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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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 8 months ago
Back catalogue: what is neoliberalism - and is it over?
In case you missed it: in 2023 Hugh spoke to American historian Gary Gerstle about his book The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order. Neoliberalism …
1 year, 8 months ago
Back catalogue: coming to terms with Ireland's religious past
In case you missed it: back in March 2021 Hugh talked to Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally about his book The Best Catholics in the World…
1 year, 9 months ago
Back catalogue: Clare Malone on politics, media and class in America
In case you missed it: back in August 2023 Hugh talked to New Yorker magazine writer Clare Malone about the US presidential election, still then in i…
1 year, 9 months ago
Inside Politics live with Ken Early of Second Captains
In December the Inside Politics team discussed the year in politics and the aftermath of the general election in front of an audience at the Laughter…
1 year, 9 months ago
Christmas AMA, part two: more questions from listeners
Jack Horgan-Jones, Jennifer Bray, Harry McGee and Pat Leahy join Hugh for part two of our annual "ask me anything" to consider many excellent questio…
1 year, 9 months ago