EPISODE 65: Does Dun Laoghaire Rathdown have the pandemic urban design answers?
Robert Burns is a council director who oversaw pandemic-era design and infrastructure changes that are transforming public space in coastal villages in south Dublin. In this episode we talk to him abo...
3 Sep 202057min
BYLINE: Aoife Grace Moore
On this episode of BYLINE, we’re speaking with Aoife Grace Moore about her career, and of course the story she and Paul Hosford broke at the Irish Examiner, now known as Golfgate. It's a story that sh...
31 Aug 202057min
32 Questions for Kate O'Connell
32 Questions is back. In this episode, we speak to former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell. Kate is a rare Fine Gael voice on our podcast, but much like Fine Gael itself, United Ireland is a broad church. ...
27 Aug 20201h 7min
EPISODE 64: New restrictions lose the logic battle
Paradox: A seeming contradiction. A FF led press conference? Look, we know decisions are being made in the best interests of public health but how the hell did they end up being so confusing, contr...
19 Aug 20201h 4min
EPISODE 63: Demystifying the Planning Process
In recent years, urban development in Ireland has seen a massive increase in hotels being built, purpose built student accommodation, and so called “co-living” developments. But what’s behind this dri...
13 Aug 20201h 32min
EPISODE 62: Pandemic Limbo
WIth the announcement that we wouldn't be proceeding to Phase 4 this week, a can of worms was opened filled with frustration, fatigue and an overwhelming feeling that an element of sense was missing i...
6 Aug 20201h 24min
BYLINE: Peter Geoghegan
On our third episode of byline, we speak with journalist Peter Geoghegan, author of the new book Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics, tracking the money that flows through British politi...
6 Aug 202056min
EPISODE 61 - Is a Cashless Society a Good Thing?
This week, we're talking to Brett Scott about the future of cash. The pandemic has accelerated the idea of a "cashless society", but is that a good thing, or even the right term we should be using? A...
30 Jul 20201h 4min
