Johnson loses the room, protocol moves, unionists and unity
A rebellion by Tory MPs against Boris Johnson's "Plan B" to suppress the Omicron variant left the PM in the embarrassing position of needing Labour support. Is Johnson on borrowed time? On the Brexit ...
15 Dec 202143min
Poll special: How much do we want a United Ireland?
According to our latest Ipsos MRBI poll, there's a desire for a United Ireland. But when we asked what changes to their lives people would be willing to accept to get it, the picture became more compl...
11 Dec 202122min
Fresh restrictions breed frustration
We assess the political fallout from the decisions taken over the past few weeks to introduce new Covid-19 restrictions covering international travel, masking children in primary school and the hospit...
8 Dec 202142min
The life and legacy of Charles J. Haughey - with professor Gary Murphy
Depending on who you ask, Charles J. Haughey is either the great villain of Irish political life or the benevolent and forward-thinking saviour of a benighted nation. Professor of politics at Dublin C...
1 Dec 20211h 23min
What has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?
Years of being on the opposite side of difficult Brexit negotiations have unarguably damaged Irish-British relations. But how bad is the damage? To find out, this week's host Pat Leahy talks to former...
24 Nov 202147min
"No clear idea what to do next"
Once again, too many people are getting sick, and there aren't enough hospital beds. The Government is struggling to come up with a convincing plan to turn the Covid-19 situation around. Jack Horgan-J...
17 Nov 202145min
The UK pulls back from triggering Article 16 - for now
For days now politicians in Ireland and the EU have been expecting UK Brexit negotiator David Frost to trigger Article 16, pausing the Northern Ireland protocol and creating a fresh crisis for EU-UK r...
10 Nov 202139min
Sinn Fein: a party preparing for government
At Sinn Féin’s ardfheis in Dublin last weekend, a motion in support of the non-jury Special Criminal Court was passed, representing a considerable shift in position and removing a significant hurdle t...
3 Nov 202140min
