Crash, part two: austerity bites and Cowen’s Morning Ireland humiliation
In part two of a three-part series on Brian Cowen’s ill-fated 2008-2011 government, Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan continue the story.After the fateful 2008 decision to bail out Ireland’s banks, Cowen and...
13 Aug 202558min
Crash, part one: Brian Cowen and the unravelling of Ireland
Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in 2008, just as Ireland’s economy was going into free-fall. For the next three years he struggled to lead the country through some of its darkest days, with public opinio...
11 Aug 202552min
Is Dublin one of the most dangerous cities in Europe? No.
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · Fox News and its standard of journalism were highlighted during an episode of The Will Cain Show this week tha...
8 Aug 202547min
What lessons does the Irish Boundary Commission hold for how borders are made – and unmade – in contested spaces?
In today’s episode, Hugh is joined by historian Dr Cormac Moore to discuss one of the most consequential but little-known episodes in modern Irish history: the Irish Boundary Commission. Based on Moor...
6 Aug 202552min
Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark
Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · The Labour Party has backed Independent TD Catherine Connolly’s bid for the Áras. And there is litt...
1 Aug 202550min
'Will we live to see a Taoiseach not in Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil?' More listener questions answered
It's part two of our summer Ask Me Anything, with the panel tackling questions sent to politicspodcast@irishtimes.com by listeners. Hugh, Pat, Jack, Ellen and Cormac address topics from disapora voti...
30 Juli 202535min
'Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' Listener questions answered
It's summer holiday season and that means it's time to open the floor to questions from the Inside Politics audience. Hugh, Pat, Jack, Ellen and Cormac sift through the politicspodcast@irishtimes.com ...
28 Juli 202533min
Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· With Independent TD Catherine Connolly and former MEP Mairead McGuinness having declared their candidacy, there...
25 Juli 202540min
