Repeal Campaigners Talk About Strategy, Tone & "Shrillness"
The campaign to repeal the 8th amendment enjoys popular support in opinion polls and the dedicated efforts of progressives, but some have criticised how the campaign is communicating its message to th...
4 Feb 201745min
Brendan Howlin on rebuilding Labour, politics of the left, Trump, & more
After a catastrophic performance in the 2016 general election, the Labour party must rebuild from its roots and reconnect with working class voters, according to its leader Brendan Howlin.The Wexford ...
1 Feb 201756min
Inside Politics Live with Leo Varadkar, Theresa Reidy, Pat & Hugh
The first ever episode of Inside Politics recorded in from of a live audience features a stellar line-up of old friends Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy and Theresa Reidy, plus a first-timer for the podcast, M...
26 Jan 201756min
Mary Lou McDonald on Sinn Féin's 'generational change', the DUP & Stardust
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald says her party needs to have "a conversation" once again about whether it would go into government as a junior coalition partner.Speaking to the Inside Politics Podcast t...
25 Jan 201745min
Inside Story - The Trump Years Begin
It's here: Trump inauguration day. We talk to our foreign affairs correspondent Ruadhan Mac Cormaic about some of the issues this historic presidency presents: - How Trump and those to whom he has gra...
20 Jan 201724min
Micheál Martin on Brexit, Donald Trump & Sinn Fein's "arrogance"
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he is worried the Government has not been prudent enough to prepare us for a Brexit economic storm, but insists any rainy-day fund can't come at the expense of s...
18 Jan 201741min
Inside Story - Patrick Freyne's Warrior Mindset
"When did businesspeople become such hippies?" Patrick Freyne went to Pendulum, the “world’s leading business and self-empowerment summit”, run by the former Ireland rugby star Frankie Sheahan (taglin...
13 Jan 201716min
"The Ugly Scaffolding Of Democracy" - Eamonn McCann & Mick Fealty On NI Politics
Martin McGuinness's resignation as Deputy First Minister will almost certainly mean elections in Northern Ireland, and many are questioning whether power sharing can be restored after this breach in t...
11 Jan 201740min
