Election Daily: A dogfight in Dublin, Aontú's hopes, Sinn Féin's numbers
The run-in to Friday's local, European and Limerick mayoral elections is now underway and so is the daily elections podcast from The Irish Times. Hugh Linehan is joined by Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry ...
4 Juni 202420min
Will Trump’s conviction derail his reelection?
Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:The conviction of former US president Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to an alleged...
31 Maj 202443min
Do rural voters really hate the Greens?
Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee, Cormac McQuinn and Jennifer Bray who, after weeks travelling the highways and byways of Ireland in the company of hopeful local and European election candidates,...
29 Maj 202448min
Sunak’s doomed gamble and anger at Fianna Fáil’s election launch
Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn to discuss the week in politics: · Rishi Sunak’s decision on Wednesday to announce a snap election for July 4th, four months earlier than pre...
24 Maj 202445min
Palestine recognised, far-right on the march in European elections
It's been a busy 24 hours on the domestic political scene, with the leaking of a report that is highly critical of Government housing policy and the news that Ireland is to recognise Palestine as a st...
22 Maj 202444min
‘If the election was held today, Trump would win’
The upcoming US election will see a presidential rematch for the first time since Eisenhower and Stevenson in 1956. That contest is between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the two most unpopular candidate...
20 Maj 202432min
Aggression and abuse on the campaign trail for those running in local elections
Hugh Linehan is joined by Cormac McQuinn and Jennifer Bray to discuss the week in politics: · The last fortnight has seen several incidents of councillors being verbally and physically attacked wh...
17 Maj 202444min
Poll suggests Sinn Féin support is still in decline
The latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll shows Sinn Féin support has slumped again while there has been a recovery for Fine Gael. The poll also shows that Micheál Martin is the most popular party...
16 Maj 202426min
