Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out
The fuel protests may be over but the fallout inside Fianna Fáil is only getting started. Young TDs are issuing statements about the need for radical change. Malcolm Byrne is on television saying Mich...
16 Apr 25min
The fuel protests escalated faster than anyone expected
It started on Tuesday with tractors and trucks on major roads. Dublin city centre ground to a half. By Thursday, protesters were blockading Ireland's only oil refinery, the army had been called in, an...
9 Apr 24min
Does Simon Harris want to create a nation of investment bros?
Finance Minister Simon Harris has outlined (again) what his much-flagged personal savings and investment scheme is going to going to look like. Well, kind of. We still don't know the exact details but...
2 Apr 26min
The government treats the Children's Hospital like someone else's problem
The National Children's Hospital has just missed its 18th deadline, and when an Oireachtas committee asked when it would actually be ready, the answer was: we'll need another 15 days to come up with a...
26 Mar 32min
The bar for the White House visit is on the floor
The reviews are in from the Oval Office, and the verdict is... it wasn't a disaster? Martin met Trump, defended Starmer, stifled a grin during a rant about windmills, and told the US president he's do...
18 Mar 32min
The government can't keep ignoring fuel prices
Fuel prices have been climbing higher, and higher... and higher. The government's response? We're monitoring it. Wait and see. Let's not make any knee-jerk decisions. But as one of our team puts it: e...
12 Mar 29min
Ireland can't say two words: illegal war
It's day six of the US-led war on Iran and Ireland's government still can't bring itself to say two crucial words. With the White House visit just weeks away, Micheál Martin is leaning hard on phrases...
5 Mar 19min
Dublin Central didn't want a parachute candidate (even a popular one)
Sinn Féin's Dublin Central selection convention was meant to be a formality. Campaigner Gillian Sherratt was widely tipped to get the nod. Instead, the party's own members backed long-standing local c...
26 Feb 34min
