The politics of Biden's visit
Gerard Howlin and Freya McClements join Pat Leahy to talk about all the politics surrounding US President Joe Biden's visit to Ireland. The four-day tour gets going in earnest today with an address at...
12 Apr 202333min
Why is politics failing to solve problems like housing? With Ben Ansell
The whole world is a series of collective action problems, says Professor Ben Ansell. We want action taken to solve problems, but we want most of the benefits of those actions for ourselves while want...
5 Apr 202349min
Fireworks in the chamber, Defence Forces in crisis, battle of the Irish Times columnists
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back at the week in politics:Bad-tempered Dáil debates on confidence motions this weekDefence Forces in crisis following the Women of Honour reportUS pre...
31 Mars 202328min
'Northern Ireland has moved on' - Fintan O'Toole on 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement
April marks 25 years since the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement was reached, ending the Troubles and establishing a new political arrangement on the island of Ireland.But today the institutions that w...
29 Mars 202347min
The Independents’ policy setting power, unhappy Greens and a perilous position for the government
Despite the government's comfortable defeat of a motion of no confidence this week, the fallout continues as it reacts to the forthcoming lifting of the eviction ban. "They've made a hames of it," acc...
24 Mars 202335min
‘A pretty bruising contest’: SNP leadership race uncovers cracks within the party
The contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon has been heating up over the last number of weeks, as the three candidates vying for the position, have clashed over policy issues and the future of the party. T...
22 Mars 202346min
Has housing 'turned a corner'? Biden's welcome, Green Party disharmony
It's St Patrick's Day week and ministers are flying off to press the flesh around the world. Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about everything that's going on back home in politic...
15 Mars 202338min
Eviction ban, congestion charges and the state’s inability to look around corners.
One issue has dominated the agenda on what was an already busy week for politics. The decision to lift the eviction ban was a shock reversal of what was expected from Tuesday's cabinet meeting, accord...
10 Mars 202335min
