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Fine Gael slumps as Sinn Féin returns to top spot in our poll
Fine Gael slumps as Sinn Féin returns to top spot in our poll

Pat Leahy and Harry McGee analyse the latest Irish Times / Ipsos B&A poll results, which show that Sinn Féin has regained its position as the most po…

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Will Europe cave to Trump's trade demands?
Will Europe cave to Trump's trade demands?

Cliff Taylor joins Pat Leahy to assess the latest developments in the trade war initiated by US president Donald Trump that threatens to upend the gl…

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How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power
How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power

As the head of an organisation called Labour Together, which despite its name '"was all about dividing the Labour party and defeating the left", Iris…

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Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU tech tax
Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU tech tax

On Friday afternoon Taoiseach Micheál Martin talked to Hugh and Pat about a range of issues:


On tariffs, the Taoiseach says he "suspects" a US decisi…

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Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground
Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground

Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:


·       The ‘Golden Age of America’ came and went over the cour…

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Bertie? Frances? Conor? Who will run and who can win the presidency in 2025
Bertie? Frances? Conor? Who will run and who can win the presidency in 2025

The podcasters turn away from the heavy news agenda of tariffs and economic upheaval to examine a lighter, more enjoyable but still important topic: …

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Why is it so hard to get big things done in Ireland?
Why is it so hard to get big things done in Ireland?

Why does it take so long to build infrastructure in Ireland? If you consider the amount of red tape needed to secure approval for something relativel…

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Government grapples with tariff fallout
Government grapples with tariff fallout

Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back on the week in politics: 


It may have been one of the most consequential weeks for Irish politi…

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Trump's 'complete nonsense' tariff puts the ball in EU's court
Trump's 'complete nonsense' tariff puts the ball in EU's court

Cliff Taylor and Pat Leahy are with Hugh to discuss the tariffs announced yesterday by US president Donald Trump.

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'Liberation Day' is here / Speaking rights aftermath
'Liberation Day' is here / Speaking rights aftermath

As the Irish political system awaits tariff news from Washington, political editor Pat Leahy joins Hugh to look at how the day might unfold. 


But firs…

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