Does it matter what Sinn Féin calls Ireland? - with Newton Emerson
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lambasted Sinn Féin this week for “burning a Tricolour before our eyes” by referring to the Republic of Ireland as "the Southern State". He's wasting his time if he expects Sinn...
6 Mar 202019min
How Can Labour Become Relevant Again? / The ‘Bonkers’ Seanad Election
As government formation talks rumble on behind the scenes, Fiach Kelly and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan in studio to discuss the first of the Labour hustings which took place in Cork on Monday night....
4 Mar 202045min
Post-Brexit Trade Talks: Who Will Triumph?
With Brexit negotiations due to take place on Monday between Britain and the European Union, each side is accusing the other of bad faith. Britain’s negotiating mandate is at odds with the European Un...
28 Feb 202040min
How Can Sinn Féin Get Into Government? - with Louise O'Reilly
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and party health spokesperson Louise O'Reilly joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the party's reasons for holding public events this week and its ambition to be a part of t...
26 Feb 202034min
Diatribe and Vitriol on Day One of The Dáil
Who was Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin really speaking to when he attacked Sinn Féin last night in Leinster House? Fiach Kelly joins Hugh to discuss a fraught first meeting of the 33rd Dáil.Would ...
21 Feb 202018min
"It's Up To Sinn Féin", Fianna Fáil In A Bind, Alan Or Aodhán
On today's podcast: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are both spinning that Sinn Féin must step up and try to form a left-wing government - hoping that Mary Lou McDonald will fail, of course. Michéal Martin ...
19 Feb 202032min
Ask Us Anything: #GE2020 Edition
Now that the dust has finally settled on the Irish general election, Hugh is joined in studio by Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee to answer any of your lingering questions.Would you like to re...
14 Feb 202045min
Sinn Féin and The IRA: Anything to Worry About?
Sinn Féin is poised to take power in the next Dáil after winning a strong mandate in #GE2020, but for many people questions remain over its relationship to the Provisional IRA. Today we attempt to sor...
12 Feb 202034min
