The government's response steps up a gear - with Fiach Kelly
Fiach joins to Hugh to talk about the caretaker government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak, and how the intervention of a civil servant has brought focus back onto the creation of a new government...
25 Mars 202027min
What will the long-term consequences of Covid-19 be? With Fintan O'Toole
What will come in the wake of Covid-19? The end of the office and the transformation of cities? A new age of hedonism? A long-term increase of the role of the state in the economy? To talk about that ...
20 Mars 202030min
A new government must be formed - but how?
What a week it has been since our last podcast. Hugh and Pat talk about Leo Varadkar's national address, what the Coronavirus outbreak means for politics now and in the future, and the dilemma facing ...
18 Mars 202032min
Coronavirus transforms the political reality
Jennifer and Pat join Hugh to talk about the Coronavirus outbreak. How ready is Ireland? They also discuss the accelerated government formation now taking place. As the situation worsens, all parties ...
11 Mars 202027min
Does it matter what Sinn Féin calls Ireland? - with Newton Emerson
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lambasted Sinn Féin this week for “burning a Tricolour before our eyes” by referring to the Republic of Ireland as "the Southern State". He's wasting his time if he expects Sinn...
6 Mars 202019min
How Can Labour Become Relevant Again? / The ‘Bonkers’ Seanad Election
As government formation talks rumble on behind the scenes, Fiach Kelly and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan in studio to discuss the first of the Labour hustings which took place in Cork on Monday night....
4 Mars 202045min
Post-Brexit Trade Talks: Who Will Triumph?
With Brexit negotiations due to take place on Monday between Britain and the European Union, each side is accusing the other of bad faith. Britain’s negotiating mandate is at odds with the European Un...
28 Feb 202040min
How Can Sinn Féin Get Into Government? - with Louise O'Reilly
Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal and party health spokesperson Louise O'Reilly joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the party's reasons for holding public events this week and its ambition to be a part of t...
26 Feb 202034min
