The fall of Damien English
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the fallout from a report on The Ditch news website that Meath West Fine Gael TD Damien English made a false claim on a planning application w...
13 Jan 202321min
Cow dung attack on politicians, health crisis continues, protocol developments
On today's podcast:The crisis in Emergency Departments this winter reveals a lack of accountability in the upper echelons of the system, among other issues. Was an attack on TDs with bags of excrement...
11 Jan 202345min
New year, old problems for Government
New year, new Taoiseach, but the same headwinds facing the Government in areas like housing, refugee accommodation and a struggling healthcare system. Jack Horgan-Jones and columnist Gerard Howlin joi...
4 Jan 202340min
Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part two
It's part two of our annual Ask Us Anything, featuring questions on journalism, politics and a podcasting rivalry.Taking your questions in studio are Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray, Harry McGe...
28 Dec 202256min
Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part one
You asked, we answered. It's part one of our annual Ask Us Anything, featuring questions on journalism, politics and a podcasting rivalry.Taking your questions in studio are Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy, J...
21 Dec 202253min
Is the little-changed Cabinet a sign of stability or of stagnation?
What happened in the Cabinet reshuffle? Not a lot, is one reasonable answer - there were no surprises, most ministers stayed where there were and any moves had been well flagged in advance.But the day...
17 Dec 202227min
Disquiet over planning bill, corruption scandal in Brussels
Naomi O'Leary is on the line from Brussels where a money-for-influence corruption scandal has rocked the European Parliament. But first, Jack Horgan-Jones and Cliff Taylor on the significance a propos...
14 Dec 202245min
Sipo documents reveal deep division over Varadkar leak case
Current affairs editor Arthur Beesley joins Hugh and Pat to talk about his report on what happened inside the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) when its members considered whether to procee...
10 Dec 202235min
