Will the Government's rent control legislation help tenants?
Legislation to reform Ireland's residential property rental landscape is being fast-tracked through the Dáil. What impact will it have? On security of tenure, we will now have some of the most robust ...
28 Jan 54min
Has the EU learned that a tougher line might work with Donald Trump?
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:· This week saw EU-US relations shift as the near-confrontation over Greenland perhaps showed the best way t...
23 Jan 48min
Ireland and Europe weigh options as Trump keeps pressure up over Greenland
Jack Power and Jack Horgan-Jones join Pat Leahy to assess a dramatic week in which the transatlantic alliance took a further battering from US president Donald Trump and his demands to acquire Greenla...
21 Jan 39min
Can the Government hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?
Harry McGee, Ellen Coyne and Mark Paul join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· The Minister with responsibility for artificial intelligence (AI), Niamh Smyth, met with executive...
16 Jan 53min
Will global turmoil matter to Irish politics in 2026?
Despite global turmoil, the focus of Irish politics in 2026 is set to remain on matters close to home. Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to identify the main challenges facing the Government t...
14 Jan 46min
How do Greenlanders feel about Trump's 'psychologically needed' takeover?
US president Donald Trump wants to acquire Greenland, asserting strategic and security needs but also a 'psychological need' to take over the vast, frozen island from Denmark. So how do Greenlanders t...
12 Jan 22min
Could Coalition politics hurt Ireland’s influence in Brussels?
Jack Horgan-Jones and Ellen Coyne join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· The long-anticipated EU-Mercosur trade deal was provisionally approved on Friday, despite the oppositio...
9 Jan 52min
Venezuela has “emboldened” Trump. Here’s what it means for the world
After the weekend’s US airstrikes on Venezuela, and arrest of its president Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, The Irish Times’ China Correspondent Denis Staunton has been pondering what it means fo...
7 Jan 40min
