State facing a summer of strife over migrant accommodation
The ongoing crisis over a shortage of accommodation for International Protection applicants is an acute problem that risks becoming a chronic one for the State. After a week of violent clashes, arson ...
17 Maj 202344min
Government speaking loudly and carrying a small stick on prices
Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to discuss the big political stories of the week. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunt...
12 Maj 202343min
Where British politics went wrong - with Rafael Behr
Political columnist and podcaster Rafael Behr returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Politics: A Survivor's Guide. One theme of Behr’s book is denial about how toxic and dysfunctional polit...
10 Maj 202356min
Pros and cons of helping mortgage holders, President Higgins on economics and King Charles's big day
After yet another ECB rates rise, could we see the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief to take some pressure off homeowners? That was the first point of discussion on the Inside Politics podcas...
5 Maj 202346min
Fiona Hill on a global 'proxy war' in Ukraine
Fiona Hill returns to the podcast to talk to Hugh Linehan about how global attitudes to the war in Ukraine have shifted in the year since Russia’s invasion, the roots of widespread global apathy towar...
3 Maj 202337min
The Tánaiste's Dáil outburst, the patchy provision of abortion care and Leo's tax cuts promise
Tánaiste Micheál Martin's rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast's round-up this week. The rant was aimed at the brand of investigative journalism being carried out by The D...
28 Apr 202341min
Eamon Ryan: We need to scale up the State to make it fit for purpose
Minister for Transport and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan talks to Hugh Linehan and Harry McGee about policies and politics. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your...
26 Apr 202353min
How to spend it, TDs’ boundary obsession, robust discussions
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics:How should the Government use this year's forecast €10 billion budget surplus?TDs are obsessed with what the new Electora...
21 Apr 202338min
