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
Inside Story - Reaction To An 'Alt-Right' Article
An opinion piece on irishtimes.com about vocabulary used by the so-called 'alt-right' political movement has caused a stir. Opinion Editor John McManus talked to Hugh Linehan about why The Irish Times...
5 Jan 201719min
"We can't fix our own health system"-John Halligan on HSE woe, his position & cosmic Christmas cards
John Halligan has a reputation for speaking his mind and on today's Inside Politics podcast he doesn't disappoint. He explains what really happened from his point of view during last years disputes wi...
4 Jan 201751min
Inside Story - Ireland '86
Many people old enough to remember 1986 in Ireland will tell you it was a pretty grim time and place. The economy was in the doldrums and unemployment was high. A referendum to permit divorce was vote...
31 Dec 201620min
