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Can Britain ever come to terms with Brexit?
Peter Foster tells today’s Irish Times Inside Politics podcast that, while polls show a majority of British voters now think it was a mistake to leave the European Union, it is unlikely any UK govern…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
'Sinn Féin have pissed a lot of people off' - Aoife Moore on the struggle to write about Ireland's biggest party
How hard it is it to write a tell-all book about Sinn Féin, a political party known among journalists for its secrecy and its on-message discipline? Aoife Moore, author of The Long Game, a new book o…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Paschal Donohoe on spending v saving, RTÉ's future and Fine Gael's vigour
October 10th is Budget Day, so it is the time of the year for politicians and lobbyists to make their cases for extra spending and tax cuts in 2024.
It will be a year when Ireland is forecast to run a…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Licence fee revolt, speed solutions, think-ins
Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to talk about the big political stories of the week:
News that RTÉ licence fee receipts have continued to plummet will be of concern when the Cabinet meet…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
More seats and new constituencies: a first look at the redrawn electoral map
The Electoral Commission has published its highly anticipated constituency review which, as expected, recommends an increase in the number of Dáil seats to let representation keep pace with populatio…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Crime on the public's mind, politicians brace for constituency reform
Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to discuss the big stories of the past few weeks:
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Ahern Years: Crash
The final episode of the series ends with a bang, or rather a crash, as Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy detail how Bertie’s own finances are under the microscope as he faces into his last general election…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Ahern Years: Showtime
In this episode Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy pore over what comes after Fianna Fáil's successful 2002 general election amid the ongoing boom. The defeats in local and European elections in 2004, the tw…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Ahern years: The tiger roars
In this episode Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy delve into Bertie Ahern's first government as Taoiseach, a government which oversees unprecedented economic growth as the Celtic Tiger years begin. And Bert…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Ahern years: Bertie's path to power
His legacy is debated, but there's no denying that Bertie Ahern is one of the most significant figures in Irish political history.
Over the next few episodes Pat Leahy tells the story of the life and…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago