Podcast Episodes

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:

·       Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Un…

13 hours ago

How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism

Hugh Linehan is joined by Alex Kane to discuss the double life of disgraced politician Jeffrey Donaldosn and its broader impact on the Democratic Uni…

2 days, 13 hours ago

Pat Rabbitte: 'you’re not going to get a broad left alliance'

Last week Pat Leahy sat down with former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte for an interview about his life in politics. 

Rabbitte is now retired but for deca…

4 days, 15 hours ago

The triple lock is the latest issue for Fianna Fáil’s  awkward squad

Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics:

All anyone can talk about this week is the weather. While the cou…

1 week ago

How will Ireland navigate the EU presidency?

Next week Ireland takes over the presidency of the EU Council. But what does that mean? What exactly is the EU Council anyway? How does this council …

1 week, 2 days ago

Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection

Jack Horgan-Jones and Mark Paul join Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:

·       Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Brussels for the EU summ…

2 weeks ago

Wikipedia's  Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable

 Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia in January 2001, and almost nobody thought that an encyclopedia that anyone in the world was allowed to edit would act…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles

Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Hugh to discuss the week in politics:

The disorder in Northern Ireland since a knife attack in Belfast on Monday r…

3 weeks ago

Is meaningful climate action possible in a democracy?

In a new book coauthored with fellow political scientists, UCD’s Aidan Regan argues that the three goals of democracy, economic growth and effective …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke

For a special crossover episode of Inside Politics Hugh Linehan welcomes US podcaster Galen Druke, the host of GD Politics and formerly of the FiveTh…

3 weeks, 5 days ago