Hope and Disillusionment on the Campaign Trail - with Patrick Freyne & Jennifer O'Connell
In recent months Irish Times journalists Patrick Freyne and Jennifer O'Connell have spent time meeting people across the UK and learning about their thoughts on Brexit, their opinions of their politic...
4 Dec 201933min
Reading the Byelection Results
Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to look at the results of four byelections in Wexford, Cork North-Central, Dublin Mid-West and Dublin Fingal. How good a day was Saturday for Fianna Fail, Sinn ...
2 Dec 201931min
The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride
What makes the DUP tick? The big beast of unionism has played an outside role in politics across Ireland and the UK over the past few years, yet understanding of the party south of the border or on th...
29 Nov 201957min
The Toy Show Elections
Four constituencies, four battles for four seats in Dáil Éireann. On Friday (which is the same day as the Toy Show, as Leo Varadkar pointed out while canvassing with Verona Murphy in Wexford) voters ...
27 Nov 201939min
UK Election: Can Anything Stop Boris Johnson? - with Dr Kevin Cunningham
First-past-the-post, tactical voting, Labour leavers, Tory remainers... it all ads up to a a formidable task for pollsters to call the outcome of GE19. But the numbers we have so far strongly suggest...
22 Nov 201924min
O'Devaney Gardens, Verona Murphy In Hot Water and A Remainer's Perspective on the General Election
Dublin Editor, Olivia Kelly gives us the low down on what's happening with O'Devaney Gardens. Last week City Councillors approved a deal which would see more than 800 new homes developed on the site, ...
20 Nov 201948min
UK Election: Could Flooding Cost Johnson The Election? - with Denis Staunton
Hugh and Pat are joined by London editor Denis Staunton to talk about the first full week of the UK election campaign. Are the big two parties starting to squeeze the smaller groups out? Are tactical ...
15 Nov 201927min
Northern Ireland's New Political Battle Lines, Lorraine Clifford-Lee
Northern correspondent Freya McClements on the party plans and pacts that are turning Northern Ireland's Westminster election into one of the most interesting in years. Is it remain versus leave, gree...
13 Nov 201932min
