Is a united Ireland inevitable?
"It is not a question of whether, but when and how Ireland will be united", is the provocative opening argument made by author and journalist Frank Connolly in his recent book United Nation: The Case ...
3 Aug 202242min
Climate politics is here to stay
Jack Horgan Jones, Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan, back after a two-month absence, to talk about the week's politics including tension within the the Government coalition over climate m...
27 Juli 202244min
Is Ireland’s immigration and asylum regime close to crisis?
The Government this week moved swiftly to tighten Ireland's immigration and asylum regime, when it revoked automatic permission to enter Ireland for people granted asylum in other European countries. ...
20 Juli 202244min
Poll: Electorate sends mixed messages on refugees and abortion
Pat Leahy talks to guest host Mary Minihan about the results of this week's series of Ipsos opinion poll results. Read about the poll here: https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/poll/Would you like to r...
16 Juli 202227min
Confidence debate a damp squib for Sinn Féin
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to discuss the confidence debate and vote that the Government handily won yesterday. Plus, a look ahead to the autumn and beyond when Leo Vaaradkar's re...
13 Juli 202235min
US politics: Will the Roe v Wade ruling matter at the ballot box?
Crucial midterm elections for the US Congress will take place in the autumn, with the Democratic Party predicted to lose one or both houses to a resurgent Republican Party. But the recent overturning ...
11 Juli 202218min
Replacing Boris Johnson
With Boris Johnson on his way, however slowly, out the door, the Conservatives face a challenge to find a leader who can unite the party and retain its electoral support. Who will it be? And how will ...
8 Juli 202227min
How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?
It seems to be a question of when, not if, for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against an MP has turned his party against him. But how can the party...
6 Juli 202235min
