A positive test for Trump and the latest Brexit negotiations
President Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for coronavirus. This opens up a range of questions about how the next four weeks leading up to the election will unfold. If Covid-19 proves s...
2 Okt 202044min
Fianna Fail’s big challenge
Following a disappointing election result and worrying trends in recent opinion polls, a huge challenge now lies ahead for Fianna Fail. Can this once all-powerful organisation ever hope to regain its ...
30 Sep 202045min
Interview: Anne Applebaum, author of "Twilight of Democracy"
"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is the new book by Atlantic magazine journalist Anne Applebaum. In it she writes about the "unbridgeable political chasm" that has opene...
25 Sep 202032min
Yet another blunder to add to the long list of blunders
It’s been another eventful week in politics with the reduction of the pandemic unemployment payment coinciding with the announcement of ten new advisors for junior ministers. All the while, four minis...
23 Sep 202036min
The far right in Ireland: who are they and what are their aims? - with Conor Gallagher
Ireland has long been notable for its lack of a successful "far right" political movement. But the lack of political success has not been for the want of trying by a small number of activist groups. N...
21 Sep 202035min
Beyond the blunders, does this Covid plan make sense?
Health editor Paul Cullen and columnist Una Mullally join Hugh and Harry this week to talk about a Tuesday of drama, and occasional slapstick, with the Government introducing its five-stage plan for s...
16 Sep 202042min
Brexit: "only four people know what the desired outcome is"
What is Boris Johnson's game? As the House of Commons debates Prime Minister Johnson's controversial Internal Markets bill, Pat and Hugh are joined by The Spectator's James Forsyth to discuss the lev...
15 Sep 202024min
A shared Island: exploring Ireland's political future
This week in The Irish Times has featured a series of articles on the theme of "A Shared Island", with our journalists talking to people of different political persuasions north and south, looking at ...
11 Sep 202042min
