Trial evidence embarrassment for Sinn Féin, housing discontent, Greens take stock
On the podcast today:How much of the East Wall refugee protest story is really an outworking of the housing shortage? With Russia's targeting of energy infrastructure in Ukraine likely to accelerate t...
25 Nov 202227min
East Wall protests: Government grapples with immigration and housing crises
Political correspondents Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Pat Leahy to discuss how the Government is grappling with some disquiet over immigration, as evidenced by protests against the arrival of re...
23 Nov 202240min
Bad days in Blackrock, Fine Gael prepare for Varadkar's return as Taoiseach, Florida man
Non-political stories have dominated the news agenda this week, but each has a political dimension. Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh to discuss the week's events.Would you like to receive daily...
18 Nov 202231min
Can China's relationship with the West recover?
"After months of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing amid talk of economic decoupling and a new cold war, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping sought in Bali to turn down the heat" wrote Irish Times Ch...
16 Nov 202238min
How big tech traps consumers and shafts creators
The world’s most powerful media and technology companies use their market power to lock their customers into a relationship they can’t escape, while immiserating the creative people whose work the cus...
12 Nov 202245min
Will tech woes remove Ireland's corporate tax cushion?
Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look at the week's politics:A Supreme Court ruling creates a headache for GovernmentHow a stricken tech sector could change the political landscapeStill se...
11 Nov 202229min
US midterms: Red wave fails to materialise
In the run up to the US midterm elections, polls and political spectators forecast a landslide for the Republicans, but as the results continue to pour in, a different picture is beginning to emerge. ...
9 Nov 202231min
Will a new hate speech law impinge on free speech?
New legislation will give extra protection to members of groups affected by crimes motivated by hatred. But critics say the law will be an unacceptable infringement on freedom of speech. To dig into a...
2 Nov 202242min
