David Goodhart On Rethinking Political Divides
In his book "The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics", journalist David Goodhart attempts to provide a framework for understanding UK society that explains Brexit and the...
21 Juli 201732min
Water Refunds, GNI in A Bottle, Brexit Pessimism
Fine Gael have found the money to repay water charges to those who complied back in 2014, marking perhaps the final chapter in a terrible humiliation for the party. The €170 million needed for that is...
19 Juli 201725min
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
