Ireland's economic model is in trouble. Are big spending promises in touch with that reality?
Thanks largely to corporation tax receipts from multinationals, the Irish state has plenty of money. And so far this election campaign has been largely about how to spend it - on capital investment, o...
20 Nov 202459min
Election Daily: How Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch got his nickname
Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about all today’s news on the election campaign trail:Standing side by side during last night’s leaders debate on RTÉ, Micheal Martin and Simon Harris c...
19 Nov 202425min
Election Daily: Why did Fine Gael select John McGahon?
Sarah Burns and Pat Leahy join Hugh to discuss the day’s politics on the campaign trail:Today saw party leaders give their views on the behaviour of Fine Gael candidate for Louth John McGahon, who was...
18 Nov 202419min
Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:· With the first week of the general election campaign coming to a close, Fine Gael are making a s...
15 Nov 202426min
Poll: Support for independents on the rise
Political stability is indicated by the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil looking set to lead the next government, possibly in alliance with a smaller party or a group ...
15 Nov 202413min
Election Daily: Another day, another huge campaign promise
Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:Simon Harris says Fine Gael would remove the means test for recipients of the carer's allowance. It is a move al...
14 Nov 202420min
Election Daily: Eoghan Murphy gives Fine Gael another headache
Today's panelists are Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray, who join Hugh Linehan to discuss:Housing is the issue of the campaign so far - we recap how the debate has evolvedMary Lou McDonald spoke abo...
13 Nov 202428min
Cheapfakes, brainrot and sh*tposts: the online battles to woo voters
Fears that the use of AI deepfakes would disrupt the flow of accurate information in a general election campaign have not come true. Instead we have been treated to a digital manifestation of someone ...
13 Nov 202448min
