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‘A pretty bruising contest’: SNP leadership race uncovers cracks within the party
The contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon has been heating up over the last number of weeks, as the three candidates vying for the position, have clashe…
2 years, 11 months ago
Has housing 'turned a corner'? Biden's welcome, Green Party disharmony
It's St Patrick's Day week and ministers are flying off to press the flesh around the world. Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk ab…
2 years, 11 months ago
Eviction ban, congestion charges and the state’s inability to look around corners.
One issue has dominated the agenda on what was an already busy week for politics. The decision to lift the eviction ban was a shock reversal of what …
2 years, 11 months ago
'We are out to provoke' - PBP's Richard Boyd Barrett on policies, politics and trusting Sinn Fein
People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire Richard Boyd Barrett talks to Hugh and Jen about a pamphlet recently published by his party that set out it…
2 years, 11 months ago
Questions for Niall Collins, Holly Cairns's opportunity, PBP stakes its territory
Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about the week in politics:
2 years, 11 months ago
A pivotal moment for Northern Ireland
The Government and the European Union expect British prime minister Rishi Sunak to proceed with the new deal on the Northern Ireland protocol even if…
3 years ago
'When you go to a Social Democrats convention, you're struck by how young its supporters are'
Holly Cairns is seen as the most likely contender to succeed Roisin Shorthall and Catherine Murphy, who announced they’re to step down as co-leaders …
3 years ago
How the world sees the war in Ukraine
How the war in Ukraine is seen in Europe and around the world is complex and always changing, but there's no doubt that global perceptions. and motiv…
3 years ago
Northern Ireland Protocol: how close are we to a deal?
Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk through some of the biggest political stories of the week including Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation…
3 years ago
David Runciman on Brexit's 'phoney war' and the urgent need to tame states and corporations
The political debate around the impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom and its future economic relationship with Europe is 'just on hold at the momen…
3 years ago