'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
'Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' Listener questions answered
It's summer holiday season and that means it's time to open the floor to questions from the Inside Politics audience. Hugh, Pat, Jack, Ellen and Cormac sift through the politicspodcast@irishtimes.com ...
28 Juli 202533min
Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· With Independent TD Catherine Connolly and former MEP Mairead McGuinness having declared their candidacy, there...
25 Juli 202540min
Will the Government's big projects survive the next downturn?
The Government’s updated National Development Plan (NDP) proposes to spend a vast sum of money on capital infrastructure. But beyond three ‘mega projects’ there is little detail and the vagueness of t...
23 Juli 202536min
Do Sinn Féin need to change tack after slump in the polls?
Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics: · The latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll shows Sinn Féin on 22 per cent (down four), with Fianna ...
18 Juli 202538min
Tariffs: Why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?
EU negotiators thought a deal with their US counterparts on trade and tariffs was near. Then US president Donald Trump ended those feelings of optimism by threatening to apply 30% tariffs from August ...
16 Juli 202547min
Is Mary Lou McDonald about to enter the presidential race?
Ellen Coyne and Harry McGee join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics: · When Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was asked on Monday if she was ruling herself out of this year’s contes...
11 Juli 202541min
Srebrenica genocide: Why Bosnia is still divided 30 years on
This month marks 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were massacred by Serb forces in Bosnia. In today’s episode, Irish Times Eastern Europe Correspondent ...
9 Juli 202539min
