Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
It's all systems go: the votes have been cast, the exit polls revealed, the ballots separated, and the counting is now underway.A picture of general election 2024 is starting to come together piece-by...
30 Nov 202421min
Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin
Just days to go now, and we've had our first real talking point of the campaign — but also another lacklustre debate.Sinéad O'Carroll, Christina Finn, and Jane Matthews chat on today's episode about t...
27 Nov 202430min
This election was supposed to be a disaster for Sinn Féin
Heading into this election, it was disaster after disaster for Sinn Féin. The timing couldn't been worse. It wasn't going to be theirs for the taking, but literally anyone else.But is the party now ha...
21 Nov 202434min
That was a weird leaders' debate
A low-key, cranky election campaign manifested as a low-key, cranky election debate last night.Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy sit down to unpack last night's 10-way spe...
19 Nov 202431min
The two big parties turn into squabbling siblings
We're now almost a week into the election campaign, and the children are fighting. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have traded a series of jabs that might across as surprising to hear from two parties who a...
14 Nov 202421min
Michael O'Leary and jiving, two unexpected political battlegrounds
Show us someone who had 'jiving' on their 2024 general election bingo card, and we'll show you a liar.Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy look at how the campaign trail is p...
12 Nov 202429min
Simon (and Micheál) set the date (finally)
Finally. Finally!Candidates are already out on the doorsteps and some politicians packing up their office in Leinster House. Now, the government has announced — in unexpectedly messy fashion — the dat...
7 Nov 202431min
Bonus episode: He's back
The US presidential election is all but lost for Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is preparing his return to power. The results are still coming in, but we're bringing you a quick bonus episode with two sl...
6 Nov 202421min
