End of Term, Paschal's Loose Change, The Observing Taoiseach
The summer break is looming in Leinster House and TDs are rushing to get things legislation through after an underwhelming term. Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is making his 'Summer Statement' o...
12 Juli 201731min
Trudeaumania, Bin Ideology & DUP's Desperation
Harry McGee and Pat Leahy talk about the substantive issues addressed by An Taoiseach Leo Vardakar and Justin Trudeau on the occasion of the Canadian PM's visit, issues that were hard to discern with ...
5 Juli 201734min
Shane Ross's Unloved Bill, NED Talks
Former Irish Times Legal Affairs correspondent and author of The Supreme Court Ruadhan Mac Cormaic joins podcast regulars Sarah Bardon, Pat Leahy and Fiach Kelly to discuss the controversy surrounding...
28 Juni 201729min
Cringe Actually, Gender Roles, Nóirín Gets The Third Degree
The grubby appointment of former AG Máire Whelan to the Court of Criminal Appeals, the glaring lack of females in the senior and junior Government ranks and the dropping of Love Actually references in...
21 Juni 201734min
Fintan O'Toole on Brexit, English Nationalism and the DUP
Hugh talks to Fintan O'Toole, who has just been awarded the Orwell Prize for Journalism for his writing on Brexit. Fintan explains why the Irish view on subjects like Brexit and the ascent of national...
16 Juni 201728min
Leo's First Day: What We Learned
After another long day in Dáil Eireann, Irish Times politics team members Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Mary Minihan trooped back to base to chat with Hugh Linehan about the ins and outs of Leo Vardakar'...
14 Juni 201727min
Political Theatre, Cabinet Forecast, Mary Lou McDonald on Leo The "Tory"
Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald returns to the podcast to share her views on Leo Varadkar and Fine Gael's place on the political spectrum, future coalition possibilities for Sinn Féin ("we will talk to ...
7 Juni 201739min
It's Leo
Leo Varadkar has prevailed. At just 38, the new leader of Fine Gael is practically guaranteed to become our next Taoiseach. Simon Coveney, meanwhile, salvaged dignity by running him closer than looked...
2 Juni 201725min
