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Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark
Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· The Labour Party has backed Independent TD Cathe…
1 year, 2 months ago
'Will we live to see a Taoiseach not in Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil?' More listener questions answered
It's part two of our summer Ask Me Anything, with the panel tackling questions sent to politicspodcast@irishtimes.com by listeners. Hugh, Pat, Jack,…
1 year, 2 months ago
'Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' Listener questions answered
It's summer holiday season and that means it's time to open the floor to questions from the Inside Politics audience. Hugh, Pat, Jack, Ellen and Corm…
1 year, 2 months ago
Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?
Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:
· With Independent TD Catherine Connolly and former MEP Mairea…
1 year, 2 months ago
Will the Government's big projects survive the next downturn?
The Government’s updated National Development Plan (NDP) proposes to spend a vast sum of money on capital infrastructure. But beyond three ‘mega proj…
1 year, 2 months ago
Do Sinn Féin need to change tack after slump in the polls?
Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics:
· The latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll shows…
1 year, 2 months ago
Tariffs: Why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?
EU negotiators thought a deal with their US counterparts on trade and tariffs was near. Then US president Donald Trump ended those feelings of optimi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is Mary Lou McDonald about to enter the presidential race?
Ellen Coyne and Harry McGee join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics:
· When Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was asked on Monday …
1 year, 2 months ago
Srebrenica genocide: Why Bosnia is still divided 30 years on
This month marks 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide, when more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were massacred by Serb forces in Bosnia. In today’s…
1 year, 2 months ago
What's gone wrong for Keir Starmer - and can he get things back on track?
It is just over a year since Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a huge majority and took power in London, but Starmer’s political capital is already at …
1 year, 2 months ago