Crash, part three: Ireland hits rock bottom and politics changes forever
Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan bring the story of Brian Cowen’s ill-fated 2008-2011 government to its conclusion.Following Cowen’s embarrassing appearance on Morning Ireland in late 2010, many in the coun...
18 Aug 202542min
McGuinness's shock withdrawal throws the presidential race wide open
The surprise withdrawal from the presidential election race of Fine Gael candidate Mairead McGuinness on health grounds has introduced even more uncertainty to an already unpredictable contest. On tod...
15 Aug 202547min
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
