Diatribe and Vitriol on Day One of The Dáil
Who was Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin really speaking to when he attacked Sinn Féin last night in Leinster House? Fiach Kelly joins Hugh to discuss a fraught first meeting of the 33rd Dáil.Would ...
21 Feb 202018min
"It's Up To Sinn Féin", Fianna Fáil In A Bind, Alan Or Aodhán
On today's podcast: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are both spinning that Sinn Féin must step up and try to form a left-wing government - hoping that Mary Lou McDonald will fail, of course. Michéal Martin ...
19 Feb 202032min
Ask Us Anything: #GE2020 Edition
Now that the dust has finally settled on the Irish general election, Hugh is joined in studio by Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee to answer any of your lingering questions.Would you like to re...
14 Feb 202045min
Sinn Féin and The IRA: Anything to Worry About?
Sinn Féin is poised to take power in the next Dáil after winning a strong mandate in #GE2020, but for many people questions remain over its relationship to the Provisional IRA. Today we attempt to sor...
12 Feb 202034min
Election Daily - So Long
Election 2020 is over and so is Election Daily. On this final episode, Fiach and Pat join Hugh to talk about what happens next. Leo Varadkar could remain as Taoiseach longer than people may realise, s...
11 Feb 202018min
Election Daily - Monday - Day Two of the Count
Jennifer Bray joins Hugh Linehan from the RDS as the count rattles on into the evening there. Jennifer O'Connell was at the count centre in Waterford yesterday as Sinn Fein's David Cullinane won his s...
10 Feb 202016min
Election Weekend in The Newsroom (And What Now?)
Pat Leahy is here to assess the results of #GE2020. How did Sinn Fein turn its fortunes at the ballot box around so spectacularly in a few short months? And can Micheal Martin really do a u-turn on go...
10 Feb 202026min
Election Daily - Count Day - Sinn Féin Surge
The Sinn Fein surge is real and it's playing out in constituencies all across the country today. Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray are here to discuss the story of the election so far.Would you like to re...
9 Feb 202016min
