AMA 2020, part one: your questions answered
It's the first instalment of our annual "ask me anything" podcast. Recorded on December 18th. Hugh puts your questions, mainly about politics and the media, to Harry, Pat, Jen and Jack.Part two will b...
23 Des 202034min
It's Level 5 again
Cabinet has agreed to reimpose Level 5 restrictions, with some modifications, due to the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases. Pat Leahy joins Hugh to take us through what that means.Would you like to rec...
22 Des 202016min
Vaccine rollout, political apologies and a Green divide
This week the Irish Government announced details of their national Covid-19 vaccination plan. Vaccines will be rolled out in three phases: an initial roll out followed by a mass ramp-up and finally, o...
16 Des 202042min
Brexit: Another deadline approaches
Following a meeting over dinner this week between Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, it’s clear that very large gaps still remain between the two sides. Negotiators ...
11 Des 202023min
Brexit: What could scupper a deal?
With just four weeks until the official end of the Brexit transition period on December 31st, we still don’t know if an agreement will be reached. Fishing is one of the few issues still dividing EU a...
2 Des 202036min
How to hold a referendum on Irish unity
The potential for a future referendum on Irish unity is explicit in the Good Friday Agreement, if certain circumstances are met. But how would an Irish unity referendum work in practice? A new report ...
27 Nov 202041min
Why talks on the CervicalCheck tribunal have broken down – with Vicky Phelan
The 221-plus group, which represents those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, has walked away from talks with the Government on a tribunal aimed at providing the women affected with a quicker and ...
25 Nov 202046min
Trump, Biden and American foreign policy in a changed world - with John Mearsheimer
President-elect Joe Biden represents a traditional approach to US foreign policy that was rejected by a majority of American voters in 2016. Now Biden is back, but the world has changed: China has eme...
20 Nov 202031min
