UK Election: Could Flooding Cost Johnson The Election? - with Denis Staunton
Hugh and Pat are joined by London editor Denis Staunton to talk about the first full week of the UK election campaign. Are the big two parties starting to squeeze the smaller groups out? Are tactical ...
15 Nov 201927min
Northern Ireland's New Political Battle Lines, Lorraine Clifford-Lee
Northern correspondent Freya McClements on the party plans and pacts that are turning Northern Ireland's Westminster election into one of the most interesting in years. Is it remain versus leave, gree...
13 Nov 201932min
Micheál Martin on Party, Policies and a "Wind-down" of Confidence & Supply
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin gave an interview to our deputy political editor Fiach Kelly last week, covering the veteran politician's approach to the next general election, rebuilding trust in h...
11 Nov 201935min
US Politics: One Year Out, Should Democrats Worry? / Fobgate, Money Messages & Election Wobbles
Yesterday was a good day for the Democratic Party, winning control of the legislature in Virginia and the governorship of Kentucky, while President Trump's impeachment problems deepened again. But wit...
6 Nov 201948min
#GE19 Tactics, What Different Results Mean for Brexit - with Patrick Maguire and Paddy Smyth
The UK general election campaign is, among other things, a battle for what kind of Brexit will ultimately happen. Our Europe editor Patrick Smyth sets out five possible election outcomes and the sort ...
1 Nov 201928min
Direct Provision Tensions: "The Lack of Consultation Isn't Working"
Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny's car was torched a few days after he spoke out against rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the Dáil. Kenny, who has supported the provision of accommodation for asylum seeker...
30 Okt 201939min
Is The UK Ready for What Brexit Brings? - With Ruadhán Mac Cormaic and Helen Thompson
Leaving the European Union will have consequences for politics in the United Kingdom. What are they, and is the UK ready for them? To chat about that and other Brexit-related themse, Hugh is joined ag...
25 Okt 201937min
Tangled Up in Brexit, Proxy War of The Buttons
Hugh is joined by Denis Staunton, Pat Leahy, Harry McGee and Jennifer Bray. What will UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson try to do first: win a general election, or pass his Withdrawal Agreement Bill thr...
23 Okt 201939min
