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
What are the chances of a border poll in the next ten years?
For part two of our festive ‘Ask Me Anything’ episode Hugh Linehan is joined on today’s Inside Politics podcast by Jack Horgan Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Ellen Coyne. In this round they tackle listener...
31 Dec 202534min
Is there any such thing as a political genius? With Helen Lewis
This episode was first published in July 2025. You can tell an awful lot about a society by who it labels a genius. You can also learn from who it excludes from that category, who it enables and what ...
29 Dec 202539min
Ask us anything: presidential nominations, a Minister for Defence and the centre holding
Hugh is joined by Jack Horgan Jones, Cormac McQuinn and Ellen Coyne for part one of our traditional festive AMA. This year listeners asked about the presidential nomination process, the influence of p...
24 Dec 202526min
What do Irish voters really want? Live at the IFI with Dr Kevin Cunningham
Dr Kevin Cunningham of TUD is one of Ireland’s most insightful political scientists and pollsters. At the Inside Politics live show in early December he joined Hugh, Pat, Cormac and Ellen on stage at ...
22 Dec 202520min
Why the EU's climbdown on Ukraine aid matters
It was a difficult week for Micheal Martin and FIanna Fáil with the delivery of the report on the party's failed presidential campaign. Martin's position as leader is safe for now, but questions and d...
19 Dec 202540min
Was Jim Gavin's campaign implosion the political moment of the year?
Earlier this month Hugh, Ellen, Cormac and Pat got on stage at the IFI in Dublin for our annual end of year live show. Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from the show as the panel discuss their choi...
17 Dec 202530min
