Debt and taxes after Covid - with Marie Sherlock and Cliff Taylor
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is presiding over a massive expansion of national debt to meet society's needs during this pandemic. Prevailing economic wisdom says he's right to do so. But when ...
29 Jan 202138min
Covid-19: our losing battle with the travel problem
What to do about the risk of international travel bringing the virus into the country has been a problem for the Irish government since the pandemic began, one we've never really got on top of. New me...
27 Jan 202140min
An uncomfortable week for Leo Varadkar
This week the spotlight has been well and truly on Tánaiste Leo Varadkar following the release of internal Department of Health emails, which provide fresh insight into the controversial leaking of a ...
22 Jan 202121min
Covid-19: plans to resume special education postponed
With levels of Covid-19 infection still at an all-time high, the Government failed to get teaching unions on side for a return to school this week for students with additional needs. On today’s podcas...
20 Jan 202142min
Mother and Baby Homes report
Earlier this week the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes published its long-anticipated report. It investigated decades of abuse at fourteen mother and baby homes and four county h...
15 Jan 202138min
Covid-19: can our hospitals cope?
First, Simon Carswell on the wave of Covid-19 patients hitting our hospitals. When will the wave reach its peak, and will the system be able to handle it? And how are our nursing homes doing this time...
13 Jan 202139min
Covid-19: was this inevitable?
In our first podcast of the year, Hugh talks to The Irish Times health and political editors, Paul Cullen and Pat Leahy, and political analyst and statistician Kevin Cunningham about the social and po...
6 Jan 202137min
AMA 2020, part two: more listener questions answered
It's the second and final instalment of our annual "ask me anything" podcast! Hugh puts your questions, mainly about politics and the media, to Harry, Pat, Jen and Jack.Thanks to everyone who submitte...
30 Dec 202024min
