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Can RTÉ be trusted to run itself?
Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:
The fiasco unfolding at RTÉ over Ryan Tubridy's unusual pay deal and its potential ramifications
The Labour …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Did the President go too far?
Columnist and former Fianna Fáil advisor Gerard Howlin joins Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray to talk about two controversial topics: recent comments by President Michael D Higgins and the H…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Poll: Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin
The latest Irish Times/ Ipsos opinion poll shows support for both Fine Gael and Sinn Féin has dropped, with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also seeing a sharp decline in his personal rating. Fianna Fáil and …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Is Ireland neutral? Is anyone?
Conor Gallagher, Irish Times Crime and Security Correspondent, has a new book out Is Ireland Neutral? The Many Myths of Irish Neutrality. He sat down with Hugh Linehan to discuss what has been an acc…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Ifac warning, IRA commemorations, and is James O'Connor a Jekyll & Hyde figure?
Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:
Ifac cautions coalition on expenditure and its potential consequences
Sinn Féin defend IRA commemoration in South Arma…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Who speaks for 'middle Ireland'?
The podcast takes a look at the concept of ‘middle Ireland’, a concept that has been around for a long time in political discourse here, and one that has proved to be quite potent politically when co…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Missing climate targets, Census talking points, and Helen McEntee returns
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Decoding the culture wars - with Bryan Fanning
In his new book Public Morality and The Culture Wars, academic Bryan Fanning analyses what he calls the ‘triple divide’ between conservative, liberal and progressive viewpoints, how the moral views o…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Serving 'middle Ireland': Leo Varadkar on tax break controversy, prioritising homeownership and the next election
The coalition Government still has plenty of time to run but, if the past week is anything to go by, the remaining months could be characterised by less cooperation and more shaping up for the electo…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
How will the Electoral Commission reshape Irish elections?
The Electoral Commission is a newly established state body set up to oversee elections in Ireland. Taking on a range of existing electoral functions, it will also be responsible for deciding on the n…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago