Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan4 Okt 2024

Does Sinn Féin’s two-candidate general election strategy lack ambition?

Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:

· The panel paid tribute to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her death this week at the age of 87. She was involved in Irish politics for almost a half-century.

· The expectation is that Sinn Féin will run with 65-70 candidates in the forthcoming general election – are they being overly cautious? And there was surprise too at the news that party leader Mary Lou McDonald will run alongside Cllr Janice Boylan in Dublin Central, with Boylan having expressed her dissatisfaction with Sinn Féin in 2022, writing in a letter to party members that she didn’t feel “supported, valued or even really respected”.

· Also, Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe had misgivings around some measures contained in Budget 2025.

Plus, the panellists pick their favourite IT reads of the week:

· Ella McSweeney’s piece on the dire condition of nearly half of our rivers, lakes and estuaries.

· Kevin Courtney on 10 of the best new shows to watch in October – Jen attests to the genius of The Diplomat.

· Keith Duggan wrote of Republican JD Vance getting the better of Democrat Tim Walz in Tuesday’s vice-presidential debate.

Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.

Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(1051)

Could India’s ‘Gen Z’ protests bring down Narendra Modi?

Narendra Modi’s 12 year rule of India has never looked so fragile.Weeks of protests have engulfed the country following the leak of a medical entrance exam paper, which forced nearly two million stude...

29 Juli 27min

All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre

Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Budget season has already started with the Summer Economic Statement pointing to less cash being available for new...

24 Juli 51min

Does salesman Andy Burnham have a product to sell?

Returning to the podcast today is UK political commentator, broadcaster and author Iain Dale to talk to Hugh about the arrival of Andy Burnham as prime minister and the death of Iain's friend Ann Widd...

22 Juli 32min

How Europe's chief negotiator sees Brexit 10 years on

Michel Barnier is best known in Ireland for his central role in the EU's negotiations with the UK over Brexit almost ten years ago. But Barnier has also played a central role in French politics for de...

20 Juli 39min

What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters

Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:The Government’s report into Aughinish Alumina is expected to say that material produced there may or may not have...

17 Juli 39min

End of term: what was the biggest moment of the political season?

As the Dáil shuts down for the summer it's time for Hugh, Pat and Jack to take stock of the term gone by. But the biggest political event of the year didn't happen in Leinster House. The April fuel pr...

15 Juli 40min

Marine Le Pen's bid for power and the history of France's far right

Last week an appeals court opened the way for Marine Le Pen of French far-right party National Rally to stand in next year's presidential election. If the far right comes to power in Paris it will be ...

13 Juli 56min

Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity

Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Sinn Féin’s Planning for Constitutional Change Bill, which obliges the Government to draft and publish a G...

10 Juli 54min