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Watt in the spotlight / State of the parties
Part one: The political controversy over the appointment of Dr Tony Holohan to a position in Trinity College has raised some awkward questions for Mi…
3 years, 10 months ago
What is neoliberalism - and is it over?
Neoliberalism means different things to different people. As a set of economic policies it is mainly associated with reducing state intervention in c…
3 years, 10 months ago
Zelenskiy’s historic address to Oireachtas, carbon tax increase, Seanad by-election
Hugh is joined by Jennifer Bray, Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee to discuss the big political stories of the week, including Ukrainian President Volod…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ivana Bacik on Labour’s past, present and future
Ivana Bacik’s uncontested election as Labour Party leader came after the swift removal of Alan Kelly from the role and her own relatively recent appo…
3 years, 11 months ago
A disappointing Patrick’s Day for the Taoiseach, Covid’s resurgence, inflation bites
Hugh catches up with Pat Leahy, fresh from his trip to Washington for Micheál Martin’s ill-fated St Patrick’s Day visit. They’re also joined by Jenni…
3 years, 11 months ago
Lionel Barber on Putin and how the West should deal with him
As Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine enters its fourth week, with little sign of an outcome, the question of what an endgame of this war might look …
3 years, 11 months ago
Helen Thompson, author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century
In her new book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, Helen Thompson, a professor of political economy at Cambridge University, gets to grips wit…
3 years, 11 months ago
Pearse Doherty on Sinn Féin’s policies, a united Ireland and issues of security and neutrality
Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty joins Hugh and Pat to discuss what his party's priorities and policies would be, if they were to lead t…
3 years, 11 months ago
Europe's turning point
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought about enormous changes in European policy in an incredibly short space of time. To discuss how it happened, …
4 years ago
"Putin can never show any weakness" - Bill Browder on war, sanctions and the outlook for Ukraine
Businessman-turned-campaigner Bill Browder returns to the podcast to talk to Hugh about Russian president Vladimir Putin's actions and motivations, t…
4 years ago