What does "middle Ireland" mean?
Who are the under-represented "squeezed middle" in Ireland and how do they vote? Minister for Finance Michael Noonan defined them as "those earning between €30,000 and €70,000", when in fact the truth...
19 Okt 201642min
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic on how the 8th was passed
"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of the 8th Amendment in 1983. Against a backdrop of in...
14 Okt 201633min
Budget 2017: Eoghan Murphy, Dara Calleary & David Cullinane
Eoghan Murphy of Fine Gael, Dara Calleary of Fianna Fáil and David Cullinane of Sinn Féin are in studio with Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan to debate the worth of the measures outlined in yesterday's budg...
12 Okt 201640min
Swan song or dog's dinner? Michael Noonan's "final budget"
On Tuesday we will find out what is in Paschal Donohoe’s first budget, and possibly Michael Noonan’s last. But, given the fiscal and political realities, hopes are not high for a day of landmark annou...
8 Okt 201625min
Robert Harris: "It's a miserable life for politicians"
The backdrop to Fatherland author Robert Harris' new thriller is the papal enclave, which he calls "the world's most secretive election". He sits down with Hugh to talk about power and populism in mod...
5 Okt 201628min
Budget 2016 / Populist Politics / Labour Pains
On this installment of Inside Politics, Hugh Linehan is joined by Labour TD for Limerick City Jan O'Sullivan, Political Correspondent Harry McGee and Deputy Political Editor Pat Leahy. With some figur...
28 Sep 201636min
Spotlight's Adams claim / Which party is the real Opposition?
After Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe deliver their budget in a few weeks' time, which party - Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin - will stand up to provide the real opposition? Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féi...
21 Sep 201652min
Fintan O'Toole meets President Higgins
Fintan O'Toole visited Áras an Uachtaráin to interview President Michael D. Higgins this week. They talked about President Higgins' tumultuous upbringing, how poverty influenced his education and outl...
17 Sep 201616min
