...
12 Apr 20241h 8min
McDonald hits a nerve as Harris takes the reins
Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about Simon Harris's appointment as Taoiseach and the details of his minimal Cabinet reshuffle. Did he go far enough to satisfy Fine Gaelers, or voters lo...
9 Apr 202439min
Can Simon Harris build any kind of policy departure before this government ends?
Ahead of Simon Harris’s first Fine Gael Ard Fheis as party leader, Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to discuss the potential quick wins and policy departures Harris can look to i...
5 Apr 202440min
David Rieff on Ukraine, Gaza, populism and the death of art
On today’s Inside Politics podcast, Hugh is joined by David Rieff. David is the author of many books, including In Praise of Forgetting. He reported on war in Bosnia in the 1990s, and has written on e...
3 Apr 202443min
Fintan O'Toole: What does Simon Harris stand for?
What sort of a politician is Simon Harris? What can we learn from his record? And what sort of a Taoiseach is he going to be? Columnist Fintan O'Toole joins Hugh Linehan and Jennifer Bray to dig into ...
27 Mar 202456min
