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EU’s uneasy centre holds for now as flood waters rise
Jack Power and Derek Scally join Hugh Linehan to discuss developments in European politics:
Michael McGrath was handed the EU Commission's justice por…
1 year, 5 months ago
Childcare is now a battleground issue ahead of general election
This week’s host Pat Leahy is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:
· The fallout from Apple’s tax ca…
1 year, 5 months ago
US debate, Apple bonanza, Fine Gael get thinking
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to talk about three big political stories of the day.
First they analyse last night's debate betw…
1 year, 5 months ago
Simon Harris visits Ukraine to reaffirm Irish support
This week’s host, Pat Leahy, is joined on the line by Irish Times Europe Correspondent Jack Power to discuss Taoiseach Simon Harris’s visit to Ukrain…
1 year, 5 months ago
How has the Government responded to the schools abuse report?
This week’s host, Pat Leahy, is joined by Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee to discuss the big political stories of the week.
Following Tuesday’s publ…
1 year, 5 months ago
Charlie versus Garrett redux: Listener questions answered
What was it about Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s that a man like Charles Haughey could become its leader? Did he improve the country, despite the cor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Coalition conflict as the budget draws near
Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray to take stock as the political system cranks back into gear. With frequent political signa…
1 year, 6 months ago
What will Simon Harris offer voters?
In an interview with the Irish Times Taoiseach Simon Harris offered some major clues as to what he would offer voters ahead of the general election. …
1 year, 6 months ago
Charlie versus Garret, part three: Ireland transformed
Covering pivotal events from the two elections in 1982 to the fall of a scandal-ridden government, part three of Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan's explora…
1 year, 6 months ago
Charlie versus Garret, part two: Scandal and strife in 1980s Ireland
Pat Leahy continues the story of the rivalry between Fine Gael's Garret FitzGerald and Fianna Fáil's Charles Haughey, the defining politicians of the…
1 year, 6 months ago