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Charlie versus Garret, part one: Origins of a rivalry
Throughout the 1980s, two men dominated the Irish political landscape. Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald embodied and articulated very different …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sinn Féin's reset, Fine Gael's exodus
Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to tie up political loose ends as the summer finally arrives.
With a General Election around the corner…
1 year, 7 months ago
Can Kamala win? - with Fintan O'Toole and Suzanne Lynch
Can Kamala Harris win against Donald Trump? Former Irish Times Washington correspondent Suzanne Lynch covered Harris's unsuccessful 2020 primary and …
1 year, 7 months ago
“Celebratory spirit” at the Republican Convention / Vote on von Der Leyen’s future
The Republican National Convention is taking place this week in Milwaukee, just days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Irish Times Wash…
1 year, 7 months ago
Roderic O'Gorman on pacts, focus groups and nastiness
Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics. They discuss the end of the Dáil term, the timing of t…
1 year, 7 months ago
A candid look at politics in Dublin's north inner city
After depicting the musical culture of Dublin's northside in his acclaimed documentary North Circular, director Luke McManus is now looking at the ar…
1 year, 7 months ago
Election results special: New political maps for Britain and Northern Ireland
Labour has won the 2024 UK general election with a massive landslide. Beyond that, huge shifts have taken place across the political map of Britain a…
1 year, 7 months ago
UK election: If the Tories implode, what then? With Rafael Behr
Political commentator with The Guardian Rafael Behr returns to the podcast to talk about the UK general election. By Friday we will know if the widel…
1 year, 7 months ago
Will Biden step aside after a disastrous debate?
Washington correspondent Keith Duggan joins this week's wrap to discuss what could turn out to be one of the year's most consequential political deve…
1 year, 8 months ago
Is Jack Chambers ready for Finance?
Hugh Linehan is joined by Irish Times columnist Gerard Howlin and political editor Pat Leahy to discuss the appointment of Jack Chambers as Minister …
1 year, 8 months ago