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O’Donovan vs Bakhurst: The Latest RTÉ Fight
Season 1 Episode 144
Daniel McConnell and John Lee join Matt on yet another remarkable week for RTÉ, as Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan withholds €20 million of promised…
1 day, 8 hours ago
From Lansdowne Road to the Garvaghy Road
Season 1 Episode 143
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and entrepreneur Áine Kerr join Matt to reflect on a tumultuous week for Irish football, whether the Israel games shoul…
1 week, 1 day ago
Young, Irish and Ready to Leave
Season 1 Episode 142
John Deasy and Brenda Power join Matt to discuss whether prosperous Ireland is a country for young people. They compare emigration now with the ninet…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
An Orange Republican
Season 1 Episode 141
Lise Hand and Shane Coleman join Matt to discuss the fallout of Donald Trump's visit to Ireland and how he unexpectedly emerged as a United Irelander…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Budget Dilemmas Shaped by Trump’s Iran War
Season 1 Episode 140
Daniel McConnell and John Lee join Matt to look ahead to the budget and discuss the options and how they will be influenced by the economic upheaval …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Carbon, Commuting, and Corruption
Season 1 Episode 139
Matt is joined by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Áine Kerr to discuss carbon taxes, whether they should go up in the budget and whether they shoul…
1 month ago
Bananas and Nuts
Season 1 Episode 138
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham rules out a United Ireland referendum; John Deasy and Lise Hand join Matt to discuss the Sinn Féin reaction, how …
1 month, 1 week ago
Our Crime and Punishment Crisis
Season 1 Episode 137
Daniel McConnell and John Lee join Matt to discuss the political response to the outrageous and horrific crash on the M9. They focus on Jim O'Callagh…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Rating the Cabinet
Season 1 Episode 136
John Deasy joins Matt to offer a person-by-person assessment of the performance of each member of the Cabinet. Who’s good and who’s not so good, even…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wanting a United Ireland
Season 1 Episode 135
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin’s Senator Conor Murphy, a former NI economy minister, join Matt for a full discussion about the possibili…
2 months ago