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Are 'super-juniors' unconstitutional? With Fintan O'Toole
Are super-junior ministers allowed under the terms of the constitution? Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly this week launched a legal challenge against their use, …
1 year, 1 month ago
Could Europe pivot to China in the Trump era?
China correspondent Denis Staunton sits down with Hugh Linehan to talk about the impact of Donald Trump's reelection on the geopolitical landscape. T…
1 year, 1 month ago
A new Government and a tough new approach from the Opposition
Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan on today’s Inside Politics podcast to discuss the week in politics:
It came a day later than expect…
1 year, 1 month ago
Chaos in Leinster House: how the day unfolded and what happens next
Instead of the expected election of a taoiseach and appointment of ministers, today Leinster House was the scene of chaos and an unprecedented disrup…
1 year, 1 month ago
Who will get the top jobs in the new government?
Later today the Dáil will return to elect Michéal Martin as taoiseach, after which new government ministers will be appointed. But who are the TDs in…
1 year, 1 month ago
How should Ireland navigate the return of Trump?
On the day Donald Trump returns to office as president of the United States, Hugh and Pat are joined by journalists Paul Colgan and Liz Carolan and P…
1 year, 1 month ago
The numbers game: ministers, junior ministers and technical groups as the next government beds in
Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan on today’s Inside Politics podcast to discuss the week in politics:
· As the process of ratifying…
1 year, 1 month ago
Does a junior ministry dilute the Healy-Rae brand?
Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about the composition of the new Government and what we now know about the policies that will f…
1 year, 1 month ago
Should President Higgins speak for Ireland on Nato?
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan on today’s Inside Politics podcast to discuss the week in politics:
· The panel started by teasing ou…
1 year, 1 month ago
Government formation: what's happening behind the scenes
Government formation talks have ramped up since Christmas. What are the key points being discussed between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail? And what demand…
1 year, 1 month ago