Ireland's Permanent Housing Crisis
Ireland’s continual housing crisis will not be solved unless issues of affordability and security of tenure in the rental sector are addressed, according to a Trinity College academic.New legislation ...
7 Dec 201657min
Problem solved... or is it? Simon Coveney and Paul Murphy on water
Will the report of the expert commission on water help bring this vexed issue to a conclusion at long last? Minister Simon Coveney hopes so, but AAA-PBP TD Paul Murphy says "it's not over". They both ...
30 Nov 201654min
Inside Story - Carers In Crisis
How much do we as a society ask of those among us who have dependents in need of round-the-clock care? Last Saturday, The Irish Times published an interview by Rosita Boland with Johanne and Alan Powe...
24 Nov 201624min
"Bread on the table" - Alan Kelly on Labour's future
Paul Murphy's election at Sinn Féin's expense in the 2014 Tallaght by-election marked the start of a populist "race to the bottom" in Irish politics, says Labour's Alan Kelly on today's Inside Politic...
23 Nov 201630min
Inside Story - Pushing The Limits Of Life
The limits of life have shifted dramatically at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street in Dublin, where a baby born at 28 weeks now has a 90 per cent chance of survival, while those born at ...
18 Nov 201614min
The Blame Game: Fake News, Social Media and Echo Chambers
New and old media are themselves in the firing line as liberals point the finger at fake news, Facebook algorithms and social media bubbles to help explain the painful reality of President Donald Trum...
16 Nov 201659min
Election Special: President Donald Trump
Donald Trump has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in political history by beating Hillary Clinton to the White House. How did he do it, and how did the pundits get it so wrong? And what can we ex...
9 Nov 201624min
Garda strike / Politicians speak out about media, trolling and populism
On this week's politics podcast, Political Editor Stephen Collins talks to Fiach Kelly about the looming garda strike action and Taoiseach Enda Kenny's all-Ireland Brexit forum. And down at Leinster H...
2 Nov 201627min
