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
Do Fine Gael get it? Una Mullally debates Neale Richmond
Fine Gael under leader Leo Varadkar are hopelessly out of touch with young voters, says Irish Times columnist Una Mullally. Her criticisms are unfounded and unnecessarily personal, says Fine Gael TD f...
29 Juni 202240min
Will the government take any pre-budget action?
Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones and Irish Times Economics Correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy join Pat Leahy to discuss the long wait until October's budget and the mounting pressure on political leader...
22 Juni 202240min
Brexit wars reignite / Will the cost of living keep rising?
The rising cost of living is the most immediate issue facing governments all over the world. The Central Statistics Office reports Inflation at a 40-year high, but is the worst yet to come? UCC Econom...
15 Juni 202244min
Crèche pressure, GUBU, Johnson survives
Jack Horgan-Jones is one of many parents paying through the nose for childcare. The Government wants to take some of the financial pain out of early years education and care - will its plan work? Harr...
8 Juni 202241min
