The Tánaiste's Dáil outburst, the patchy provision of abortion care and Leo's tax cuts promise
Tánaiste Micheál Martin's rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast's round-up this week. The rant was aimed at the brand of investigative journalism being carried out by The D...
28 Apr 202341min
Eamon Ryan: We need to scale up the State to make it fit for purpose
Minister for Transport and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan talks to Hugh Linehan and Harry McGee about policies and politics. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your...
26 Apr 202353min
How to spend it, TDs’ boundary obsession, robust discussions
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:How should the Government use this year's forecast €10 billion budget surplus?TDs are obsessed with what the new Electora...
21 Apr 202338min
Does the Dowdall connection harm Sinn Féin?
On today’s Inside Politics podcast Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones from our political team to discuss this week’s stories, including:Focus on Sinn Féin’s link to discredite...
19 Apr 202349min
Has Biden found the right balance on his Ireland visit?
Irish Times Washington Correspondents past and present, Simon Carswell and Martin Wall, have both been covering US president Joe Biden's visit to Ireland this week.They join Pat Leahy to talk about wh...
14 Apr 202332min
The politics of Biden's visit
Gerard Howlin and Freya McClements join Pat Leahy to talk about all the politics surrounding US President Joe Biden's visit to Ireland. The four-day tour gets going in earnest today with an address at...
12 Apr 202333min
Why is politics failing to solve problems like housing? With Ben Ansell
The whole world is a series of collective action problems, says Professor Ben Ansell. We want action taken to solve problems, but we want most of the benefits of those actions for ourselves while want...
5 Apr 202349min
Fireworks in the chamber, Defence Forces in crisis, battle of the Irish Times columnists
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back at the week in politics:Bad-tempered Dáil debates on confidence motions this weekDefence Forces in crisis following the Women of Honour reportUS pre...
31 Mar 202328min
