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Is this the end of the gay rights revolution?
Hugh talks to Ronan McCrea, professor of constitutional and European law at University College London, about his new book, The End of the Gay Rights …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Head-to-head: Presidential election gets confrontational
Ellen Coyne and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· With Jim Gavin gone, the presidential election is now a tw…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
'Cooking the books': Is Budget 2026 a 'cynical wheeze'?
Yesterday’s budget spelled out the Government’s tax and spending plans for next year. But what happens after that?
Barra Roantee of Trinity College Du…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Calamity for Fianna Fáil as Jim Gavin drops out of the presidential race
Ellen Coyne and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to talk about the stunning news of Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the presidential race, leaving Heather Hum…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Jack Chambers channels 'Margaret Thatcher' as 'big squeeze budget' looms
Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to talk about the week in politics:
We already know next Tuesday’s budget is going to be a much les…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
American carnage: Keith Duggan at the Ryder Cup
Fresh from the hostile grass arena of Bethpage, where supporters of the US Ryder Cup team spent the weekend abusing their European opponents, Washing…
1 year ago
Presidential debate: who came out on top and who struggled?
Pat Leahy joins Hugh to talk about the first televised debate of the presidential campaign which took place on Virgin Media Television tonight. Indep…
1 year ago
Lea Ypi investigates a family mystery and hidden history
Hugh interviews Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined. The book is an exploration of political, histor…
1 year ago
And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail
Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin go…
1 year ago
Maria Steen falls at the final hurdle
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about how independent candidate Maria Steen came close but ultimately failed to secure a nomination to ru…
1 year ago