Podcast Episodes

Timing is everything when it comes to general elections

Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:

·      With the giveaway budget done, will this gove…

2 years ago

Trump, Harris and how media and politics merged - with Ben Smith

As the US presidential election nears, Hugh talks to American journalist Ben Smith about the intertwining of media and politics in the United States:…

2 years ago

Does Sinn Féin’s two-candidate general election strategy lack ambition?

Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:

·      The panel paid tribute to former Fianna Fái…

2 years ago

The battle to convert a giveaway budget to electoral success

Budget 2025, reminiscent of the bonanza Celtic Tiger years, was leaked almost entirely before Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe took to the…

2 years ago

Will Budget 2025 be like a Toy Show giveaway?

Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones to look back on the week in politics:

·      The budget was somewhat overshadowed thi…

2 years ago

Can Sinn Féin reverse its decline in popularity before the election?

It's not that long ago that a Sinn Féin-led government after the next election was seen as something of a sure bet. Now, with polls showing the party…

2 years ago

Budget kites flying high (but don’t mention the election date)

Host Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn to look back on the week in politics:

·      Political parties are eagerly pitching ey…

2 years ago

Fine Gael has the momentum as Sinn Féin's slide continues - poll

Support for Fine Gael has increased, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll, with approval ratings for Taoiseach Simon Harris sur…

2 years ago

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…

2 years 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…

2 years ago