Expense allowances, threats to politicians, home truths
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to look back on the week in politics.Claims of electoral expense irregularities expand to ensnare Sinn FeinFemale politicians speak out about threats and agg...
27 Jan 202333min
Why 2024 will be a major year in Irish politics
No elections take place this year. But 2024 could see local, European and general elections all taking place in Ireland. And these looming political battles will shape what political parties do this y...
25 Jan 202348min
Postergate: How much bother is Paschal Donohoe in?
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has cultivated a reputation for being a safe pair of political hands, so it has been surprising to watch him fumble his response to revelations over don...
20 Jan 202331min
Peadar Tóibín on Aontú, Sinn Féin, immigration and ambition
"If we push honest views below ground, we simply push those views into the hands of real racists". That statement, referring to the hot-button issue of migration, is typical of Meath West TD and Aontú...
18 Jan 202349min
The growing influence of online gurus - with Helen Lewis
Struggling in your job, your attitude, your relationships? There are a growing number of self-declared online experts who have all the answers.Author and journalist Helen Lewis returns to the podcast ...
16 Jan 202342min
The fall of Damien English
Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to discuss the fallout from a report on The Ditch news website that Meath West Fine Gael TD Damien English made a false claim on a planning application w...
13 Jan 202321min
Cow dung attack on politicians, health crisis continues, protocol developments
On today's podcast:The crisis in Emergency Departments this winter reveals a lack of accountability in the upper echelons of the system, among other issues. Was an attack on TDs with bags of excrement...
11 Jan 202345min
New year, old problems for Government
New year, new Taoiseach, but the same headwinds facing the Government in areas like housing, refugee accommodation and a struggling healthcare system. Jack Horgan-Jones and columnist Gerard Howlin joi...
4 Jan 202340min
