P aul Mason on communism, China and the crisis of the left
British journalist Paul Mason talks to Hugh about his new book Reds: A Global History of Communism.The book traces communism’s story from early human egalitarian impulses to modern China’s controlled ...
7 Sep 45min
What will President Connolly say to president Trump?
Inside Politics Live is coming to Cork on September 30th. Get your tickets here.Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Labour’s annual think-in is happenin...
4 Sep 53min
'Equal-opportunities satirist' Paul Howard takes aim at Irish reunification
In his new novel A Nation Once Again, Paul Howard, best known for the Ross O'Carroll Kelly series, turns his satirical eye from wealthy South Dublin to an imaginary government department devoted to pr...
2 Sep 41min
Where next for Simon, Micheál and Mary Lou?
Hugh, Pat, Ellen and Jack took to the stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday to discuss politics and take some uestions from the audience. They discussed UK prime minister Andy Burnham's controversial c...
31 Aug 33min
EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll
Ellen Coyne and Jack Power join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics:· All 27 EU foreign ministers will gather in Druids Glen in Wicklow next week for a “Gymnich” meeting. What is that ...
28 Aug 48min
M9 crash aftermath: can the Government bring social media under control?
Inside Politics Live is coming to Cork on September 30th. Get your tickets here. Pat Leahy is joined by Ellen Coyne and Liz Carolan to talk about the response to the circumstances around the recent fa...
26 Aug 40min
Government stalls on fuel excise duty; politics reacts to M9 tragedy
Inside Politics Live is coming to Cork on September 30th. Get your tickets here. Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Today the Government announced...
21 Aug 55min
Why does Ireland support Palestine and does anti-Semitism play a role?
There is deep support in Ireland for the Palestinian cause. But why? And is Ireland truly an outlier in its attitudes to Palestine and Israel? Academics Miceal Canavan and Liam Kneafsey surveyed over ...
19 Aug 44min
