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Is Ireland’s immigration and asylum regime close to crisis?
The Government this week moved swiftly to tighten Ireland's immigration and asylum regime, when it revoked automatic permission to enter Ireland for …
3 years, 7 months ago
Poll: Electorate sends mixed messages on refugees and abortion
Pat Leahy talks to guest host Mary Minihan about the results of this week's series of Ipsos opinion poll results.
Read about the poll here: https://w…
3 years, 7 months ago
Confidence debate a damp squib for Sinn Féin
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to discuss the confidence debate and vote that the Government handily won yesterday.
Plus, a look ahe…
3 years, 7 months ago
US politics: Will the Roe v Wade ruling matter at the ballot box?
Crucial midterm elections for the US Congress will take place in the autumn, with the Democratic Party predicted to lose one or both houses to a resu…
3 years, 7 months ago
Replacing Boris Johnson
With Boris Johnson on his way, however slowly, out the door, the Conservatives face a challenge to find a leader who can unite the party and retain i…
3 years, 7 months ago
How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?
It seems to be a question of when, not if, for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against an MP has …
3 years, 7 months ago
Do Fine Gael get it? Una Mullally debates Neale Richmond
Fine Gael under leader Leo Varadkar are hopelessly out of touch with young voters, says Irish Times columnist Una Mullally. Her criticisms are unfoun…
3 years, 8 months ago
Will the government take any pre-budget action?
Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones and Irish Times Economics Correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy join Pat Leahy to discuss the long wait until October's b…
3 years, 8 months ago
Brexit wars reignite / Will the cost of living keep rising?
The rising cost of living is the most immediate issue facing governments all over the world. The Central Statistics Office reports Inflation at a 40-…
3 years, 8 months ago
Crèche pressure, GUBU, Johnson survives
Jack Horgan-Jones is one of many parents paying through the nose for childcare. The Government wants to take some of the financial pain out of early …
3 years, 8 months ago