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Gavan Reilly: The Secret Life of Leinster House
Leinster House is more than a place of work - it's a way of life for the politicians and other professionals who spend their days there. Journalist a…
9 months ago
Sinn Féin versus William the Conqueror
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· Ireland’s decision to participate in a European-wide initiat…
9 months ago
Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the balance right?
The unprecedented increase in the numbers of people coming to Ireland seeking International Protection due to war or oppression in their homeland put…
9 months, 1 week ago
'The people who voted no are expected to go under a rock and disappear' - Ronán Mullen on losing the marriage referendum
The tenth anniversary of the marriage equality referendum has prompted some reminiscing about how the vote was the first of two pinnacles for progre…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· The Public Accounts Committee returned on Thursd…
9 months, 1 week ago
Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland's progressive optimism disappeared?
It is ten years since the country voted to legalise same-sex marriage. This victory for progressive politics was followed by another when abortion ri…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Simon Harris: my style of politics is not a problem
Simon Harris had a difficult general election campaign as Fine Gael leader and has since faced criticism that he has not learned from mistakes in his…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· On the same day that the US agreed a trade deal with the UK,…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Conclave: why this papal election is the hardest to call in decades
The death of Pope Francis has set in train one of the most unique contests in world politics: the Papal conclave. Cardinals will vote again and again…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What does the surge of Farage's Reform mean for UK politics?
On today’s Inside Politics podcast Irish Times London Correspondent Mark Paul joins Hugh Linehan to discuss what Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is alr…
9 months, 3 weeks ago