'Cooking the books': Is Budget 2026 a 'cynical wheeze'?
Yesterday’s budget spelled out the Government’s tax and spending plans for next year. But what happens after that?Barra Roantee of Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Economics says it is “shocking...
8 Okt 202548min
Calamity for Fianna Fáil as Jim Gavin drops out of the presidential race
Ellen Coyne and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to talk about the stunning news of Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the presidential race, leaving Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly in a head-to-head bat...
6 Okt 202548min
Jack Chambers channels 'Margaret Thatcher' as 'big squeeze budget' looms
Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to talk about the week in politics: We already know next Tuesday’s budget is going to be a much less generous affair than recent years. Jack and Pat s...
3 Okt 202549min
American carnage: Keith Duggan at the Ryder Cup
Fresh from the hostile grass arena of Bethpage, where supporters of the US Ryder Cup team spent the weekend abusing their European opponents, Washington correspondent Keith Duggan returns to the podca...
1 Okt 202539min
Presidential debate: who came out on top and who struggled?
Pat Leahy joins Hugh to talk about the first televised debate of the presidential campaign which took place on Virgin Media Television tonight. Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael’s Heather Hump...
29 Sep 202517min
Lea Ypi investigates a family mystery and hidden history
Hugh interviews Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined. The book is an exploration of political, historical and philosophical themes through the story of ...
29 Sep 202547min
And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail
Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin got their campaigns into full swing this week as they...
26 Sep 202539min
Maria Steen falls at the final hurdle
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about how independent candidate Maria Steen came close but ultimately failed to secure a nomination to run for the presidency. Why did the coalition that su...
24 Sep 202537min
