Europe grapples with Ukraine, food and energy crises
Not without difficulty, EU member states reached an agreement on new sanctions against Russia, this time banning most oil imports. Pat Leahy and Naomi O'Leary were at the summit. Would you like to rec...
1 Jun 202240min
Jon Ronson on the origins of the culture wars
Celebrated author and podcaster Jon Ronson talks to Hugh about his recent BBC podcast series Things Fell Apart which explores the origins of the culture wars through several unique stories. Jon Ronson...
27 Mai 202236min
Sinn Féin and the art of government
If Sinn Féin fulfils its ambition to be the first party other than Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil to form a government in the Republic, what challenges will it face to implement its ambitious agenda? That q...
25 Mai 202241min
Green light for the National Maternity Hospital / Ripping up the Protocol
Part one: Following two weeks of intense debate and discussion on the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital, the plan has finally been approved by Cabinet. But at what political cost? Pat and ...
18 Mai 202253min
Pandemonium: Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh O’Connell
Pandemonium: Power, Politics and Ireland’s Pandemic, is the new book by Irish Times political reporter Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh O’Connell, political correspondent for the Irish Independent. It exami...
11 Mai 202249min
Stormont election special: Seismic or not, a significant result for Northern Ireland
Freya McClements, Mary Minihan and Pat Leahy join Hugh to analyse the results of last week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections. The major talking point is Sinn Féin taking the largest number of seat...
9 Mai 202248min
Voters go to the polls in Britain and Northern Ireland
Tomorrow Northern Ireland goes to the polls, in what’s been dubbed the most important vote in a generation. For the first time in more than a century, there is the prospect of a nationalist being elec...
4 Mai 202241min
Turf wars, TD numbers and a row over surrogacy
Pat and Jen join Hugh to talk about all the political stories of the past week including tension within the coalition over a proposed ban on the sale of turf, the prospect of an increased number of TD...
27 Apr 202244min
